56th David di Donatello

56th David di Donatello
56th David di Donatello
Date	6 May 2011
Site	Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome, Italy
Hosted by	Tullio Solenghi
Highlights
Best Picture	We Believed
Most awards	We Believed (7)
Most nominations	We Believed (13)
	← 55th; David di Donatello; 57th →;

The 56th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 6 May 2011.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Best Film

We Believed – directed by Mario Martone
Basilicata Coast to Coast – directed by Rocco Papaleo
Benvenuti al Sud – directed by Luca Miniero
La nostra vita – directed by Daniele Luchetti
A Quiet Life – directed by Claudio Cupellini

Best Producer

Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli, Claudio Bonivento – 20 Cigarettes
Isabella Cocuzza, Arturo Paglia, Mark Lombardo, Elisabetta Olmi – Basilicata Coast to Coast
Riccardo Tozzi, Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Francesca Longardi – Benvenuti al Sud
Angelo Barbagallo – The Salt of Life
Gregorio Paonessa, Marta Donzelli, Susanne Marian, Philippe Bober, Gabriella Manfrè, Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfaeffli – Le quattro volte
Carlo Degli Esposti, Conchita Airoldi, Giorgio Magliulo – We Believed

Best Director

Daniele Luchetti – La nostra vita
Luca Miniero – Benvenuti al Sud
Paolo Genovese – The Immature
Saverio Costanzo – The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Michelangelo Frammartino – Le quattro volte
Mario Martone – We Believed
Marco Bellocchio – Sorelle Mai
Claudio Cupellini – A Quiet Life

Best New Director

Rocco Papaleo – Basilicata Coast to Coast
Aureliano Amadei – 20 Cigarettes
Edoardo Leo – 18 Years Later
Paola Randi – Into Paradiso
Massimiliano Bruno – Escort in Love

Best Actor

Best Actress

Paola Cortellesi – Escort in Love
Angela Finocchiaro – Benvenuti al Sud
Sarah Felberbaum – The Jewel
Isabella Ragonese – La nostra vita
Alba Rohrwacher – The Solitude of Prime Numbers

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Valentina Lodovini – Benvenuti al Sud
Valeria De Franciscis – The Salt of Life
Claudia Potenza – Basilicata Coast to Coast
Barbora Bobuľová – La bellezza del somaro
Anna Foglietta – Escort in Love

David di Donatello for Best Screenplay

Mario Martone, Giancarlo De Cataldo – We Believed
Rocco Papaleo, Valter Lupo – Basilicata Coast to Coast
Paolo Genovese – The Immature
Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Daniele Luchetti – La nostra vita
Filippo Gravino, Guido Iuculano, Claudio Cupellini – A Quiet Life

Best Cinematography

Renato Berta – We Believed
Vittorio Omodei Zorini – 20 Cigarettes
Luca Bigazzi – The Jewel
Fabio Cianchetti – The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Arnaldo Catinari – Angel of Evil

Best Sets and Decorations

Emita Frigato – We Believed
Francesco Frigeri – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio
Paola Comencini – Benvenuti al Sud
Paki Meduri – Into Paradiso
Tonino Zera – Angel of Evil

Best Score

Rita Marcotulli, Rocco Papaleo – Basilicata Coast to Coast
Umberto Scipione – Benvenuti al Sud
Teho Teardo – The Jewel
Fausto Mesolella – Into Paradiso
Hubert Westkemper – We Believed

Best Original Song

"Mentre dormi" from Basilicata Coast to Coast – Composed by Max Gazzè and Gimmi Santucci, performed by Max Gazzè
"L'amore non ha religione" from What a Beautiful Day – Composed and performed by Checco Zalone
"Immaturi" from The Immature – Composed and performed by Alex Britti
"Capocotta Dreamin'" from Escort in Love – Composed by Maurizio Filardo, performed by Massimiliano Bruno and Marco Conidi
"Qualunquemente" from Qualunquemente – Composed by Peppe Voltarelli, Salvatore De Siena, Amerigo Sirianni, Antonio Albanese, Piero Guerrera, performed by Antonio Albanese

Best Editing

Alessio Doglione – 20 Cigarettes
Mirco Garrone – La nostra vita
Jacopo Quadri – We Believed
Francesca Calvelli – Sorelle Mai
Consuelo Catucci – Angel of Evil

Best Sound

Bruno Pupparo – La nostra vita
Mario Iaquone – 20 Cigarettes
Francesco Liotard – Basilicata Coast to Coast
Paolo Benvenuti, Simone Paolo Olivero – Le quattro volte
Gaetano Carito, Maricetta Lombardo – We Believed

Best Costumes

Ursula Patzak – We Believed
Alfonsina Lettieri – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio
Nanà Cecchi – Christine Cristina
Francesca Sartori – La Passione
Roberto Chiocchi – Angel of Evil

Best Visual Effects

Rebel Alliance – 20 Cigarettes
CANECANE – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio
RESET VFX – Christine Cristina
Paola Trisoglio, Stefano Marinoni, Paola Randi, Daniele Stirpe Jost – Into Paradiso
Gianmario Catania, Corrado Virgili – Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure

Best Make-up

Vittorio Sodano – We Believed
Vincenzo Mastrantonio – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio
Lorella De Rossi – Gorbaciof
Gianfranco Mecacci – La Passione
Francesco Nardi, Matteo Silvi – Angel of Evil

Best Hairstyling

Aldo Signoretti – We Believed
Ferdinando Merolla – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio
Maurizio Tamagnini – Christine Cristina
Massimo Gattabrusi – The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Teresa Di Serio – Qualunquemente
Claudia Pallotti, Teresa Di Serio – Angel of Evil

Best Documentary Feature

A Boy Has Been Dead – directed by Filippo Vendemmiati
L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo – directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Ritratto di mio padre – directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi
This Is My Land... Hebron – directed by Stephen Natanson and Giulia Amati
Ward 54 – directed by Monica Maggioni

Best Short Film

Jody delle giostre – directed by Adriano Sforzi
Io sono qui – directed by Mario Piredda
Caffè Capo – directed by Andrea Zaccariello
Salvatore]] – directed by Bruno Urso and Fabrizio Urso
Stand By Me – directed by Giuseppe Marco Albano

Best Foreign Film

The King's Speech – directed by Tom Hooper
Another Year – directed by Mike Leigh
The Secret in Their Eyes – directed by Juan José Campanella
In a Better World – directed by Susanne Bier
Of Gods and Men – directed by Xavier Beauvois

David Youth Award

20 Cigarettes – directed by Aureliano Amadei
Benvenuti al Sud – directed by Luca Miniero
We Believed – directed by Mario Martone
Un altro mondo – directed by Silvio Muccino
Angel of Evil – directed by Michele Placido

Special David Awards

Ettore Scola, Career David
Claudio Bonivento, Career David

References

^ Dose, Nicoletta (7 April 2011). "David di Donatello, le candidature". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ Vivarelli, Nick (6 May 2011). "'We Believed' tops Italy's David Awards". Variety. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[1] Dose, Nicoletta (7 April 2011). "David di Donatello, le candidature". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[2] Vivarelli, Nick (6 May 2011). "'We Believed' tops Italy's David Awards". Variety. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

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