David di Donatello for Best Actress
| David di Donatello for Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Film |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Accademia del Cinema Italiano |
| First awarded | 1956 (for female lead acting in films released during the 1955/1956 film season) |
| Currently held by | Sophia Loren — The Life Ahead (2020) |
| Website | daviddidonatello |
The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress (Italian: David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony.[1] Nominees and winner are selected via run-off voting by all the members of the Accademia.
The award was first given in 1956.[2] Sophia Loren is the record holder in this category, with seven awards, followed by Margherita Buy and Monica Vitti, with five awards each.[2][3]
Winners and nominees[]
Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.[1]
1950s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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| 1955/56 | |||
| Gina Lollobrigida | Lina Cavalieri | Beautiful But Dangerous | |
| 1956/57 | |||
| Not awarded | |||
| 1957/58 | |||
| Anna Magnani | Gioia | Wild Is the Wind | |
| 1958/59 | |||
| Anna Magnani | Egle | Nella città l'inferno | |
1960s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959/60 | |||
| Not awarded | |||
| 1960/61 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Cesira | Two Women | |
| 1961/62 | |||
| Not awarded | |||
| 1962/63 | |||
| Gina Lollobrigida | Pauline Bonaparte | Imperial Venus | |
| Silvana Mangano | Edda Mussolini | The Verona Trial | |
| 1963/64 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni / Mara | Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | |
| 1964/65 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Filumena Marturano | Marriage Italian-Style | |
| 1965/66 | |||
| Giulietta Masina | Giulietta Boldrini | Juliet of the Spirits | |
| 1966/67 | |||
| Silvana Mangano | Gloria / Fast Lady / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna | The Witches | |
| 1967/68 | |||
| Claudia Cardinale | Rosa Nicolosi | The Day of the Owl | |
| 1968/69 | |||
| Gina Lollobrigida | Carla Campbell | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | |
| Monica Vitti | Assunta Patanè | The Girl with the Pistol | |
1970s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969/70 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Giovanna | Sunflower | |
| 1970/71 | |||
| Florinda Bolkan | Valeria | The Anonymous Venetian | |
| Monica Vitti | Maria Campi / Ninì Tirabusciò | Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa | |
| 1971/72 | |||
| Claudia Cardinale | Carmela | A Girl in Australia | |
| 1972/73 | |||
| Florinda Bolkan | Giulia Bonanni | Dear Parents | |
| Silvana Mangano | Antonia | The Scientific Cardplayer | |
| 1973/74 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Adriana De Mauro | The Voyage | |
| Monica Vitti | Dea Dani | Polvere di stelle | |
| 1974/75 | |||
| Mariangela Melato | Officer Giovanna Abbastanzi | Policewoman | |
| 1975/76 | |||
| Monica Vitti | Lisa Stefani | Duck in Orange Sauce | |
| 1976/77 | |||
| Mariangela Melato | Mara Castelli | Caro Michele | |
| 1977/78 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Antonietta | A Special Day | |
| Mariangela Melato | Ofelia Pegoraro | The Cat | |
| 1978/79 | |||
| Monica Vitti | Anna Rossi / Lisa Bianchi | Amori miei |
1980s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979/80 | |||
| Virna Lisi | Wilma Malinverni | The Cricket | |
| 1980/81 | |||
| Valeria D'Obici | Fosca | Passion of Love | |
| Mariangela Melato | Francesca | Help Me Dream | |
| Elena Fabrizi | Teresa | Bianco, rosso e Verdone | |
| 1981/82 | |||
| Eleonora Giorgi | Nadia Vandelli | Talcum Powder | |
| Ornella Muti | Cass | Tales of Ordinary Madness | |
| Marina Suma | Rosa | The Opportunities of Rosa | |
| 1982/83 | |||
| Giuliana De Sio | Chiara | The Pool Hustlers | |
| Giuliana De Sio | Marta Vitale | Sciopèn | |
| Mariangela Melato | Marta | The Good Soldier | |
| Hanna Schygulla | Eugenia | The Story of Piera | |
| 1983/84 | |||
| Lina Sastri | Luciella Picone | Where's Picone? | |
| Laura Morante | Bianca | Sweet Body of Bianca | |
| Monica Vitti | Laura | Flirt | |
| 1984/85 | |||
| Lina Sastri | Laura | Secrets Secrets | |
| Giuliana De Sio | Chiara | Casablanca, Casablanca | |
| Lea Massari | Marta | Secrets Secrets | |
| Julia Migenes | Carmen | Carmen | |
| 1985/86 | |||
| Ángela Molina | Nunziata | Camorra | |
| Giulietta Masina | Amelia Bonetti / Ginger | Ginger and Fred | |
| Liv Ullmann | Elena | Let's Hope It's a Girl | |
| 1986/87 | |||
| Liv Ullmann | Ida Nudel | Farewell Moscow | |
| Valeria Golino | Bruna Assecondati | A Tale of Love | |
| Stefania Sandrelli | Beatrice | The Family | |
| 1987/88 | |||
| Elena Safonova | Anna Sergeyevna | Dark Eyes | |
| Valeria Golino | Nora Treves | The Gold Rimmed Glasses | |
| Ornella Muti | Silvia Piergentili | Io e mia sorella | |
| 1988/89 | |||
| Stefania Sandrelli | Laura | Mignon Has Come to Stay | |
| Ornella Muti | Anna | Private Access | |
| Marina Vlady | Chantal | Splendor |
1990s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989/90 | |||
| Elena Sofia Ricci | Alma | Ne parliamo Lunedì | |
| Anna Bonaiuto | Carla | Donna d'ombra | |
| Virna Lisi | Elvira | Happy Christmas Happy New Year | |
| Stefania Sandrelli | Evelina | Evelina e i suoi figli | |
| Lina Sastri | Francesca | Little Misunderstandings | |
| 1990/91 | |||
| Margherita Buy | Flavia | The Station | |
| Nancy Brilli | Giulia | Italia-Germania 4-3 | |
| Margherita Buy | Gloria | The Week of the Sphinx | |
| Angela Finocchiaro | Martina | To Want to Fly | |
| Ingrid Thulin | Adelina | The House of Smiles | |
| 1991/92 | |||
| Giuliana De Sio | Emilia Schmidt | The Wicked | |
| Margherita Buy | Camilla Landolfi | Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato | |
| Francesca Neri | Cecilia | Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse | |
| 1992/93 | |||
| Antonella Ponziani | Paola | Verso Sud | |
| Margherita Buy | Stefania | Cominciò tutto per caso | |
| Carla Gravina | Carla Aldrovandi | The Long Silence | |
| 1993/94 | |||
| Asia Argento | Arianna | Let's Not Keep in Touch | |
| Chiara Caselli | Elena Setti | Where Are You? I'm Here | |
| Barbara De Rossi | Mara | Sentimental Maniacs | |
| 1994/95 | |||
| Anna Bonaiuto | Delia | Nasty Love | |
| Sabrina Ferilli | Mirella | La bella vita | |
| Anna Galiena | Gina | No Skin | |
| 1995/96 | |||
| Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Lisa Venturi | The Second Time | |
| Virna Lisi | Olga | Follow Your Heart | |
| Laura Morante | Cecilia Sarcoli | August Vacation | |
| Lina Sastri | Anna Magnani | Celluloide | |
| 1996/97 | |||
| Asia Argento | Cora | Traveling Companion | |
| Margherita Buy | Franca Nava | An Eyewitness Account | |
| Iaia Forte | Luna di Capua / Ombretta | Luna e l'altra | |
| Claudia Gerini | Iris Blond | I'm Crazy for Iris Blond | |
| Monica Guerritore | Gnà Pina | La lupa | |
| 1997/98 | |||
| Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Angela | Notes of Love | |
| Anna Bonaiuto | Luisella Cielo | Rehearsals for War | |
| Valeria Golino | Maria | Le acrobate | |
| 1998/99 | |||
| Margherita Buy | Sister Caterina | Fuori Dal Mondo | |
| Francesca Neri | Giulia | Marriages | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Liliana | Of Lost Love |
2000s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999/00 | |||
| Licia Maglietta | Rosalba Barletta | Bread and Tulips | |
| Lorenza Indovina | Sara | A Love | |
| Francesca Neri | Sofia | Il dolce rumore della vita | |
| Francesca Neri | Andrea | Io amo Andrea | |
| Isabella Rossellini | Katchen Einstein | Il cielo cade | |
| 2000/01 | |||
| Laura Morante | Paola | The Son's Room | |
| Margherita Buy | Antonia | The Ignorant Fairies | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Giulia | The Last Kiss | |
| 2001/02 | |||
| Marina Confalone | Patrizia Aiello | A Neapolitan Spell | |
| Sandra Ceccarelli | Maria | Light of My Eyes | |
| Licia Maglietta | Irene | Red Moon | |
| 2002/03 | |||
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Giovanna | Facing Windows | |
| Donatella Finocchiaro | Angela | Angela | |
| Valeria Golino | Grazia | Respiro | |
| Laura Morante | Giulia Ristuccia | Remember Me, My Love | |
| Stefania Rocca | Stefania | Casomai | |
| 2003/04 | |||
| Penélope Cruz | Itala | Don't Move | |
| Michela Cescon | Sonia | First Love | |
| Licia Maglietta | Agata Torregiani | Agata and the Storm | |
| Violante Placido | Carmen | What Will Happen to Us | |
| Maya Sansa | Chiara | Good Morning, Night | |
| 2004/05 | |||
| Barbora Bobuľová | Irene Ravelli | Cuore Sacro | |
| Sandra Ceccarelli | Laura | The Life That I Want | |
| Valentina Cervi | Silvia Battaglia | Smalltown, Italy | |
| Maria De Medeiros | Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel | The Remains of Nothing | |
| Maya Sansa | Maria | An Italian Romance | |
| 2005/06 | |||
| Valeria Golino | Giulia | Mario's War | |
| Margherita Buy | Paola Bonomo / Aidra | The Caiman | |
| Cristiana Capotondi | Claudia Martinelli | Notte prima degli esami | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Sabina | The Beast in the Heart | |
| Ana Caterina Morariu | Cecilia De Bellis | My Best Enemy | |
| 2006/07 | |||
| Ksenia Rappoport | Irena | The Unknown Woman | |
| Donatella Finocchiaro | Bona di Gravina | The Wedding Director | |
| Margherita Buy | Angelica | Saturn in Opposition | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Chiara | Flying Lessons | |
| Laura Morante | Monica | The Ball | |
| 2007/08 | |||
| Margherita Buy | Elsa | Days and Clouds | |
| Anna Bonaiuto | Sanzio's Wife | The Girl by the Lake | |
| Antonia Liskova | Mara | Riparo | |
| Valentina Lodovini | Mara | The Right Distance | |
| Valeria Solarino | Emma | Miss F | |
| 2008/09 | |||
| Alba Rohrwacher | Giovanna Casali | Giovanna's Father | |
| Donatella Finocchiaro | Lucia Rizzo | The Brave Men | |
| Claudia Gerini | Adele | Different from Whom? | |
| Valeria Golino | Giulia | Giulia Doesn't Date at Night | |
| Ilaria Occhini | Gemma | Mar nero |
2010s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | |||
| Micaela Ramazzotti | Young Anna Michelucci | The First Beautiful Thing | |
| Margherita Buy | Maria | The White Space | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Ida Dalser | Vincere | |
| Stefania Sandrelli | Old Anna Michelucci | The First Beautiful Thing | |
| Greta Zuccheri Montanari | Martina | The Man Who Will Come | |
| 2010/11 | |||
| Paola Cortellesi | Alice Bottini | Escort in Love | |
| Sarah Felberbaum | Laura Aliprandi | The Jewel | |
| Angela Finocchiaro | Silvia Colombo | Benvenuti al Sud | |
| Isabella Ragonese | Elena | La nostra vita | |
| Alba Rohrwacher | Alice Della Rocca | The Solitude of Prime Numbers | |
| 2011/12 | |||
| Zhao Tao | Shun Li | Shun Li and the Poet | |
| Donatella Finocchiaro | Giulietta | Terraferma | |
| Claudia Gerini | Monica | Il mio domani | |
| Valeria Golino | Rosaria Sansone | Kryptonite! | |
| Micaela Ramazzotti | Gloria | A Flat for Three | |
| 2012/13 | |||
| Margherita Buy | Irene | A Five Star Life | |
| Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Danielle | Long Live Freedom | |
| Tea Falco | Olivia | Me and You | |
| Thony | Antonia | Every Blessed Day | |
| Jasmine Trinca | Augusta | There Will Come a Day | |
| 2013/14 | |||
| Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Carla Bernaschi | Human Capital | |
| Paola Cortellesi | Luisa Tombolini | Sotto una buona stella | |
| Sabrina Ferilli | Ramona | The Great Beauty | |
| Kasia Smutniak | Elena | Fasten Your Seatbelts | |
| Jasmine Trinca | Irene 'Miele' | Miele | |
| 2014/15 | |||
| Margherita Buy | Margherita | Mia Madre | |
| Paola Cortellesi | Serena Bruno | Do You See Me? | |
| Virna Lisi | Rita Crispo | Latin Lover | |
| Alba Rohrwacher | Mina | Hungry Hearts | |
| Jasmine Trinca | Delia | You Can't Save Yourself Alone | |
| 2015/16 | |||
| Ilenia Pastorelli | Alessia | They Call Me Jeeg | |
| Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey | Nadine | Alaska | |
| Juliette Binoche | Anna | The Wait | |
| Paola Cortellesi | Luciana Colacci | The Last Will Be the Last | |
| Sabrina Ferilli | Marina Baldi | Me, Myself and Her | |
| Anna Foglietta | Carlotta | Perfect Strangers | |
| Valeria Golino | Anna Ruotolo | Per amor vostro | |
| 2016/17 | |||
| Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Beatrice Morandini Valdirana | Like Crazy | |
| Matilda De Angelis | Giulia De Martino | Italian Race | |
| Angela and Marianna Fontana | Viola / Daisy | Indivisible | |
| Micaela Ramazzotti | Donatella Morelli | Like Crazy | |
| Daphne Scoccia | Daphne | Fiore | |
| 2017/18 | |||
| Jasmine Trinca | Fortunata | Fortunata | |
| Paola Cortellesi | Monica | Come un gatto in tangenziale | |
| Valeria Golino | Emma | Il colore nascosto delle cose | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Adriana / Isabella | Napoli velata | |
| Isabella Ragonese | Eli | Sole cuore amore | |
| 2018/19 | |||
| Elena Sofia Ricci | Veronica Lario | Loro | |
| Anna Foglietta | Miriam | Un giorno all'improvviso | |
| Marianna Fontana | Lucia | Capri-Revolution | |
| Alba Rohrwacher | Lucia Revi | Lucia's Grace | |
| Pina Turco | Maria | The Vice of Hope | |
| 2019/20 | |||
| Jasmine Trinca | Annamaria Muscarà | La Dea Fortuna | |
| Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Elena | The Summer House | |
| Isabella Ragonese | Katia | Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri | |
| Lei | Ricordi? | ||
| Lunetta Savino | Rosa | Rosa | |
| Valeria Golino | Elena Masato | Tutto il mio folle amore |
2020s[]
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Sophia Loren | Madame Rosa | The Life Ahead | |
| Paola Cortellesi | Sara | Figli | |
| Vittoria Puccini | Elisa | 18 Presents | |
| Micaela Ramazzotti | Gemma | The Best Years | |
| Alba Rohrwacher | Vanda | The Ties |
See also[]
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
- European Film Award for Best Actress
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress
- César Award for Best Actress
- Goya Award for Best Actress
- Lumières Award for Best Actress
- Cinema of Italy
References[]
- ^ a b "Chronology". daviddidonatello.it (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ a b Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema [The awards of cinema] (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Gremese Editore. pp. 251–252. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ "David di Donatello: chi sono i più premiati di sempre?" [David di Donatello awards: who are the all-time most awarded?]. Sky TG24 (in Italian). 4 April 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links[]
- David di Donatello for Best Actress at IMDb
- Daviddidonatello.it (official website)
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