{"id":91922,"date":"2026-05-07T00:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/david-di-donatello-2026-winners\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:50:20","slug":"david-di-donatello-2026-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/david-di-donatello-2026-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"David di Donatello 2026 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFrancesco Sossai\u2019s comedy-drama <em>The Last One for the Road<\/em> swept the board at the 71st edition of Italy\u2018s David di Donatello Awards at Rome\u2019s Cinecitt\u00e0 studios on Wednesday, winning in eight categories including Best Film and Director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe road movie, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at CAnnes in 2025, stars Sergio Romano and Pierpaolo Capovilla as two fiftysomething men from Italy\u2019s northern Veneto area who befriend a timid student from Naples, played by Filippo Scotti.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHaving led at the nomination stage making it into 16 categories, the picture also won Best Actor for Romano, Original Screenplay, Editing, Original Song, Casting and Producer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   aligncenter size-large aligncenter lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((682\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg 5070w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=60,40 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=352,235 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=110,73 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=285,190 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274874742.jpg?resize=1280,853 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"682\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">Francesco Sossai accepts the David di Donatello for Best Film for \u2018The Last One for the Road\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\" lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-font-size-10 lrv-a-font-basic-xxs lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Ernesto S. Ruscio\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFurther multiple prizewinners of the night included Italian opera director Damiano Michieletto\u2019s first feature debut, the Venice-set Antonio Vivaldi-inspired tale <em>Primavera<\/em>; Silvio Soldini\u2019s World War II drama <em>The Tasters<\/em>, about a group of young women forced to work as food tasters for Adolf Hitler who lived in fear of being poisoned; and martial arts action-thriller <em>Forbidden City<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tPaul Thomas Anderson\u2019s Oscar-winning picture <em>One Battle After Another<\/em> won the Best International Film Prize, beating contenders <em>I\u2019m Still Here<\/em>, <em>The Voice of Hind Rajab<\/em>, <em>The Brutalist <\/em>and <em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em>, but the director did not make it to Italy to pick up the prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: Best International Feature Film Oscar Winners Through The Years: Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn honorary prizes, Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro was feted with the Special Prize Cinecitt\u00e0 91 for his career including Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s <em>Apocalypse now<\/em>, Bernardo Bertolucci\u2019s <em>The Last Emperor <\/em>and Warren Beatty\u2019s <em>Reds<\/em> as well as films with Dario Argento, Woody Allen, Carlos Saura, Richard Donner, Alfonso Arau, Paul Schrader and many others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDirector Gianni Amelio was celebrated with an honorary career prize, while the Special David Prize went to animator and director Bruno Bozzetto. Gennaro Nunziante\u2019s record-breaking box office hit comedy Buen Camino starring Checco Zalone won the Spectator prize but neither the film\u2019s director or its star made it to the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHere are the winners at the 2026 David di Donatello Awards:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Film<\/strong><br \/><em>The Last One For The Road<\/em>, Francesco Sossai<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Director<\/strong><br \/>Francesco Sossai, <em>The Last One For The Road<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best First Film<\/strong><br \/>Margherita Spampinato, <em>Sweetheart<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Original Screenplay<\/strong><br \/><em>The Last One For The Road<\/em>,Francesco Sossai,\u00a0 Adriano Candiago<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Adapted Screenplay<\/strong><br \/><em>The Tasters<\/em>, Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini, Lucio Ricca, Cristina Comencini, Giulia Calenda, Ilaria Macchia<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Producer<\/strong><br \/><em>The Last One For The Road<\/em>, Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa for Vivo Film, with Rai Cnema, in collaboration with Philipp Kreuzer for Maze Pictures, Cecilia Trautvetter<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Actress<\/strong><br \/>Aurora Quattrocchi, <em>Sweetheart<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Actor<\/strong><br \/>Sergio Romano,<em> The Last One For The Road<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Actress in a Supporting Role<\/strong><br \/>Matilda De Angelis, <em>Fuori<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Actor in a Supporting Role<\/strong><br \/>Lino Musella, <em>Feeling Better<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best International Film<\/strong><br \/><em>One Battle After Another<\/em>, Paul Thomas Anderson<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Casting<\/strong><br \/>Adriano Candiago, <em>The Last One For The Road<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Cinematography<\/strong><br \/>Paolo Carnera, <em>Forbidden City<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Composer<\/strong><br \/><em>Primavera<\/em>, Fabio Massimo Capogrosso<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Original Song<\/strong><br \/>Krano, <em>The Last One For The Road<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Art Direction<\/strong><br \/>Andrea Castorina,\u00a0 Marco Martucci, <em>Forbidden City<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Costumes<\/strong><br \/><em>Primavera<\/em>, Maria Rita Barbera, Gaia Calderone<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Make-up<\/strong><br \/>Esm\u00e9 Sciaroni, <em>The Tasters<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Hair<\/strong><br \/>Marta iacoponi, <em>Primavera<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Editing<\/strong><br \/>Paolo Cottignola, <em>The Last One For The Road<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Sound<\/strong><br \/>Gianluca Scarlata, Davide Favargiotti, Daniele Quadroli, Nadia Paone, <em>Primavera<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Special Effects<\/strong><br \/><em>Forbidden City<\/em>, Stefano Leoni, Andrea Lo Priore<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Documentary<\/strong><br \/><em>Roberto Rossellini, Living Without a Script<\/em>, Ilaria de Laurentiis, Andrea Paolo Massara, Raffaele Brunetti<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Best Short<\/strong><br \/><em>Everyday in Gaza<\/em>, Omar Rammal<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Youth Prize<\/strong><br \/><em>The Tasters, <\/em>Silvio Soldini<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francesco Sossai\u2019s comedy-drama The Last One for the Road swept the board at the 71st edition of Italy\u2018s David di Donatello Awards at Rome\u2019s Cinecitt\u00e0 studios on Wednesday, winning in eight categories including Best Film and Director. 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