68th David di Donatello

Best Film

• The Eight Mountains – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, directors‡
  • Exterior Night – Marco Bellocchio, director
  • Lord of the Ants – Gianni Amelio, director
  • Nostalgia – Mario Martone, director
  • Strangeness – Roberto Andò, director

Best Producer

• Strangeness – Angelo Barbagallo and Attilio De Razza, producers; Bibi Film, Tramp Limited, Medusa Film, and Rai Cinema, production companies‡
  • The Eight Mountains – Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa, producers; Wildside, Rufus, Menuetto, Pyramide Productions, Vision Distribution, Elastic, Canal+, Cine+, and Sky Italia, production companies
  • Exterior Night – Lorenzo Mieli and Simone Gattoni, producers; The Apartment and Kavac Film, production companies
  • Nostalgia – Maria Carolina Terzi, Luciano Stella, Carlo Stella, Roberto Sessa, and Angelo Laudisa, producers; Medusa Film, Mad Entertainment, Picomedia, and Rosebud Entertainment Pictures, production companies
  • Princess – Carla Altieri, Roberto De Paolis, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, and Viola Prestieri, producers; Young Films, Indigo Film, and Rai Cinema, production companies

Best Director

• Marco Bellocchio – Exterior Night‡
  • Gianni Amelio – Lord of the Ants
  • Roberto Andò – Strangeness
  • Mario Martone – Nostalgia
  • Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch – The Eight Mountains

Best New Director

• Giulia Steigerwalt – September‡
  • Carolina Cavalli – Amanda
  • Niccolò Falsetti – Margins
  • Vincenzo Pirrotta – The Bone Breakers
  • Jasmine Trinca – Marcel!

Best Actor

• Fabrizio Gifuni – Exterior NightasAldo Moro‡
  • Alessandro Borghi – The Eight Mountains as Bruno
  • Ficarra e Picone – Strangeness as Sebastiano "Bastiano" Vella and Onofrio "Nofrio" Principato
  • Luigi Lo Cascio – Lord of the AntsasAldo Braibanti
  • Luca Marinelli – The Eight Mountains as Pietro

Best Actress

• Barbara Ronchi – September as Francesca‡
  • Margherita Buy – Exterior NightasEleonora Chiavarelli
  • Penélope Cruz – L'immensità as Clara
  • Claudia Pandolfi – Dry as Sara
  • Benedetta Porcaroli – Amanda as Amanda

Best Supporting Actor

• Francesco Di Leva – Nostalgia as Father Luigi Rega‡
  • Elio Germano – Lord of the Ants as Ennio Scribani
  • Fausto Russo Alesi – Exterior NightasFrancesco Cossiga
  • Toni Servillo – Exterior NightasPope Paul VI
  • Filippo Timi – The Eight Mountains as Giovanni

Best Supporting Actress

• Emanuela Fanelli – Dry as Raffaella Zarate‡
  • Giulia Andò – Strangeness as Santina Vella
  • Daniela Marra – Exterior NightasAdriana Faranda
  • Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Amanda as Viola
  • Aurora Quattrocchi – Nostalgia as Teresa Lasco

Best Original Screenplay

• Strangeness – Roberto Andò, Ugo Chiti, and Massimo Gaudioso‡
  • Astolfo – Gianni Di Gregorio and Marco Pettenello
  • Chiara – Susanna Nicchiarelli
  • Exterior Night – Marco Bellocchio, Stefano Bises, Ludovica Rampoldi, and Davide Serino
  • Lord of the Ants – Gianni Amelio, Edoardo Petti, and Federico Fava
  • L'immensità – Emanuele Crialese, Francesca Manieri, and Vittorio Moroni

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Eight Mountains – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch; based on the novel by Paolo Cognetti‡
  • Bentu – Salvatore Mereu; based on the novel by Antoni Cossu
  • Brado – Massimo Gaudioso and Kim Rossi Stuart; based on a story by Stuart
  • The Hummingbird – Francesca Archibugi, Laura Paolucci, and Francesco Piccolo; based on the novelbySandro Veronesi
  • Nostalgia – Mario Martone and Ippolita Di Majo; based on the novel by Ermanno Rea

Best Cinematography

• The Eight Mountains – Ruben Impens‡
  • Exterior Night – Francesco Di Giacomo
  • I racconti della domenica – Giovanni Mammolotti
  • Nostalgia – Paolo Carnera
  • Strangeness – Maurizio Calvesi

Best Sets and Decorations

• Strangeness – Giada Calabria and Loredana Raffi‡
  • Caravaggio's Shadow – Tonino Zera, Maria Grazia Schirippa, and Marco Bagnoli
  • The Eight Mountains – Massimiliano Nocente and Marcella Galeone
  • Exterior Night – Andrea Castorina, Marco Martucci, and Laura Casalini
  • Lord of the Ants – Marta Maffucci and Carolina Ferrara

Best Score

• Il pataffio – Stefano Bollani‡
  • Dry – Franco Piersanti
  • The Eight Mountains – Daniel Norgren
  • Exterior Night – Fabio Massimo Capogrosso
  • Strangeness – Michele Braga and Emanuele Bossi

Best Original Song

• "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)" from Burning Hearts – Music by Joan Thiele, Elisa, and Emanuele Triglia; Lyrics and Performed by Elodie and Joan Thiele‡
  • "Caro amore lontanissimo" from The Hummingbird – Music by Sergio Endrigo; Lyrics by Riccardo Sinigallia; Performed by Marco Mengoni
  • "Culi culagni" from Il pataffio – Music by Stefano Bollani; Lyrics by Bollani and Luigi Malerba; Performed by Stefano Bollani
  • "La palude" from Margins – Music and Lyrics by Niccolò Falsetti, Giacomo Pieri, Alessio Ricciotti, and Francesco Turbanti; Performed by Francesco Turbanti, Emanuele Linfatti, and Matteo Creatini
  • "Se mi vuoi" from Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! – Music, Lyrics, and Performed by Diodato

Best Editing

• Exterior Night – Francesca Calvelli and Claudio Misantoni‡
  • The Eight Mountains – Nico Leunen
  • Lord of the Ants – Simona Paggi
  • Nostalgia – Jacopo Quadri
  • Strangeness – Esmeralda Calabria

Best Sound

• The Eight Mountains – Alessandro Palmerini, Alessandro Feletti, and Marco Falloni‡
  • Exterior Night – Gaetano Carito, Lilio Rosato, and Nadia Paone
  • Lord of the Ants – Emanuele Cicconi, Mimmo Granata, and Alberto Bernardi
  • Nostalgia – Emanuele Cecere, Silvia Moraes, and Giancarlo Rutigliano
  • Strangeness – Carlo Missidenti, Marta Billingsley, and Gianni Pallotto

Best Costumes

• Strangeness – Maria Rita Barbera‡
  • Caravaggio's Shadow – Carlo Poggioli
  • Chiara – Massimo Cantini Parrini
  • Exterior Night – Daria Calvelli
  • Lord of the Ants – Valentina Monticelli

Best Visual Effects

• Dry – Marco Geracitano‡
  • Dampyr – Alessio Bertotti and Filippo Robino
  • Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! – Simone Silvestri and Vito Picchinenna
  • The Eight Mountains – Rodolfo Migliari
  • Exterior Night – Massimo Cipollina

Best Make-up

• Exterior Night – Enrico Iacoponi‡
  • Caravaggio's Shadow – Luigi Rocchetti
  • Dante – Federico Laurenti and Lorenzo Tamburini
  • The Hummingbird – Paola Gattabrusi and Lorenzo Tamburini
  • Lord of the Ants – Esmé Sciaroni

Best Hairstyling

• Caravaggio's Shadow – Desiree Corridoni‡
  • Exterior Night – Alberta Giuliani
  • L'immensità – Daniela Tartari
  • Lord of the Ants – Samantha Mura
  • Strangeness – Rudy Sifari

Best Documentary Feature

• The Circle – Sophie Chiarello, director‡
  • The Crown Shyness – Valentina Bertani, director
  • In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis – Gianfranco Rosi, director
  • Kill Me If You Can – Alex Infascelli, director
  • Wake Me Up at Midnight – Francesco Patierno, director

Best Short Film

• The Dependent Variables – Lorenzo Tardella, director‡
  • Albertine, Where Are You? – Maria Guidone, director
  • Ambasciatori – Francesco Romano, director
  • A Conspiracy Man – Valerio Ferrara, director
  • His Name Was Cargo – Marco Signoretti, director

Best International Film

• The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg, director‡
  • Bones and All – Luca Guadagnino, director
  • Elvis – Baz Luhrmann, director
  • Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson, director
  • Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund, director

David Youth Award

• Caravaggio's Shadow – Michele Placido, director‡
  • Corro da te – Riccardo Milani, director
  • The Eight Mountains – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, directors
  • The Hummingbird – Francesca Archibugi, director
  • Strangeness – Roberto Andò, director

Special David Awards

• Marina Cicogna (Career David)
• Isabella Rossellini
• Enrico Vanzina

David Audience Award

• Il grande giorno for garnering 1,013,812 spectators