69th David di Donatello explained

Number:	69
Award:	David di Donatello
Date:	3 May 2024
Site:	Cinecittà, Rome, Italy
Host:	Carlo Conti Alessia Marcuzzi
Best Picture:	Io capitano
Most Wins:	Io capitano (7)
Most Nominations:	There's Still Tomorrow (19)
Network:	Rai 1
Last:	68th

The 69th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 3 May 2024 at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, to honour the best Italian films of 2023. It was hosted by Rai presenters Carlo Conti and Alessia Marcuzzi.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 3 April 2024. There's Still Tomorrow received the most nominations with nineteen, followed by Io capitano and La chimera with fifteen and thirteen, respectively. Io capitano went on to win seven awards, more than any other film in the ceremony, including Best Film.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger

Io capitano – directed by Matteo Garrone A Brighter Tomorrow – directed by Nanni Moretti La chimera – directed by Alice Rohrwacher Kidnapped – directed by Marco Bellocchio There's Still Tomorrow – directed by Paola Cortellesi	Io capitano – Archimede, Rai Cinema, Pathé, and Tarantula, production companies La chimera – Carlo Cresto-Dina and Paolo Del Brocco, producers; Rai Cinema, AMKA Films Productions, and Ad Vitam Production, production companies Comandante – Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri, Pierpaolo Verga, Edoardo De Angelis, Paolo Del Brocco, Attilio De Razza, Mariagiovanna De Angelis, and Antonio Miyakawa, producers; Indigo Film, O'Groove, Rai Cinema, Tramp LTD, V-Groove, and Wise Pictures, production companies Disco Boy – Giulia Achilli, Marco Alessi, Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland, and André Logie, producers; Dugong Films, Films Grand Huit, Panache Productions, production companies There's Still Tomorrow – Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa, producers; Wildside, Vision Distribution, Sky, and Netflix, production companies
Matteo Garrone – Io capitano Marco Bellocchio – Kidnapped Andrea Di Stefano – Last Night of Amore Nanni Moretti – A Brighter Tomorrow Alice Rohrwacher – La chimera	Paola Cortellesi – There's Still Tomorrow Giacomo Abbruzzese – Disco Boy Giuseppe Fiorello – Fireworks Micaela Ramazzotti – Felicità Michele Riondino – Palazzina Laf
Michele Riondino – Palazzina Laf as Caterino Lamanna Antonio Albanese – A Hundred Sundays as Antonio Riva Pierfrancesco Favino – Comandante as Salvatore Todaro Valerio Mastandrea – There's Still Tomorrow as Ivano Josh O'Connor – La chimera as Arthur	Paola Cortellesi – There's Still Tomorrow as Delia Linda Caridi – Last Night of Amore as Viviana Isabella Ragonese – Like Sheep Among Wolves as Stefania/Vera Micaela Ramazzotti – Felicità as Desiré Mazzoni Barbara Ronchi – Kidnapped as Marianna Mortara
Elio Germano – Palazzina Laf as Giancarlo Basile Giorgio Colangeli – There's Still Tomorrow as Sor Ottorino Adriano Giannini – Adagio as Vasco Vinicio Marchioni – There's Still Tomorrow as Nino Silvio Orlando – A Brighter Tomorrow as Ennio	Emanuela Fanelli – There's Still Tomorrow as Marisa Barbora Bobuľová – A Brighter Tomorrow as Vera Romana Maggiora Vergano – There's Still Tomorrow as Marcella Alba Rohrwacher – La chimera as Frida Isabella Rossellini – La chimera as Flora
There's Still Tomorrow –,, and Paola Cortellesi La chimera – Alice Rohrwacher A Brighter Tomorrow – Francesca Marciano, Nanni Moretti,, and Valia Santella Io capitano – Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini, and Andrea Tagliaferri Palazzina Laf – and Michele Riondino	Kidnapped – Marco Bellocchio and Susanna Nicchiarelli; based on the book Il caso Mortara by Daniele Scalise Lubo – Giorgio Diritti and Fredo Valla; based on the novel Il seminatore by Mario Cavatore – Emma Dante, Elena Stancanelli, and Giorgio Vasta; based on the play by Emma Dante Mixed by Erry – Armando Festa and Sydney Sibilia; based on the book by Simona Frasca Scarlet – Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, and Maud Ameline; based on the novel Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin
Io capitano – Paolo Carnera La chimera – Hélène Louvart Comandante – Kidnapped – Francesco Di Giacomo There's Still Tomorrow – Davide Leone	Kidnapped – Production Design: Andrea Castorina; Set Decoration: Valeria Vecellio Io capitano – Production Design: Dimitri Capuani; Set Decoration: Roberta Troncarelli La chimera – Production Design: Emita Frigato; Set Decoration: Rachele Meliadò Comandante – Production Design: Carmine Guarino; Set Decoration: Iole Autero There's Still Tomorrow – Production Design: Paola Comencini; Set Decoration: Fiorella Cicolini
Adagio – Subsonica A Brighter Tomorrow – Franco Piersanti Io capitano – Andrea Farri Last Night of Amore – Santi Pulvirenti There's Still Tomorrow – Lele Marchitelli	"La mia terra" from Palazzina Laf – Music, lyrics, and performed by Diodato "Adagio" from Adagio – Music and lyrics by Samuel Umberto Romano, Massimiliano Casacci, Davide Dileo, Enrico Matta, and Luca Vicini; performed by Subsonica "Baby" from Io capitano – Music by Andrea Farri; Lyrics and performed by Seydou Sarr "'O DJ (Don't Give Up)" from Mixed by Erry – Music, lyrics, and performed by Liberato "La vita com'è" from Il più bel secolo della mia vita – Music, lyrics, and performed by Brunori Sas
Io capitano – Marco Spoletini La chimera – Nelly Quettier Kidnapped – Francesca Calvelli and Stefano Mariotti Last Night of Amore – Giogiò Franchini There's Still Tomorrow – Valentina Mariani	Io capitano – Maricetta Lombardo, Daniela Bassani, Mirko Perri, and Gianni Pallotto A Brighter Tomorrow – Alessandro Zanon, Marta Billingsley, Daniele Quadroli, and Paolo Segat La chimera – Xavier Lavorel, Marta Billingsley, and Maxence Ciekawy Comandante – Valentino Giannì, Alessandro Feletti, Mirko Perri, and Giancarlo Rutigliano There's Still Tomorrow – Filippo Porcari, Alessandro Feletti, Luca Anzellotti, and Paolo Segat
Kidnapped – Sergio Ballo and Daria Calvelli La chimera – Loredana Buscemi Comandante – Massimo Cantini Parrini Io capitano – Stefano Ciammitti There's Still Tomorrow – Alberto Moretti	Io capitano – Laurent Creusot and Massimo Cipollina Adagio – Stefano Leoni and Flaminia Maltese Comandante – Kevin Tod Haug and Stacey Dodge My Summer with the Shark – Fabio Tomassetti and Daniele Tomassetti Kidnapped – Rodolfo Migliari and Lena Di Gennaro
Kidnapped – Enrico Iacoponi Adagio – Antonello Resch, Lorenzo Tamburini, Michele Salgaro Vaccaro, and Francesca Galafassi There's Still Tomorrow – Ermanno Spera Comandante – Paola Gattabrusi and Lorenzo Tamburini Io capitano – Dalia Colli, Roberta Martorina	Kidnapped – Alberta Giuliani La chimera – Daniela Tartari Comandante – Massimo Gattabrusi Io capitano – Stefano Ciammitti and Dalia Colli There's Still Tomorrow – Teresa Di Serio
– directed by Mario Martone Enzo Jannacci: Vengo anch'io – directed by Giorgio Verdelli Io, noi e Gaber – directed by Riccardo Milani Roma, santa e dannata – directed by Roberto D'Agostino, Marco Giusti, and Daniele Ciprì Walls – directed by Kasia Smutniak	The Meatseller – directed by Margherita Giusti As for Us – directed by Simone Massi Asterión – directed by Francesco Montagner Group Photo – directed by Tommaso Frangini We Should All Be Futurists – directed by Angela Norelli
Anatomy of a Fall (France) – directed by Justine Triet The Beasts (Spain / France) – directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Fallen Leaves (Finland / Germany) – directed by Aki Kaurismäki Killers of the Flower Moon (United States) – directed by Martin Scorsese Oppenheimer (United States / United Kingdom) – directed by Christopher Nolan	There's Still Tomorrow – directed by Paola Cortellesi Comandante – directed by Edoardo De Angelis Fireworks – directed by Giuseppe Fiorello Io capitano – directed by Matteo Garrone L'ultima volta che siamo stati bambini – directed by Claudio Bisio
Milena Vukotic, Career David Giorgio Moroder, Career David Vincenzo Mollica, Special David	There's Still Tomorrow, directed by Paola Cortellesi for garnering 5,534,653 spectators^[4]

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
19	There's Still Tomorrow
15	Io capitano
13	La chimera
11	Kidnapped
10	Comandante
7	A Brighter Tomorrow
5	Adagio
	Palazzina Laf
4	Last Night of Amore
2	Disco Boy
	Felicità
	Fireworks
	Mixed by Erry

Films that received multiple awards

Awards	Film
7	Io capitano
6	There's Still Tomorrow
5	Kidnapped
3	Palazzina Laf

Notes and References

1. Roxborough. Scott. 3 April 2024. Paola Cortellesi's 'There's Still Tomorrow' Leads Italy's Donatello Awards Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. 5 April 2024.
2. News: 3 April 2024. The David di Donatello Awards: A Celebration of Italian Cinema at Cinecittà. Il Mattino. 5 April 2024.
3. Web site: 'There's Still Tomorrow' & 'Io Capitano' Lead Italy's David Di Donatello Award Nominations. Ntim. Zac. 3 April 2024. Deadline. 5 April 2024.
4. News: Cappelli . Valerio . 4 March 2024 . David Donatello: 19 nomination per C'è ancora domani, 15 per Io Capitano . 7 April 2024 . . it-IT.