The David di Donatello Award for Best Film (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior film) is one of the David di Donatello awards presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI). The award recognizes the most outstanding Italian film theatrically released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was first given in 1970, and became competitive in 1981.
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.
Winners and nominees Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.
1970s Year Film Producer(s) 1969/70(15th) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Marina Cicogna and Daniele Senatore Metello Gianni Hecht Lucari 1970/71(16th) The Conformist Maurizio Lodi-Fè The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Artur Brauner, Arthur Cohn, and Gianni Hecht Lucari Waterloo Dino De Laurentiis 1971/72(17th) This Kind of Love Mario Cecchi Gori The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1972/73(18th) Alfredo, Alfredo Guglielmo Colonna Ludwig Ugo Santalucia and 1973/74(19th) Amarcord Franco Cristaldi Bread and Chocolate Maurizio Lodi-Fè 1974/75(20th) Conversation Piece Giovanni Bertolucci Drama of the Rich Giovanni Di Clemente 1975/76(21st) Illustrious Corpses Alberto Grimaldi 1976/77(22nd) An Average Little Man Aurelio De Laurentiis and Luigi De Laurentiis The Desert of the Tartars Michelle de Broca, Bahman Farmanara, Mario Gallo, Enzo Giulioli, Jacques Perrin, and Giorgio Silvagni 1977/78(23rd) In the Name of the Pope King Franco Committeri I Am the Law Gianni Hecht Lucari 1978/79(24th) Christ Stopped at Eboli Nicola Carraro and Franco Cristaldi To Forget Venice Franco Brusati and Claudio Grassetti The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1980s Year Film Producer(s) 1980/81(26th) I'm Starting from Three Mauro Berardi Passion of Love Franco Committeri Three Brothers Giorgio Nocella and Antonio Macrì 1981/82(27th) Talcum Powder Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori Il marchese del Grillo Renzo Rossellini Tales of Ordinary Madness Jacqueline Ferreri 1982/83(28th) The Night of the Shooting Stars Giuliani G. De Negri Blow to the Heart Enzo Porcelli That Night in Varennes Renzo Rossellini 1983/84(29th) And the Ship Sails On Franco Cristaldi Le Bal Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina and Giorgio Silvagni Where's Picone? Antonio Avati and Gianni Minervini 1984/85(30th) Carmen Marcel Dassault, Patrice Ledoux, and Alain Poiré Kaos Giuliani G. De Negri A Proper Scandal Fulvio Lucisano 1985/86(31st) Let's Hope It's a Girl Giovanni Di Clemente Ginger and Fred Alberto Grimaldi and Heinz Bibo The Mass Is Ended Achille Manzotti 1986/87(32nd) The Family Franco Committeri Christmas Present Antonio Avati A Tale of Love Carlo Tuzii 1987/88(33rd) The Last Emperor§ Jeremy Thomas Dark Eyes Carlo Cucchi and Silvia D'Amico Bendicò Intervista Ibrahim Moussa 1988/89(34th) The Legend of the Holy Drinker Roberto Cicutto and Vincenzo Di Leo Cinema Paradiso Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli Francesco Roberta Cadringher, Giulio Scanni, and Jost Steinbruchel
1990s Year Film Producer(s) 1989/90(35th) Open Doors Angelo Rizzoli Jr. Dark Illness Giovanni Di Clemente Red Wood Pigeon Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, and Nanni Moretti The Story of Boys & Girls Antonio Avati, Pupi Avati, Emanuela Guzzardi, Giorgio Leopardi, and Gianfranco Piccioli The Voice of the Moon Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori 1990/91(36th) Mediterraneo Silvio Berlusconi, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Gianni Minervini Towards Evening Guido De Laurentiis and Leo Pescarolo The House of Smiles Augusto Caminito and Giovanna Romagnoli The Station Domenico Procacci The Yes Man Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti 1991/92(37th) The Stolen Children Stefano Mufanò and Angelo Rizzoli Jr. Damned the Day I Met You Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori The Invisible Wall Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Maurizio Tedesco 1992/93(38th) The Great Pumpkin Guido De Laurentiis, Fulvio Lucisano, and Leo Pescarolo The Escort Claudio Bonivento Jonah Who Lived in the Whale Gianna Bellavia, Elda Ferri, Áron Sipos, and Dénes Szekeres 1993/94(39th) Caro diario Nella Banfi, Angelo Barbagallo, and Nanni Moretti For Love, Only for Love Aurelio De Laurentiis Let's Not Keep in Touch Vittorio Cecchi Gori 1994/95(40th) La scuola Vittorio Cecchi Gori Nasty Love Angelo Curti, Andrea Occhipinti, and Kermit Smith Il Postino: The Postman* Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and Gaetano Daniele 1995/96(41st) August Vacation Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori Celluloide Pio Angeletti and Adriano De Micheli The Star Maker Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori Stealing Beauty Jeremy Thomas 1996/97(42nd) The Truce Véra Belmont, Guido De Laurentiis, and Leo Pescarolo The Cyclone Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori Marianna Ucrìa Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Elda Ferri, and Rita Cecchi Gori My Generation Maurizio Tini Nirvana Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Rita Cecchi Gori, and Maurizio Totti 1997/98(43rd) Life Is Beautiful* Gianluigi Braschi and Elda Ferri Ovosodo Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Rita Cecchi Gori April Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti 1998/99(44th) Not of this World Lionello Cerri Besieged Massimo Cortesi The Legend of 1900 Francesco Tornatore
2000s Year Film Producer(s) 1999/00(45th) Bread and Tulips Daniele Maggioni Canone inverso Vittorio Cecchi Gori Olympic Garage Marco Bechis, Amedeo Pagani, and Enrique Piñeyro 2000/01(46th) The Son's Room Angelo Barbagallo, Federico Fabrizio, Vincenzo Galluzzo, Lorenzo Luccarini, and Nanni Moretti The Last Kiss Domenico Procacci One Hundred Steps Fabrizio Mosca 2001/02(47th) The Profession of Arms Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini Burning in the Wind Lionello Cerri and Luigi Musini Light of My Eyes Lionello Cerri 2002/03(48th) Facing Windows Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli The Embalmer Domenico Procacci My Mother's Smile Marco Bellocchio and Sergio Pelone Remember Me, My Love Domenico Procacci Respiro Domenico Procacci 2003/04(49th) The Best of Youth Angelo Barbagallo and Donatella Botti Don't Move Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi Good Morning, Night Marco Bellocchio and Sergio Pelone I'm Not Scared Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Maurizio Totti, and Riccardo Tozzi What Will Happen to Us? Aurelio De Laurentiis 2004/05(50th) The Consequences of Love Francesca Cima, Angelo Curti, Nicola Giuliano, and Domenico Procacci A Children's Story Rosario Rinaldo Sacred Heart Tilde Corsi and Gianni Romoli The Keys to the House Enzo Porcelli Manual of Love Aurelio De Laurentiis 2005/06(51st) The Caiman Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti My Best Enemy Aurelio De Laurentiis Notte prima degli esami Federica Lucisano, Fulvio Lucisano, and Giannandrea Pecorelli Our Land Domenico Procacci Romanzo criminale 2006/07(52nd) The Unknown Woman Along the Ridge Carlo Degli Esposti, Giorgio Magliulo, and Andrea Costantini My Brother is an Only Child Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi Nuovomondo Alexandre Mallet-Guy and Fabrizio Mosca One Hundred Nails Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini 2007/08(53rd) The Girl by the Lake Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano Days and Clouds Lionello Cerri Quiet Chaos Domenico Procacci The Right Distance Domenico Procacci The Wind Blows Round Simone Bachini, Mario Chemello, Giorgio Diritti, and Roberto Passuti 2008/09(54th) Gomorrah Domenico Procacci Il Divo Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, and Andrea Occhipinti Many Kisses Later Federica Lucisano and Fulvio Lucisano We Can Do That Andrea Rizzoli Jr. and Angelo Rizzoli Jr. Your Whole Life Ahead of You Paolo Virzì
2010s Year Film Producer(s) 2009/10(55th) The Man Who Will Come Simone Bachini and Giorgio Diritti Baarìa Tarak Ben Ammar The First Beautiful Thing Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Carlo Virzì, and Paolo Virzì Loose Cannons Domenico Procacci Vincere Mario Gianani 2010/11(56th) We Believed Conchita Airoldi, Carlo Degli Esposti, and Giorgio Magliulo Basilicata Coast to Coast Isabella Cocuzza, Mark Lombardo, Elisabetta Olmi, and Arturo Paglia Benvenuti al Sud Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Francesca Longardi, and Riccardo Tozzi La nostra vita Marco Chimenz, Fabio Conversi, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi A Quiet Life Fabrizio Mosca and Christer von Lindequist 2011/12(57th) Caesar Must Die Grazia Volpi Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi Terraferma Marco Chimenz, Fabio Conversi, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi This Must Be the Place Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, and Andrea Occhipinti We Have a Pope Jean Labadie, Nanni Moretti, and Domenico Procacci 2012/13(58th) The Best Offer Isabella Cocuzza and Arturo Paglia Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Domenico Procacci Long Live Freedom Angelo Barbagallo Me and You Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli Siberian Education Marco Chimenz, Gina Gardini, Giovanni Stabilini, and Riccardo Tozzi 2013/14(59th) Human Capital Marco Cohen and Benedetto Habib The Chair of Happiness Angelo Barbagallo The Great Beauty Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano I Can Quit Whenever I Want Andrea Paris, Domenico Procacci, and Matteo Rovere The Mafia Kills Only in the Summer Fausto Brizzi, Mario Gianani, and Lorenzo Mieli 2014/15(60th) Black Souls Luigi Musini and Olivia Musini Greenery Will Bloom Again Luigi Musini and Elisabetta Olmi Hungry Hearts Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli Leopardi Carlo Degli Esposti, Margherita Murolo, and Nicola Serra Mia madre Nanni Moretti and Domenico Procacci 2015/16(61st) Perfect Strangers Marco Belardi Don't Be Bad Paolo Bogna, Simone Isola, and Valerio Mastandrea Fire at Sea Roberto Cicutto, Paolo Del Brocco, Camille Laemlé, Serge Lalou, Donatella Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, and Martine Saada Tale of Tales Matteo Garrone, Anne-Laure Labadie, Jean Labadie, and Jeremy Thomas Youth Carlotta Calori, Francesca Cima, and Nicola Giuliano 2016(62nd) Like Crazy Marco Belardi Fiore Beppe Caschetto and Rita Rognoni Indivisible Attilio De Razza e Pierpaolo Verga Italian Race Domenico Procacci Sweet Dreams Beppe Caschetto 2017(63rd) Love and Bullets Carlo Macchitella and Manetti Bros. A Ciambra Paolo Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Gwyn Sannia, Marc Schmidheiny, and Rodrigo Teixeira Cinderella the Cat Luciano Stella and Maria Carolina Terzi Nico, 1988 Valérie Bournonville, Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, and Joseph Rouschop Tenderness Agostino Saccá, Giuseppe Saccá, and Maria Grazia Saccá 2018(64th) Dogman Paolo Del Brocco, Matteo Garrone, Jean Labadie, and Jeremy Thomas Call Me By Your Name* Emilie Georges, Luca Guadagnino, James Ivory, Marco Morabito, Howard Rosenman, Peter Spears, and Rodrigo Teixeira Euphoria Viola Prestieri Happy as Lazzaro Carlo Cresto-Dina, Gregory Gajos, Arthur Hallereau, Alexandra Henochsberg, Pierre-François Piet, Tiziana Soudani, and Michael Weber On My Skin Luigi Musini, Olivia Musini, and Andrea Occhipinti 2019(65th) The Traitor IBC Movie, Kavac Film, and Rai CinemaMartin EdenPietro Marcello, Beppe Caschetto, Thomas Ordonneau, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, and Rai CinemaPinocchioArchimede, Rai Cinema, and Le PactePiranhasCarlo Degli Esposti and Nicola SerraThe First King: Birth of an EmpireGroenlandia, Gapbusters, Rai Cinema and Roman Citizen
2020s Year Film Producer(s) 2020(66th) Hidden Away Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola SerraBad Tales Agostino Saccà, Giuseppe Saccà, Rai CinemaHammamet Agostino Saccà, Maria Grazia SaccàThe Macaluso SistersMarica Stocchi, Marta DonzelliMiss Marx 2021(67th) The Hand of GodEnnioFreaks OutThe Inner CageThe King of Laughter 2022(68th) The Eight Mountains Exterior Night Lord of the Ants Nostalgia Strangeness 2023(69th) Io capitano A Brighter Tomorrow La chimera Kidnapped There's Still Tomorrow 2024(70th) Vermiglio Parthenope The Art of Joy The Great Ambition The Time It Takes 2025(71st) The Last One for the Road The Tasters Five Seconds Fuori La grazia
See also Nastro d'Argento Academy Award for Best Picture