The David di Donatello for Best Directorial Debut (), known as the David di Donatello for Best New Director () prior to 2023, is a film award presented annually since 1982 by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding feature-film directorial debut of a film director who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all members of the Accademia.
Winners and nominees Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.
1980s Year Director Film 1981/82(27th) Luciano Manuzzi Off Season Alessandro Benvenuti West of Paperino Enzo De Caro Prima che sia troppo presto 1982/83(28th) Francesco Laudadio Grog Roberto Benigni Tu mi turbi Marco Risi I'm Going to Live by Myself Cinzia TH Torrini Giocare d'azzardo 1983/84(29th) Roberto Russo Flirt Giacomo Battiato Hearts and Armour Francesca Marciano and Stefania Casini Lontano da dove 1984/85(30th) Luciano De Crescenzo Così parlò Bellavista Francesca Comencini Pianoforte Francesco Nuti Casablanca, Casablanca 1985/86(31st) Enrico Montesano A me mi piace Amanzio Todini Big Deal After 20 Years Valerio Zecca Chi mi aiuta? 1986/87(32nd) Giorgio Treves The Malady of Love Antonietta De Lillo and Giorgio Magliulo Una casa in bilico Giuseppe Tornatore The Professor 1987/88(33rd) Daniele Luchetti It's Happening Tomorrow Carlo Mazzacurati Italian Night Stefano Reali Down There in the Jungle 1988/89(34th) Francesca Archibugi Mignon Has Come to Stay Massimo Guglielmi Rebus Sergio Staino Cavalli si nasce
1990s Year Director Film 1989/90(35th)Ricky Tognazzi Little Misunderstandings Gianfranco Cabiddu Disamistade Giacomo Campiotti Corsa di primavera Livia Giampalmo Evelina e i suoi figli Monica Vitti Secret Scandal 1990/91(36th) Alessandro D'Alatri Red American Sergio Rubini The Station Christian De Sica Faccione Antonio Monda Dicembre Michele Placido Pummarò 1991/92(37th) Massimo Scaglione Angeli a sud Maurizio Zaccaro Where the Night Begins Giulio Base Crack 1992/93(38th) Mario Martone Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician Carlo Carlei Flight of the Innocent Pasquale Pozzessere Verso Sud 1993/94(39th) Simona Izzo Sentimental Maniacs Francesco Ranieri Martinotti Abissinia Leone Pompucci Mille bolle blu 1994/95(40th) Paolo Virzì Living It Up Sandro Baldoni Weird Tales Alberto Simone Colpo di luna 1995/96(41st) Mimmo Calopresti The Second Time Stefano Incerti The Meter Reader Leonardo Pieraccioni The Graduates 1996/97(42nd) Fulvio Ottaviano Growing Artichokes in Mimongo Franco Bernini The Grey Zone Ugo Chiti Albergo Roma Roberto Cimpanelli A Cold, Cold Winter Anna Di Francesca No Spring Chicken 1997/98(43rd) Roberta Torre To Die for Tano Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and Massimo Venier Three Men and a Leg Riccardo Milani Auguri professore 1998/99(44th) Luciano Ligabue Radiofreccia Giuseppe M. Gaudino Giro di lune tra terra e mare Gabriele Muccino Ecco fatto
2000s Year Director Film 1999/00(45th) Alessandro Piva La capa gira Andrea and Antonio Frazzi Il cielo cade Piergiorgio Gay and Roberto San Pietro Three Stories 2000/01(46th) Alex Infascelli Almost Blue Roberto Andò The Prince's Manuscript Rolando Stefanelli Il prezzo 2001/02(47th) Marco Ponti Santa Maradona Vincenzo Marra Sailing Home Paolo Sorrentino L'uomo in più 2002/03(48th) Daniele Vicari Maximum Velocity (V-Max) Francesco Falaschi I Am Emma Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi Fortezza Bastiani Marco Simon Puccioni What Are You Looking For Spiro Scimone and Francesco Sframeli Two Friends 2003/04(49th) Salvatore Mereu Three-Step Dance Andrea Manni The Fugitive Francesco Patierno Pater Familias Piero Sanna La destinazione Maria Sole Tognazzi Past Perfect 2004/05(50th) Saverio Costanzo Private Paolo Franchi The Spectator David Grieco Evilenko Stefano Mordini Smalltown, Italy Paolo Vari and Antonio Bocola Chemical Hunger 2005/06(51st) Fausto Brizzi Notte prima degli esami Vittorio Moroni Tu devi essere il lupo Francesco Munzi Saimir Fausto Paravidino Texas Stefano Pasetto Tartarughe sul dorso 2006/07(52nd) Kim Rossi Stuart Along the Ridge Alessandro Angelini Salty Air Francesco Amato What the Hell Am I Doing Here? Giambattista Avellino, and Ficarra e Picone Il 7 e l'8 Davide Marengo Night Bus 2007/08(53rd) Andrea Molaioli The Girl by the Lake Fabrizio Bentivoglio Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! Giorgio Diritti The Wind Blows Round Marco Martani Concrete Romance Silvio Muccino Parlami d'amore 2008/09(54th) Gianni Di Gregorio Mid-August Lunch Marco Amenta The Sicilian Girl Umberto Carteni Different from Whom? Tony D'Angelo Una notte Marco Pontecorvo Pa-ra-da
2010s Year Director Film 2009/10(55th) Valerio Mieli Ten Winters Giuseppe Capotondi The Double Hour Marco Chiarini L'uomo fiammifero Susanna Nicchiarelli Cosmonaut Claudio Noce Good Morning Aman 2010/11(56th) Rocco Papaleo Basilicata Coast to Coast Aureliano Amadei 20 Cigarettes Massimiliano Bruno Escort in Love Edoardo Leo 18 Years Later Paola Randi Into Paradiso 2011/12(57th) Francesco Bruni Easy! Guido Lombardi Là-bas: A Criminal Education Alice Rohrwacher Heavenly Body Andrea Segre Shun Li and the Poet Stefano Sollima ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards 2012/13(58th) Leonardo Di Costanzo The Interval Giorgia Farina Amiche da morire Alessandro Gassmann The Mongrel Luigi Lo Cascio The Ideal City Laura Morante Cherry on the Cake 2013/14(59th) Pif The Mafia Kills Only in Summer Valeria Golino Miele Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza Salvo Matteo Oleotto Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot Sydney Sibilia I Can Quit Whenever I Want 2014/15(60th) Edoardo Falcone God Willing Laura Bispuri Sworn Virgin Eleonora Danco N-Capace Andrea Jublin Banana Lamberto Sanfelice Chlorine 2015/16(61st) Gabriele Mainetti They Call Me Jeeg Alberto Caviglia Burning Love Carlo Lavagna Arianna Piero Messina The Wait Francesco Miccichè and Fabio Bonifacci Them Who? Adriano Valerio Banat 2016/17(62nd) Marco Danieli Worldly Girl Lorenzo Corvino WAX: We Are the X Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro Mine Marco Segato La pelle dell'orso Michele Vannucci I Was a Dreamer 2017/18(63rd) Donato Carrisi The Girl in the Fog Cosimo Gomez Ugly Nasty People Roberto De Paolis Pure Hearts Andrea De Sica Children of the Night Andrea Magnani Easy 2018/19(64th) Alessio Cremonini On My Skin Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Boys Cry Luca Facchini Fabrizio De André - Principe libero Valerio Mastandrea Ride Simone Spada Hotel Gagarin
2020s Year Director Film 2020(65th) Phaim Bhuyian Bangla Igort 5 Is the Perfect Number Leonardo D'Agostini The Champion Marco D'Amore The Immortal Carlo Sironi Sole 2021(66th) Pietro Castellitto The Predators Ginevra Elkann If Only Mauro Mancini Thou Shalt Not Hate Alice Filippi Out of My League Luca Medici Tolo Tolo 2022(67th) Laura Samani Small Body Gianluca Jodice The Bad Poet Maura Delpero Maternal Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis The Tale of King Crab Francesco Costabile Una Femmina: The Code of Silence 2023(68th) Giulia Steigerwalt September Carolina Cavalli Amanda Jasmine Trinca Marcel! Niccolò Falsetti Margins Vincenzo Pirrotta The Bone Breakers 2024(69th) Paola Cortellesi There's Still Tomorrow Giacomo Abbruzzese Disco BoyGiuseppe Fiorello Fireworks Micaela Ramazzotti Felicità Michele Riondino Palazzina Laf 2025(70th) Margherita Vicario Gloria! Loris Lai How Kids Roll Neri Marcorè Zamora Edgardo Pistone Ciao bambino Gianluca Santoni My Killer Buddy 2026(71st) Margherita Spampinato Sweetheart Alissa Jung Paternal Leave Alberto Palmiero Tienimi presente Ludovica Rampoldi A Brief Affair Greta Scarano Siblings
See also Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director Cinema of Italy
References
External links
Daviddidonatello.it (official website)