The David di Donatello for Best Short Film () is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy's answer to the Oscars",Ariston Anderson, "'Spotlight,' 'Inside Out' Among Nominees for Italian Oscars," The Hollywood Reporter, 22 March 2016, URL accessed 24 July 2016. presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the most outstanding Italian short film released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony, starting with the 1997 edition.
Winners and nominees Winners are indicated in bold.
1990s 1997 Senza parole, by Antonello De Leo
1998 La matta dei fiori, by Rolando Stefanelli Asino chi legge, by Pietro Reggiani Spalle al muro, by Nina Di Maio
1999 Quasi fratelli, by Francesco Falaschi Fuochino, by Carlotta Cerquetti Incantesimo napoletano, by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero Tanti auguri, by Giulio Manfredonia
2000s 2000 Monna Lisa, by Matteo Delbò
2001 Gavetta, by Craig Bell Cecchi Gori Cecchi Gori?, by Rocco Papaleo
2002 Non dire gatto, by Giorgio Tirabassi La storia chiusa, by Emiliano Corapi Un paio di occhiali, by Carlo Damasco
2003 Racconto di guerra, by Mario Amura (ex aequo) Rosso fango, by Paolo Ameli (ex aequo) Radioportogutenberg, by Alessandro Vannucci Regalo di Natale, by Daniele De Plano Space off, by Tino Franco
2004 Sole, by Michele Carrillo (ex aequo) Zinanà, by Pippo Mezzapesa (ex aequo) Aspettando il treno, by Catherine Mc Gilvray Interno 9, by Davide Del Degan Un amore possibile, by Amanda Sandrelli
2005 Aria, by Claudio Noce (ex aequo) Lotta libera, by Stefano Viali (ex aequo) Mio fratello Yang, by Gianluca e Massimiliano De Serio O' guarracino, by Michelangelo Fornaro Un refolo, by Giovanni Arcangeli
2006 Un inguaribile amore, by Giovanni Covini Codice a sbarre, by Ivano De Matteo Dentro Roma, by Francesco Costabile Tanalibera tutti, by Vito Palmieri Zakaria, by Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio
2007 Meridionali senza filtro, by Michele Bia Armando, by Massimiliano Camaiti La cena di Emmaus, by Josè Corvaglia Solo cinque minuti, by Filippo Soldi Travaglio, by Lele Biscussi
2008 Uova, by Alessandro Celli Adil & Yusuf, by Claudio Noce Il bambino di Carla, by Emanuela Rossi Ora che Marlene, by Giovanna Nazarena Silvestri Tramondo, by Giacomo Agnetti and Davide Bazzali
2009 L'arbitro, by Paolo Zucca L'amore è un gioco, by Andrea Rovetta Bisesto, by Giovanni Esposito and Francesco Prisco Cicatrici, by Eros Achiardi La Madonna della frutta, by Paola Randi
2010s 2010 Passing Time, by Laura Bispuri L'altra metà, by Pippo Mezzapesa Buonanotte, by Riccardo Banfi Nuvole, mani, by Simone Massi Uerra, by Paolo Sassanelli
2011 Jody delle giostre, by Adriano Sforzi Io sono qui, by Mario Piredda Caffè Capo, by Andrea Zaccariello Salvatore, by Bruno Urso and Fabrizio Urso Stand By Me, by Giuseppe Marco Albano
2012 Dell'ammazzare il maiale, by Simone Massi Ce l'hai un minuto?, by Alessandro Bardani and Luca Di Prospero Cusutu n' coddu - Cucito addosso, by Giovanni La Pàrola L'estate che non viene, by Pasquale Marino Tiger Boy, by Gabriele Mainetti
2013 L'esecuzione, by Enrico Iannaccone Ammore, by Paolo Sassanelli Cargo, by Carlo Sironi Preti, by Astutillo Smeriglia Settanta, by Pippo Mezzapesa
2014 37°4 S, by Adriano Valerio A passo d'uomo, by Giovanni Aloi Bella di notte, by Paolo Zucca Lao, by Gabriele Sabatino Nardis Non sono nessuno, by Francesco Segrè
2015 Thriller, by Giuseppe Marco Albano Due piedi sinistri, by Isabella Salvetti L'errore, by Brando De Sica Sinuaria, by Roberto Carta Le note di Giulia, by Andrea Dalla Costa
2016 Bellissima, by Alessandro Capitani A metà luce, by Anna Gigante Dove l'acqua con altra acqua si confonde, by Gianluca Mangiasciutti and Massimo Loi La ballata dei senzatetto, by Monica Manganelli Per Anna, by Andrea Zuliani
2017 A casa mia, by Mario Piredda Ego, by Lorenza Indovina Mostri, by Adriano Giotti Simposio suino in re minore, by Francesco Filippini Viola, Franca, by Marta Savina2018 Bismillah, by Alessandro Grande Confino, by Nico Bonomolo La Giornata, by Pippo Mezzapesa Mezzanotte Zero Zero, by Nicola Conversa Pazzo & Bella, by Marcello Di Noto2019 Frontiera, by Alessandro Di Gregorio Il nostro concerto, by Francesco Piras Im Bären, by Lilian Sassanelli Magic Alps, by Andrea Brusa and Marco Scotuzzi Yousef, by Mohamed Hossameldin
2020s 2020 Inverno, by Giulio Mastromauro Baradar, by Beppe Tufarulo Il nostro tempo, by Veronica Spedicati Mia sorella, by Saverio Cappiello Unfolded, by Cristina Picchi
2021 Anne, by Domenico Croce and Stefano Malchiodi The Family Gold, by Emanuele Pisano Gas Station, by Olga Torrico Il gioco, by Alessandro Haber Shero, by Claudio Casale
2022 Maestrale, by Nico Bonomolo Diorama, by Camilla Carè L'ultimo spegne la luce, by Tommaso Santambrogio Notte romana, by Valerio Ferrara Pilgrims, by Farnoosh Samadi and Ali Asgari
2023 Le variabili dipendenti, by Lorenzo Tardella Albertine where are you?, by Maria Guidone Ambasciatori, by Francesco Romano Il barbiere complottista, by Valerio Ferrara Lo chiamavano Cargo, by Marco Signoretti
2024 The Meatseller, by Lorenzo Tardella Asterión, by Francesco Montagner Foto di gruppo, by Tommaso Frangini In quanto a noi, by Simone Massi We Should All Be Futurists, by Angela Norelli
2025 Domenica sera – directed by Matteo Tortone La confessione – directed by Nicola Sorcinelli The Eggregores' Theory – directed by Andrea Gatopoulos Majonezë – directed by Giulia Grandinetti La ragazza di Praga – directed by Andree Lucini
2026 Everyday in Gaza – directed by Omar Rammal Astronauta – directed by Giorgio Zampà Ciao, Varsavia – directed by Diletta Di Nicolantonio Festa in famiglia – directed by Nadir Taji Tempi supplementari – directed by Matteo Memè
References
External links
David di Donatello official website