The 68th David di Donatello ceremony, honored the achievement in Italian cinema, was held on 10 May 2023 at the Cinecittà, Rome, Italy. It was hosted by presenter Carlo Conti and actress Matilde Gioli.

Drama film The Eight Mountains brought home the award for Best Film, along with another three. It tied with Exterior Night and Strangeness with the most awarded films of the night. Other winners include Caravaggio's Shadow, Dry, and September with two, Burning Hearts, The Circle, The Dependent Variables, The Fabelmans, Il pataffio, and Nostalgia with one.

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 30 March 2023. Exterior Night received the most nominations with eighteen, followed by The Eight Mountains and Strangeness with fourteen.

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

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 | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Strangeness – Angelo Barbagallo and Attilio De Razza, producers; Bibi Film, Tramp Limited, Medusa Film, and Rai Cinema, production companiesThe 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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| 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 Giulia Steigerwalt – September Carolina Cavalli – Amanda Niccolò Falsetti – Margins Vincenzo Pirrotta – The Bone Breakers Jasmine Trinca – Marcel! Fabrizio Gifuni – Exterior Night as Aldo 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 Ants as Aldo Braibanti Luca Marinelli – The Eight Mountains as Pietro Barbara Ronchi – September as Francesca Margherita Buy – Exterior Night as Eleonora Chiavarelli Penélope Cruz – L'immensità as Clara Claudia Pandolfi – Dry as Sara Benedetta Porcaroli – Amanda as Amanda Francesco Di Leva – Nostalgia as Father Luigi Rega Elio Germano – Lord of the Ants as Ennio Scribani Fausto Russo Alesi – Exterior Night as Francesco Cossiga Toni Servillo – Exterior Night as Pope Paul VI Filippo Timi – The Eight Mountains as Giovanni Emanuela Fanelli – Dry as Raffaella Zarate Giulia Andò – Strangeness as Santina Vella Daniela Marra – Exterior Night as Adriana Faranda Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Amanda as Viola Aurora Quattrocchi – Nostalgia as Teresa Lasco Strangeness – Roberto Andò, Ugo Chiti, and Massimo Gaudioso Never Too Late for Love – 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 ''The Eight Mountains – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch; based on the novel by Paolo CognettiBentu – 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 novel by Sandro Veronesi Nostalgia – Mario Martone and Ippolita Di Majo; based on the novel by Ermanno Rea |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Eight Mountains – Ruben ImpensExterior Night – Francesco Di Giacomo I racconti della domenica – Giovanni Mammolotti Nostalgia – Paolo Carnera Strangeness – Maurizio Calvesi | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Strangeness – Giada Calabria and Loredana RaffiCaravaggio'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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Il pataffio – Stefano BollaniDry – Franco Piersanti The Eight Mountains – Daniel Norgren Exterior Night – Fabio Massimo Capogrosso Strangeness – Michele Braga and Emanuele Bossi | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| "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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Exterior Night – Francesca Calvelli and Claudio MisantoniThe Eight Mountains – Nico Leunen Lord of the Ants – Simona Paggi Nostalgia – Jacopo Quadri Strangeness – Esmeralda Calabria | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Eight Mountains – Alessandro Palmerini, Alessandro Feletti, and Marco FalloniExterior 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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Strangeness – Maria Rita BarberaCaravaggio's Shadow – Carlo Poggioli Chiara – Massimo Cantini Parrini Exterior Night – Daria Calvelli Lord of the Ants – Valentina Monticelli | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Dry – Marco GeracitanoDampyr – Alessio Bertotti and Filippo Robino Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! – Simone Silvestri and Vito Picchinenna The Eight Mountains – Rodolfo Migliari Exterior Night – Massimo Cipollina |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Exterior Night – Enrico IacoponiCaravaggio's Shadow – Luigi Rocchetti Dante – Federico Laurenti and Lorenzo Tamburini The Hummingbird – Paola Gattabrusi and Lorenzo Tamburini Lord of the Ants – Esmé Sciaroni | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Caravaggio's Shadow – Desiree CorridoniExterior Night – Alberta Giuliani L'immensità – Daniela Tartari Lord of the Ants – Samantha Mura Strangeness – Rudy Sifari |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Circle – Sophie Chiarello, directorThe 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 | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Dependent Variables – Lorenzo Tardella, directorAlbertine, Where Are You? – Maria Guidone, director Ambasciatori – Francesco Romano, director A Conspiracy Man – Valerio Ferrara, director His Name Was Cargo – Marco Signoretti, director |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg, directorBones and All – Luca Guadagnino, director Elvis – Baz Luhrmann, director Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson, director Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund, director | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Caravaggio's Shadow – Michele Placido, directorCorro da te – Riccardo Milani, director The Eight Mountains – Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, directors The Hummingbird – Francesca Archibugi, director Strangeness – Roberto Andò, director |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Marina Cicogna (Career David)Isabella RosselliniEnrico Vanzina| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Il grande giorno'' for garnering 1,013,812 spectators

Films with multiple nominations and awards + Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 18 Exterior Night14 The Eight Mountains Strangeness 11 Lord of the Ants 9 Nostalgia 5 Caravaggio's Shadow4 Dry The Hummingbird3 Amanda L'immensità2 Chiara Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! Margins Il pataffio September

+ Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 4 The Eight Mountains Exterior Night Strangeness 2 Caravaggio's Shadow Dry September

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