The 50th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 29 April 2005.
Winners and nominees
The Consequences of Love, directed by Paolo Sorrentino A Children's Story, directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi The Keys to the House, directed by Gianni Amelio Sacred Heart, directed by Ferzan Özpetek Manual of Love, directed by Giovanni Veronesi Rosario Rinaldo – A Children's Story Aurelio De Laurentiis – Manual of Love Davide Ferrario – After Midnight Elda Ferri – Come into the Light Domenico Procacci, Nicola Giuliano – The Consequences of Love
Paolo Sorrentino – The Consequences of Love Gianni Amelio – The Keys to the House Davide Ferrario – After Midnight Andrea and Antonio Frazzi – A Children's Story Ferzan Özpetek – Sacred Heart Saverio Costanzo – Private Paolo Franchi – The Spectator David Grieco – Evilenko Stefano Mordini – Smalltown, Italy Paolo Vari and Antonio Bocola – Chemical Hunger Toni Servillo – The Consequences of Love Stefano Accorsi – Smalltown, Italy Giorgio Pasotti – After Midnight Kim Rossi Stuart – The Keys to the House Luca Zingaretti – Come into the Light Barbora Bobuľová – Sacred HeartSandra Ceccarelli – The Life That I WantValentina Cervi – Smalltown, ItalyMaria de Medeiros – The Remains of NothingMaya Sansa – An Italian Romance|- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Carlo Verdone – Manual of LoveJohnny Dorelli – But When Do the Girls Get Here?Silvio Muccino – Manual of LoveRaffaele Pisu – The Consequences of LoveFabio Troiano – After Midnight| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Margherita Buy – Manual of LoveErika Blanc – Sacred HeartLisa Gastoni – Sacred HeartGiovanna Mezzogiorno – Love ReturnsGalatea Ranzi – The Life That I Want|- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Paolo Sorrentino – The Consequences of LoveGianni Amelio, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli – The Keys to the House Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Özpetek – Sacred HeartDavide Ferrario – After Midnight Ugo Chiti, Giovanni Veronesi – Manual of Love
| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Luca Bigazzi – The Consequences of Love Tani Canevari – Manual of LoveArnaldo Catinari – The Life That I Want Dante Cecchin – After Midnight Gianfilippo Corticelli – Sacred Heart|- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Andrea Crisanti – Sacred Heart Giancarlo Basili – An Italian Romance Francesca Bocca – After Midnight Marco Dentici – The Life That I Want Beatrice Scarpato –The Remains of Nothing| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Riz Ortolani – But When Do the Girls Get Here?Paolo Buonvino – Manual of Love Pasquale Catalano – The Consequences of LoveAndrea Guerra – Sacred HeartFranco Piersanti – The Keys to the House|- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| "Christmas in Love" from Christmas in Love – Tony Renis, Marva Jan Marrow "Fame chimica" from Chemical Hunger – 'O Zulù "Gioia e rivoluzione" from Working Slowly (Radio Alice) – Patrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi, Paolo Tofani, Afterhours "Manuale d'amore" from Manual of Love – Paolo Buonvino "Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?" from But When Do the Girls Get Here? – Riz Ortolani
| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Claudio Cutry – A Children's Story Claudio Cormio – After Midnight Claudio Di Mauro – Manual of Love Giogiò Franchini – The Consequences of Love Patrizio Marone – Sacred HeartSimona Paggi – The Keys to the House|- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Alessandro Zanon – The Keys to the House Mario Dallimonti – Come into the Light Gaetano Carito, Pierpaolo Merafino – Manual of Love Marco Grillo – Sacred Heart Daghi Rondanini, Emanuele Cecere – The Consequences of Love| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Daniela Ciancio –The Remains of Nothing Maria Rita Barbera – The Life That I Want Catia Dottori – Sacred Heart Gianna Gissi – An Italian Romance Gemma Mascagni – Manual of Love|- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Grande Mela – After Midnight Paola Trisoglio, Stefano Marinoni – Come into the LightProxima – Love Returns Pasquale Croce and Roberto Mestroni for E.D.I. – Eyes of CrystalApocalypse – The Three Faces of Terror| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Un silenzio particolare, directed by Stefano Rulli I dischi del sole, directed by Luca Pastore Travelling with Che Guevara, directed by Gianni Minà Passaggi di tempo – Il viaggio di Sonos 'e Memoria, directed by Gianfranco Cabiddu I ragazzi della Panaria, directed by Nello Correale Aria, directed by Claudio Noce (ex aequo) Lotta libera, directed by Stefano Viali (ex aequo) Mio fratello Yang, directed by Massimiliano & Gianluca De Serio O' guarracino, directed by Michelangelo Fornaro Un refolo, directed by Giovanni Arcangeli The Sea Inside, directed by Alejandro Amenábar The Chorus, directed by Christophe Barratier The Merchant of Venice, directed by Michael Radford Vera Drake, directed by Mike Leigh Head-On, directed by Fatih Akın Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood 2046, directed by Wong Kar-wai 3-Iron, directed by Kim Ki-duk Hotel Rwanda, directed by Terry George Ray, directed by Taylor Hackford Come into the Light, directed by Roberto Faenza A Children's Story, directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Tom Cruise Mario Monicelli Dino Risi Cecchi Gori Group
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