2011 David di Donatello Awards for Italian film - winners

The Accademia del Cinema Italiano (Academy of Italian Cinema) held their 55th edition of the David di Donatello Awards yesterday in Rome, Italy. Noi Credevamo (We Believed) by Mario Martone had led with 13 nominations and claimed seven awards including Best Film and Best Screenplay.

Daniele Luchetti, however, won Best Director for La nostra vita (Our Life). It also picked up Best Actor (Elio Germano) and Best Sound. 20 sigarette (20 Cigarettes) also did well with four awards, and Basilicata Coast to Coast picked up three prizes.

Tom Hooper's The King's Speech won Best Film of the European Union, while Clint Eastwood's Hereafter won Best Foreign Film. The Documentary prize went to Filippo Vendemmiati's È stato morto un ragazzo (A Boy has been Dead).

A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ettore Scola.

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Complete list of winners for the 2011 David di Donatello Awards

BEST FILM
Mario Martone, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST DIRECTOR
Daniele Luchetti, La nostra vita (Our Life)

BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Rocco Papaleo, Basilicata Coast to Coast

BEST SCREENPLAY
Mario Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST PRODUCER
Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli and Claudio Bonivento, 20 sigarette (20 Cigarettes)

BEST ACTRESS
Paola Cortellesi, Nessuno mi può giudicare (Nobody Can Judge Me)

BEST ACTOR
Elio Germano, La nostra vita (Our Life)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Valentina Lodovini, Benvenuti al Sud (Welcome to the South)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Giuseppe Battiston, La passione (The Passion)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Renato Berta, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST MUSIC
Rita Marcotulli and Rocco Papaleo, Basilicata Coast to Coast

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Max Gazzè and Gimmi Cantucci, Basilicata Coast to Coast ("Mentre dormi")

BEST ART DIRECTION
Emita Frigato, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER
Ursula Patzak, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST MAKEUP
Vittorio Sodano, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST HAIR
Aldo Signoretti, Noi credevamo (We Believed)

BEST EDITING
Alessio Doglione, 20 sigarette (20 Cigarettes)

BEST SOUND
Bruno Pupparo, La nostra vita (Our Life)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
20 sigarette (20 Cigarettes)
( "Rebel Alliance" )

BEST FILM OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Tom Hooper, Il discorso del re (The King's Speech)

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Clint Eastwood, Hereafter

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Filippo Vendemmiati, È stato morto un ragazzo (A Boy has been Dead)

DAVID GIOVANI
Aureliano Amadei, 20 sigarette (20 Cigarettes)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT DAVID
Ettore Scola