2012 Globi d'Oro (Italian Golden Globe Awards) – winners

L'Associazione della Stampa Estera in Italia (Italian Foreign Press Association) held the ceremony for Italy's Golden Globe Awards known as the Globo d'Oro at Villa Massimo-Accademia Tedesca in Rome.

Giuliano Montaldo's L'industriale (The Industrialist) came out on top, winning Best Film. It also won for Cinematography and Music. It had led with five nominations.

Winning more prizes, however, was Ferzan Ozpetek's Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence). It won for Best Director as well as Actor (Elio Germano), a Special Globo d'Oro for actress Anna Proclemer, and Supporting Acting awards for Beppe Fiorello (shared with Terraferma) and Paola Minaccioni.

Double-winners included Com'è bello fare l'amore (Love Is in the Air) and Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You).

A Lifetime Achievement Award went to Michele Placido.

Nominations for the 2012 Globi d'Oro


Complete list of winners for the 2012 Globi d'Oro

BEST FILM
L'industriale (The Industrialist) by Giuliano Montaldo

BEST DIRECTOR
Ferzan Ozpetek for Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

BEST DEBUT WORK
Appartamento ad Atene (Apartment in Athens) by Ruggero Dipaola

BEST COMEDY
Com'è bello fare l'amore (Love Is in the Air) by Fausto Brizzi

BEST SCREENPLAY
Roberto Faenza and Dahlia Heyman for Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arnaldo Catinari for L'industriale (The Industrialist)

BEST MUSIC
Andrea Morricone for L'industriale (The Industrialist)

ORIGINAL SONG
Patty Pravo singing "Com'e' bello far l'amore" by Fausto Brizzi in Com'è bello fare l'amore (Love Is in the Air)

BEST ACTOR
Elio Germano for Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

BEST ACTRESS
Asia Argento for Isole (Islands)

DOCUMENTARY
Mare chiuso (Closed Sea) by Stefano Liberti and Andrea Segre

SHORT FILM
La casa di Ester (Ester's House) by Stefano Chiodini

BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Intouchables (The Intouchables) by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano

EUROPEAN GOLDEN GLOBE
Andrea Osvart

BEST PRODUCER
Elda Ferri for Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You)

SPECIAL GLOBO D'ORO
Anna Proclemer for Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Michele Placido

SPECIAL MENTION
Giovanna Cau for a life devoted to the cinema

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Beppe Fiorello for Terraferma and Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Paola Minaccioni for Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

DIRECTOR DISCOVERY
Laura Morante for Ciliegine (Cherries)

FILM THAT SHOULDN'T BE FORGOTTEN
Maternity Blues by Fabrizio Cattani

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Pierfrancesco Favino

GRAN PREMIO DELLA STAMPA (PRESS GRAND PRIX)
Gianni Amelio for Il primo uomo (The First Man)