Nastri d'argento 2012 (Silver Ribbons for Italian film) – winners

Today, the Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (Association of Italian Film Critics) held the ceremony for their 66th Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) Awards at the Teatro Antico in Taormina, Sicily.

The top prize of Best Director went to Paolo Sorrentino for his English-language film This must be the place starring Sean Penn. It also won for Cinematography and Art Direction.

Daniele Vicari's Diaz (Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood) also picked up three prizes, winning for Producer, Editing and Sound, as did Posti in piedi in paradiso (A Flat for Three) by Carlo Verdone, winning for Comedy, Actress (Micaela Ramazzotti) and Supporting Actor (Marco Giallini).

Marco Tullio Giordana's Romanzo di una strage (Story of a Massacre) and Ferzan Ozpetek's Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence) each led with nine nominations. Both films won a pair of awards.

Oscar-winning The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius won for Best European Film. The Best Non-European Film was Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive.

The previously announced winner for Film of the Year was Cesare deve morire (Caesar Must Die) by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.

Nominations for the 66th Premio Nastro d'Argento


Complete list of winners for the 66th Premio Nastro d'Argento

NASTRO DELL'ANNO (Film of the Year)
Cesare deve morire (Caesar Must Die), Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

BEST DIRECTOR
Paolo Sorrentino - This must be the place

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Francesco Bruni - Scialla! (Easy!)

PRODUCER
Domenico Procacci (Fandango) - Diaz (Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood)

COMEDY
Posti in piedi in paradiso (A Flat for Three) by Carlo Verdone

STORY
Ferzan ozpetek, Federica Pontremoli - Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

SCREENPLAY
Marco Tullio Giordana, Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia - Romanzo di una strage (Story of a Massacre)

ACTOR
Pierfrancesco Favino - A.C.A.B. (ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards) and Romanzo di una strage (Story of a Massacre)

ACTRESS
Micaela Ramazzotti - Posti in piedi in paradiso (A Flat for Three), Il cuore grande delle ragazze (The Big Heart of the Girls)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Marco Giallini - Posti in piedi in paradiso (A Flat for Three) and A.C.A.B. (ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Michela Cescon - Romanzo di una strage (Story of a Massacre)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Luca Bigazzi - This must be the place

ART DIRECTION
Stefania Cella - This must be the place

COSTUME DESIGN
Alessandro Lai - Magnifica presenza (Magnificent Presence)

EDITING
Benni Atria - Diaz (Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood)

SOUND
Remo Ugolinelli-Alessandro Palmerini - Diaz (Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood)

SOUNDTRACK
Franco Piersanti - Terraferma, Il primo uomo (The First Man)

ORIGINAL SONG
Love is requited by Andrea Guerra and Michele von Buren, sung by Elisa - Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You)

BEST EUROPEAN FILM
The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius (Bim)

BEST NON-EUROPEAN FILM
Drive by Nicholas Winding Refn (01 Distribution)