David di Donatello 2023, the nominations: Marco Bellocchio’s Exterior Night dominates with 18 nominations

External Night by Marco Bellocchio is the film that has won the most David di Donatello 2023 nominations, winning 18 nominations, followed by La Stranezza and The Eight Mountains with 14 nominations.

have been announced candidature ai David di Donatello Awards 2023. Dominating in this edition is the film by Marco Bellocchio Exterior Night, with 18 nominations. They follow The strangenessItalian box office exploit starring Toni Servillo, e The eight mountainswith Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi, both with 14 nominations.

The nominations were announced by Piera Detassis, President and Artistic Director of the Academy, together with conductor Carlo Conti.

The David di Donatello awards ceremony will be broadcast on Wednesday 10 May, in prime time on Rai 1, and will be hosted by Carlo Conti and the actress Matilde Gioli.

Here is the complete list of nominations for the David di Donatello 2023:

Best Movie

Best direction

• Night exterior, Marco BELLOCCHIO

• The lord of the ants, Gianni AMELIO

• The strangeness, Roberto ANDÒ

• Le otto montagne, Felix VAN GROENINGEN, Charlotte VANDERMEERSH

• Nostalgia, Mario MARTONE

Best directorial debut

• Amanda, Carolina CAVALLI

• Marcel!, Jasmine TRINCA

• Margini, Niccolò FALSETTI

• September, Julia Louise STEIGERWALT

• Bonecutter, Vincenzo PIRROTTA

Best Original Screenplay

• Astolfo, Gianni DI GREGORIO, Marco PETTENELLO

• Chiara, Susanna NICCHIARELLI

• Night exterior, Marco BELLOCCHIO, Stefano BISES, Ludovica RAMPOLDI, Davide SERINO

• The lord of the ants, Gianni AMELIO, Edoardo PETTI, Federico FAVA

• The immensity, Emanuele CRIALESE, Francesca MANIERI, Vittorio MORONI

• The strangeness, Roberto ANDÒ, Ugo CHITI, Massimo GAUDIOSO

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bentu, Salvatore ALWAYS

• Brado, Massimo GAUDIOSO, Kim ROSSI STUART

• The hummingbird, Francesca ARCHIBUGI, Laura PAOLUCCI, Francesco PICCOLO

• Le otto montagne, Felix VAN GROENINGEN, Charlotte VANDERMEERSH

• Nostalgia, Mario MARTONE, Ippolita DI MAJO

Best Producer

• Night exterior, Lorenzo MIELI for THE APARTMENT a company of the FREMANTLE group; Simone GATTONI for KAVAC FILM

• Strangeness, Angelo BARBAGALLO for BIBI FILM; Attilio DE RAZZA for TRAMP LIMITED; with MEDUSA FILM and RAI CINEMA

• The eight mountains, WILDSIDE a FREMANTLE group company; RUFUS; MENUET; PYRAMID PRODUCTIONS; VISION DISTRIBUTION; in collaboration with ELASTIC; with the participation of CANAL+ and CINÉ+; in collaboration with SKY

• Nostalgia, MEDUSA FILM; Maria Carolina TERZI, Luciano and Carlo STELLA for MAD ENTERTAINMENT; Roberto SESSA for PICOMEDIA; Angelo LAUDISA for ROSEBUD ENTERTAINMENT PICTURES

• Princess, Carla ALTIERI, Roberto DE PAOLIS for YOUNG FILMS; Nicola GIULIANO, Francesca CIMA, Carlotta CALORI, Viola PRESTIERI for INDIGO FILM; RAI CINEMA

Best Leading Actress

• Amanda, Benedetta PORCAROLI

• Night exterior, Margherita BUY

• Immensity, Penelope CRUZ

• September, Barbara RONCHI

• Drought, Claudia PANDOLFI

Best Leading Actor

• Outside night, Fabrizio GIFUNI

• The lord of the ants, Luigi LO CASCIO

• The strangeness, FICARRA and PICONE

• The eight mountains, Alessandro BORGHI

• The eight mountains, Luca MARINELLI

Best Supporting Actress

• Amanda, Giovanna NOON

• Outside night, Daniela MARRA

• The strangeness, Giulia ANDÒ

• Nostalgia, Aurora FOUR EYES

• Drought, Emanuela FANELLI

Best Supporting Actor

• Exterior night, Fausto RUSSO ALESI

• Night exterior, Toni SERVILLO

• The lord of the ants, Elio GERMANO

• The eight mountains, Filippo TIMI

• Nostalgia, Francesco DI LEVA

Best Author of Photography

• Night exterior, Francesco DI GIACOMO

• Sunday Tales – The story of a respectable man, Giovanni MAMMOLOTTI

• The strangeness, Maurizio CALVESI

• The eight mountains, Ruben IMPENS

• Nostalgia, Paolo CARNERA

Best Composer

• Outside night, Fabio Massimo CAPOGROSSO

• The pataffio, Stefano BOLLANI

• The strangeness, Michele BRAGA, Emanuele BOSSI

• Le otto montagne, Daniel NORGREN

• Drought, Franco PIERSANTI

Best Original Song

• Diabolik – Ginko on the attack!

Title: IF YOU WANT ME Music, lyrics and interpretation by DIODATO

Title: DEAR LOVE FAR AWAY Music by Sergio ENDRIGO – Text by Riccardo SENIGALLIA Performed by Marco MENGONI

Title: CULI CULAGNI Music by Stefano BOLLANI Texts by Luigi MALERBA, Stefano BOLLANI Performed by Stefano BOLLANI

Title: THE SWAMP Music and lyrics by Niccolò FALSETTI, Giacomo PIERI, Alessio RICCIOTTI, Francesco TURBANTI Performed by Francesco TURBANTI, Emanuele LINFATTI, Matteo CREATINI

Title: BULLETS (I’LL EAT YOUR HEART) Music by Joan THIELE, Elisa TOFFOLI, Emanuele TRIGLIA Lyrics and interpretation by ELODIE, Joan THIELE

Best scenography

• Night exterior, Scenography Andrea CASTORINA, Furniture Marco MARTUCCI, Laura CASALINI

• The lord of the ants, Scenography Marta MAFFUCCI, Carolina FERRARA furniture

• The shadow of Caravaggio, Scenography Tonino ZERA, Furniture Maria Grazia SCHIRIPPA, Marco BAGNOLI

• The strangeness, Giada CALABRIA scenography, Loredana RAFFI furniture

• The eight mountains, Scenography Massimiliano NOCENTE, Furniture Marcella GALEONE

Best costumes

• Clare, Massimo CANTINI PARRINI

• Outside night, Daria CALVELLI

• The lord of the ants, Valentina MONTICELLI

• The shadow of Caravaggio, Carlo POGGIOLI

• The strangeness, Maria Rita BARBERA

Best Makeup

• Dante, Federico LAURENTI , prosthetic make-up artist or special make-up LORENZO TAMBURINI

• Night exterior, Enrico IACOPONI

• The hummingbird, Paola GATTABRUSI, prosthetic or special make-up artist LORENZO TAMBURINI

• The lord of the ants, Esmé SCIARONI

• The shadow of Caravaggio, Luigi ROCCHETTI

Best Hairstyle

• Exterior at night, Alberta GIULIANI

• The lord of ants, Samantha MURA

• The immensity, Daniela TARTARI

• The shadow of Caravaggio, Desiree CORRIDONI

• The strangeness, Rudy SIFARI

Best Editing

• Night exterior, Francesca CALVELLI with the collaboration of Claudio MISANTONI

• The lord of the ants, Simona PAGGI

• The strangeness, Esmeralda CALABRIA

• Le otto montagne, Nico LEAN

• Nostalgia, Jacopo QUADRI

Best sound

Direct Gaetano CARITO

Post-Production Lilio ROSATO

Mix Nadia PAONE

• The lord of the ants

Direct drive Emanuele CICCONI

Post-Production Mimmo GRENADE

Mix Alberto BERNARDI

Direct drive Carlo MISSIDENTI

Post-Production Marta BILLINGSLEY
Mix Gianni PALLOTT

Direct shot Alessandro PALMERINI
Post-Production Alessandro FELETTI
Mix Marco FALLONI

Direct drive Emanuele CECERE
Post-Produce Silvia MORAES
Mix Giancarlo RUTIGLIANO

Best visual effects

• Dampyr, Alessio BERTOTTI, Filippo ROBINO

• Diabolik – Ginko on the attack!, Simone SILVESTRI, Vito PICCHINENNA

• External night, Massimo CIPOLLINA

• The eight mountains, Rodolfo MIGLIARI

• Drought, Marco GERACITANO

Best Documentary

• The circle, by Sophie CHIARELLO

• Travelling, by Gianfranco ROSI

• Kill Me If You Can, di Alex INFASCELLI

• The shyness of the hair, by Valentina BERTANI

• Wake me up at midnight, by Francesco PATIERNO

Best international film

• Bones and All, by Luca Guadagnino (Vision Distribution)

• Elvis, di Baz Luhrmann (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Licorice Pizza, di Paul Thomas Anderson (Eagle Pictures)

• The Fabelmans, di Steven Spielberg (01 Distribution)

• Triangle of Sadness, di Ruben Östlund (Teodora Film)

David Young

• I run to you, by Riccardo MILANI

• The hummingbird, by Francesca ARCHIBUGI

• The shadow of Caravaggio, by Michele PLACIDO

• The strangeness, by Roberto ANDÒ

• Le otto montagne, di Felix VAN GROENINGEN and di Charlotte VANDERMEERSH

The best short film David di Donatello Award 2023 is: EMPLOYEE VARIABLES by Lorenzo Tardella.