David di Donatello for Best Director (David di Donatello Award)

David di Donatello Award

The David di Donatello Award, named after Donatello's David, is a film award presented each year for cinematic performances and production by L'accademia del Cinema Italiano. There are 25 categories as of 2012. This is the list of David di Donatello awards for Best Director. Francesco Rosi is the record holder with six awards for Best Director received from 1965 to 1997, followed by Mario Monicelli with four awards.

Date Established : 1956

Check all the winners of David di Donatello for Best Director presented under David di Donatello Award since 1956 .

Paolo Sorrentino

Honored for : The Great Beauty

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Carlo Mazzacurati	La sedia della felicità
Ferzan Özpetek	Allacciate le cinture
Ettore Scola	How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola narrates Fellini
Paolo Sorrentino	The Great Beauty
Paolo Virzì	Human Capital

Giuseppe Tornatore

Honored for : The Best Offer

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bernardo Bertolucci	Me and You
Matteo Garrone	Reality
Gabriele Salvatores	Siberian Education
Giuseppe Tornatore	The Best Offer
Daniele Vicari	Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood

Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

Honored for : Caesar Must Die

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ferzan Özpetek	A Magnificent Presence
Paolo Sorrentino	This Must Be the Place
Marco Tullio Giordana	Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Emanuele Crialese	Terraferma
Paolo Taviani	Caesar Must Die
Vittorio Taviani	Caesar Must Die
Nanni Moretti	We Have a Pope

Daniele Luchetti

Honored for : Our Life

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Daniele Luchetti	Our Life
Michelangelo Frammartino	The Four Times
Saverio Costanzo	The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Claudio Cupellini	A Quiet Life
Paolo Genovese	The Immature
Marco Bellocchio	Sorelle Mai
Mario Martone	We Believed
Luca Miniero	Benvenuti al sud

Marco Bellocchio

Honored for : Vincere

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marco Bellocchio	Vincere
Giorgio Diritti	The Man Who Will Come
Ferzan Özpetek	Loose Cannons
Giuseppe Tornatore	Baaria - La porta del vento
Paolo Virzì	The First Beautiful Thing

Matteo Garrone

Honored for : Gomorrah

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Matteo Garrone	Gomorrah
Pupi Avati	Giovanna's Father
Paolo Sorrentino	Il Divo
Fausto Brizzi	Ex
Giulio Manfredonia	We Can Do That

Andrea Molaioli

Honored for : The Girl by the Lake

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrea Molaioli	The Girl by the Lake
Cristina Comencini	Black and White
Antonello Grimaldi	Quiet Chaos
Carlo Mazzacurati	The Right Distance
Silvio Soldini	Days and Clouds

Giuseppe Tornatore

Honored for : The Unknown Woman

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Giuseppe Tornatore	The Unknown Woman
Marco Bellocchio	The Wedding Director
Emanuele Crialese	Golden Door
Daniele Luchetti	My Brother Is an Only Child
Ermanno Olmi	One Hundred Nails

Nanni Moretti

Honored for : The Caiman

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nanni Moretti	The Caiman
Antonio Capuano	Mario's War
Michele Placido	Romanzo Criminale
Sergio Rubini	La terra
Carlo Verdone	My Best Enemy

Paolo Sorrentino

Honored for : The Consequences of Love

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paolo Sorrentino	The Consequences of Love
Gianni Amelio	The Keys to the House
Davide Ferrario	After Midnight
Andrea Frazzi	A Children's Story
Antonio Frazzi	A Children's Story
Ferzan Özpetek	Cuore Sacro

Marco Tullio Giordana

Honored for : Best of Youth

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marco Tullio Giordana	Best of Youth
Pupi Avati	Christmas Rematch
Marco Bellocchio	Good Morning, Night
Sergio Castellitto	Don't Move
Matteo Garrone	First Love

Pupi Avati

Honored for : Incantato

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pupi Avati	Incantato
Marco Bellocchio	My Mother's Smile
Matteo Garrone	The Embalmer
Gabriele Muccino	Remember Me, My Love
Ferzan Özpetek	Facing Windows

Ermanno Olmi

Honored for : The Profession of Arms

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ermanno Olmi	The Profession of Arms
Silvio Soldini	Burning in the Wind
Giuseppe Piccioni	Light of My Eyes

Gabriele Muccino

Honored for : The Last Kiss

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gabriele Muccino	The Last Kiss
Marco Tullio Giordana	One Hundred Steps
Nanni Moretti	The Son's Room

Silvio Soldini

Honored for : Bread and Tulips

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Silvio Soldini	Bread and Tulips
Marco Bechis	Olympic Garage
Ricky Tognazzi	Canone Inverso

Giuseppe Tornatore

Honored for : The Legend of 1900

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Giuseppe Tornatore	The Legend of 1900
Bernardo Bertolucci	Besieged
Giuseppe Piccioni	Not of this World

Roberto Benigni

Honored for : Life Is Beautiful

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roberto Benigni	Life Is Beautiful
Mario Martone	Rehearsals for War
Paolo Virzì	Hard-Boiled Egg

Francesco Rosi

Honored for : The Truce

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Francesco Rosi	The Truce
Roberto Faenza	Marianna Ucrìa
Wilma Labate	My Generation
Gabriele Salvatores	Nirvana
Maurizio Zaccaro	The Game Bag

Giuseppe Tornatore

Honored for : The Star Maker

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Giuseppe Tornatore	The Star Maker
Bernardo Bertolucci	Stealing Beauty
Carlo Lizzani	Celluloid
Paolo Virzì	Ferie d'agosto

Mario Martone

Honored for : Nasty Love

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mario Martone	Nasty Love
Gianni Amelio	Lamerica
Alessandro D'Alatri	No Skin

Carlo Verdone

Honored for : Let's Not Keep in Touch

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Carlo Verdone	Let's Not Keep in Touch
Nanni Moretti	Caro diario
Pasquale Pozzessere	Father and Son

Roberto Faenza

Honored for : Look to the Sky

(Tied with Ricky Tognazzi for The Escort)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roberto Faenza	Look to the Sky
Ricky Tognazzi	The Escort
Francesca Archibugi	The Great Pumpkin

Ricky Tognazzi

Honored for : The Escort

(Tied with Roberto Faenza for Look to the Sky)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roberto Faenza	Look to the Sky
Ricky Tognazzi	The Escort
Francesca Archibugi	The Great Pumpkin

Gianni Amelio

Honored for : The Stolen Children

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gianni Amelio	The Stolen Children
Marco Risi	Il muro di gomma
Carlo Verdone	Damned the Day I Met You

Marco Risi

Honored for : Ragazzi fuori

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marco Risi	Ragazzi fuori
Ricky Tognazzi	Ultrà
Daniele Luchetti	The Yes Man
Gabriele Salvatores	Mediterraneo
Francesca Archibugi	Towards Evening

Ricky Tognazzi

Honored for : Ultrà

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marco Risi	Ragazzi fuori
Ricky Tognazzi	Ultrà
Daniele Luchetti	The Yes Man
Gabriele Salvatores	Mediterraneo
Francesca Archibugi	Towards Evening

Mario Monicelli

Honored for : Dark Illness

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mario Monicelli	Dark Illness
Federico Fellini	The Voice of the Moon
Gianni Amelio	Open Doors
Nanni Loy	Street Kids
Pupi Avati	The Story of Boys and Girls
Nanni Moretti	Red Lob

Ermanno Olmi

Honored for : The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ermanno Olmi	The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Giuseppe Tornatore	Cinema Paradiso
Marco Risi	Mery per sempre

Bernardo Bertolucci

Honored for : The Last Emperor

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bernardo Bertolucci	The Last Emperor
Nikita Mikhalkov	Dark Eyes
Federico Fellini	Intervista

Ettore Scola

Honored for : The Family

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ettore Scola	The Family
Francesco Maselli	A Tale of Love
Pupi Avati	Regalo di Natale

Mario Monicelli

Honored for : Let\u2019s Hope It\u2019s a Girl

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mario Monicelli	Let\u2019s Hope It\u2019s a Girl
Federico Fellini	Ginger and Fred
Nanni Moretti	The Mass Is Ended

Francesco Rosi

Honored for : Carmen

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Francesco Rosi	Carmen
Paolo Taviani	Kaos
Vittorio Taviani	Kaos
Pupi Avati	Impiegati

Ettore Scola

Honored for : Le Bal

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ettore Scola	Le Bal
Nanni Loy	Picone Sent Me
Federico Fellini	And the Ship Sails on

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Honored for : The Night of the Shooting Stars

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paolo Taviani	The Night of the Shooting Stars
Vittorio Taviani	The Night of the Shooting Stars
Ettore Scola	That Night in Varennes
Gianni Amelio	Straight to the Heart