44th David di Donatello

44th David di Donatello
Date	16 June 1999
Site	Cinecittà, Rome
Hosted by	Carlo Conti
Highlights
Best Picture	Not of this World
Most awards	The Legend of 1900 (6)
Most nominations	Not of this World (9)
Television coverage
Network	Rai 1
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The 44th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 16 June 1999. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Best Film Not of this World , directed by Giuseppe Piccioni The Legend of 1900 , directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Besieged , directed by Bernardo Bertolucci	Best Producer Lionello Cerri – Not of this World Franco Committeri – The Dinner Domenico Procacci – Radiofreccia
Best Director Giuseppe Tornatore – The Legend of 1900 Bernardo Bertolucci – Besieged Giuseppe Piccioni – Not of this World	Best New Director Luciano Ligabue – Radiofreccia Giuseppe M. Gaudino – Moonspins Between Land and Sea Gabriele Muccino – Ecco fatto
Best Actor Stefano Accorsi – Radiofreccia Antonio Albanese – La fame e la sete Silvio Orlando – Not of this World	Best Actress Margherita Buy – Not of this World Francesca Neri – Marriages Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Of Lost Love
Best Supporting Actor Fabrizio Bentivoglio – Of Lost Love Mario Scaccia – Ferdinando and Carolina Emilio Solfrizzi – Marriages	Best Supporting Actress Cecilia Dazzi – Marriages Paola Tiziana Cruciani – Kisses and Hugs Lunetta Savino – Marriages
David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Giuseppe Piccioni , Gualtiero Rosella, Lucia Zei – Not of this World Cristina Comencini – Marriages Giuseppe Tornatore – The Legend of 1900	Best Cinematography Lajos Koltai – The Legend of 1900 Luca Bigazzi – The Way We Laughed Fabio Cianchetti – Besieged
Best Production Design Francesco Frigeri – The Legend of 1900 Giancarlo Basili – The Way We Laughed Enrico Job – Ferdinando and Carolina	Best Score Ennio Morricone – The Legend of 1900 Ludovico Einaudi – Not of this World Luciano Ligabue – Radiofreccia
Best Editing Esmeralda Calabria – Not of this World Massimo Quaglia – The Legend of 1900 Cecilia Zanuso – Marriages	Best Sound Gaetano Carito – Radiofreccia Amedeo Casati – Not of this World Bruno Pupparo – Marriages
Best Costumes Maurizio Millenotti – The Legend of 1900 Gianna Gissi – The Way We Laughed Gino Persico – Ferdinando and Carolina	Best Short Film Quasi fratelli, directed by Francesco Falaschi Fuochino,directed by Carlotta Cerquetti Incantesimo napoletano, directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero Tanti auguri, directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Best Foreign Film Train of Life , directed by Radu Mihăileanu Shakespeare in Love , directed by John Madden Central Station , directed by Walter Salles	David Scuola The Legend of 1900 , directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Little Teachers , directed by Daniele Luchetti Of Lost Love , directed by Michele Placido
Cinecittà Prize Dante Ferretti	Special David Awards Mauro Bolognini Sophia Loren Alberto Sordi

References

1. "David di Donatello 1999". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
2. Rooney, David (28 April 1999). "'This World' tops Italian film noms". Variety . Retrieved 23 May 2025.
3. Rooney, David (17 June 1999). "'World,' 'Ocean' top Italo prize map". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
4. Robiony, Simonetta (17 June 1999). "Piccioni e Tornatore si dividono i David". La Stampa . No. 164. p. 28. Retrieved 23 May 2025.