45th David di Donatello

45th David di Donatello
Date	19 April 2000
Site	Cinecittà, Rome
Hosted by	Carlo Conti
Highlights
Best Picture	Bread and Tulips
Most awards	Bread and Tulips (9)
Most nominations	Bread and Tulips (9)
Television coverage
Network	Rai 1
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The 45th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 19 April 2000. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Best Film Bread and Tulips , directed by Silvio Soldini Canone inverso - Making Love , directed by Ricky Tognazzi Olympic Garage , directed by Marco Bechis	Best Producer Amedeo Pagani – Olympic Garage Vittorio Cecchi Gori – Canone inverso - Making Love Domenico Procacci – But Forever in My Mind
Best Director Silvio Soldini – Bread and Tulips Marco Bechis – Olympic Garage Ricky Tognazzi – Canone inverso - Making Love	Best New Director Alessandro Piva – LaCapaGira Andrea and Antonio Frazzi – The Sky Will Fall Piergiorgio Gay, Roberto San Pietro – Tre storie
Best Actor Bruno Ganz – Bread and Tulips Stefano Accorsi – Outlaw Fabrizio Gifuni – A Love Carlo Verdone – A Chinese in a Coma	Best Actress Licia Maglietta – Bread and Tulips Lorenza Indovina – A Love Francesca Neri – The Sweet Sounds of Life Francesca Neri – Io amo Andrea Isabella Rossellini – The Sky Will Fall
Best Supporting Actor Giuseppe Battiston – Bread and Tulips (ex aequo) Leo Gullotta – A Respectable Man (ex aequo) Emilio Solfrizzi – Outlaw	Best Supporting Actress Marina Massironi – Bread and Tulips Rosalinda Celentano – The Sweet Sounds of Life Anna Galiena – But Forever in My Mind
David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini – Bread and Tulips Marco Bechis, Lara Fremder – Olympic Garage Simona Izzo, Ricky Tognazzi – Canone inverso - Making Love	Best Cinematography Luca Bigazzi – Bread and Tulips (ex aequo) Fabio Cianchetti – Canone inverso - Making Love (ex aequo) Giuseppe Lanci – The Nanny
Best Production Design Francesco Bronzi – Canone inverso - Making Love Marco Dentici – The Nanny Antonello Geleng, Marina Pinzuti – Amor nello specchio	Best Score Ennio Morricone – Canone inverso - Making Love Paolo Buonvino – But Forever in My Mind Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi – Outlaw
Best Editing Carla Simoncelli – Canone inverso - Making Love Jacopo Quadri – Olympic Garage Cecilia Zanuso – Outlaw	Best Sound Maurizio Argentieri – Bread and Tulips Tullio Morganti – The Sweet Sounds of Life Bruno Pupparo – But Forever in My Mind
Best Costumes Sergio Ballo – The Nanny Alfonsina Lettieri – Canone inverso - Making Love Lucia Mirisola – La Carbonara	Best Short Film Monna Lisa, directed by Matteo Delbò
Best Foreign Film All About My Mother , directed by Pedro Almodóvar American Beauty , directed by Sam Mendes East Is East , directed by Damien O'Donnell	David Scuola Canone inverso - Making Love , directed by Ricky Tognazzi
Golden Plaques Mariangela Melato Giancarlo Giannini Giorgio Armani Alessandro von Normann U.N.I.T.E.C. Unione Nazionale Industrie Tecniche Cineaudiovisive	Special David Awards Massimo Boldi and Christian De Sica Leonardo Pieraccioni Vittorio Cecchi Gori

References

1. "David di Donatello 2000". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
2. Rooney, David (27 March 2000). "Trio vie for Italy's Donatello Awards". Variety . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
3. Senjanovic, Natasha (20 April 2000). "Bread And Tulips sweeps Italy's Davids". Screen International . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
4. Robiony, Simonetta (20 April 2000). "David, Soldini pigliatutto". La Stampa . No. 107. p. 32. Retrieved 11 March 2025.