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Date | 18 April 2016 |
Site | De Paolis Studios, Rome, Italy |
Hosted by | Alessandro Cattelan |
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Best Picture | Perfect Strangers |
Most awards | They Call Me Jeeg (8) |
Most nominations | They Call Me Jeeg (17) |
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Network | Sky Cinema |
The 61st David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 18 April 2016 to honor the best in Italian cinema in 2015. [1] [2]
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