David di Donatello for Best Actress

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David di Donatello for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Awarded forBest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Film
Country Italy
Presented byAccademia del Cinema Italiano
First awarded 1956 (for female lead acting in films released during the 1955/1956 film season)
Currently held by Paola Cortellesi There's Still Tomorrow (2024)
Website daviddidonatello.it

The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress (Italian : David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. [1] Nominees and winner are selected via run-off voting by all the members of the Accademia.

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The award was first given in 1956. [2] Sophia Loren is the record holder in this category, with seven awards, followed by Margherita Buy and Monica Vitti, with five awards each. [2] [3]

Winners and nominees

Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. [1]

1950s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1955/56
(1st)
Gina Lollobrigida Lina Cavalieri Beautiful But Dangerous
1956/57
(2nd)
Not awarded
1957/58
(3rd)
Anna Magnani Gioia Wild Is the Wind
1958/59
(4th)
Anna Magnani Egle Nella città l'inferno

1960s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1959/60
(5th)
Not awarded
1960/61
(6th)
Sophia Loren Cesira Two Women
1961/62
(7th)
Not awarded
1962/63
(8th)
Gina Lollobrigida Pauline Bonaparte Imperial Venus
Silvana Mangano Edda Mussolini The Verona Trial
1963/64
(9th)
Sophia Loren Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni / Mara Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1964/65
(10th)
Sophia Loren Filumena Marturano Marriage Italian-Style
1965/66
(11th)
Giulietta Masina Giulietta Boldrini Juliet of the Spirits lana Turner Madame X winner
1966/67
(12th)
Silvana Mangano Gloria / Fast Lady / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna The Witches
1967/68
(13th)
Claudia Cardinale Rosa Nicolosi The Day of the Owl
1968/69
(14th)
Gina Lollobrigida Carla Campbell Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Monica Vitti Assunta Patanè The Girl with the Pistol

1970s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1969/70
(15th)
Sophia Loren Giovanna Sunflower
1970/71
(16th)
Florinda Bolkan Valeria The Anonymous Venetian
Monica Vitti Maria Campi / Ninì Tirabusciò Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa
1971/72
(17th)
Claudia Cardinale Carmela A Girl in Australia
1972/73
(18th)
Florinda Bolkan Giulia Bonanni Dear Parents
Silvana Mangano Antonia The Scientific Cardplayer
1973/74
(19th)
Sophia Loren Adriana De Mauro The Voyage
Monica Vitti Dea Dani Polvere di stelle
1974/75
(20th)
Mariangela Melato Officer Giovanna Abbastanzi Policewoman
1975/76
(21st)
Monica Vitti Lisa Stefani Duck in Orange Sauce
1976/77
(22nd)
Mariangela Melato Mara Castelli Caro Michele
1977/78
(23rd)
Sophia Loren Antonietta A Special Day
Mariangela Melato Ofelia Pegoraro The Cat
1978/79
(24th)
Monica Vitti Anna Rossi / Lisa Bianchi Amori miei

1980s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1979/80
(25th)
Virna Lisi Wilma Malinverni The Cricket
1980/81
(26th)
Valeria D'Obici Fosca Passion of Love
Mariangela Melato Francesca Help Me Dream
Elena Fabrizi Teresa Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981/82
(27th)
Eleonora Giorgi Nadia Vandelli Talcum Powder
Ornella Muti Cass Tales of Ordinary Madness
Marina Suma Rosa The Opportunities of Rosa
1982/83
(28th)
Giuliana De Sio Chiara The Pool Hustlers
Giuliana De Sio Marta Vitale Sciopèn
Mariangela Melato MartaThe Good Soldier
Hanna Schygulla Eugenia The Story of Piera
1983/84
(29th)
Lina Sastri Luciella Picone Where's Picone?
Laura Morante Bianca Sweet Body of Bianca
Monica Vitti Laura Flirt
1984/85
(30th)
Lina Sastri Laura Secrets Secrets
Giuliana De Sio Chiara Casablanca, Casablanca
Lea Massari Marta Secrets Secrets
Julia Migenes Carmen Carmen
1985/86
(31st)
Ángela Molina Nunziata Camorra
Giulietta Masina Amelia Bonetti / Ginger Ginger and Fred
Liv Ullmann Elena Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986/87
(32nd)
Liv Ullmann Ida Nudel Farewell Moscow
Valeria Golino Bruna Assecondati A Tale of Love
Stefania Sandrelli Beatrice The Family
1987/88
(33rd)
Elena Safonova Anna Sergeyevna Dark Eyes
Valeria Golino Nora Treves The Gold Rimmed Glasses
Ornella Muti Silvia Piergentili Io e mia sorella
1988/89
(34th)
Stefania Sandrelli Laura Mignon Has Come to Stay
Ornella Muti Anna Private Access
Marina Vlady Chantal Splendor

1990s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1989/90
(35th)
Elena Sofia Ricci Alma Ne parliamo Lunedì
Anna Bonaiuto CarlaDonna d'ombra
Virna Lisi Elvira Happy Christmas Happy New Year
Stefania Sandrelli EvelinaEvelina e i suoi figli
Lina Sastri Francesca Little Misunderstandings
1990/91
(36th)
Margherita Buy Flavia The Station
Nancy Brilli Giulia Italia-Germania 4-3
Margherita Buy Gloria The Week of the Sphinx
Angela Finocchiaro Martina To Want to Fly
Ingrid Thulin Adelina The House of Smiles
1991/92
(37th)
Giuliana De Sio Emilia Schmidt The Wicked
Margherita Buy Camilla Landolfi Damned the Day I Met You
Francesca Neri Cecilia Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse
1992/93
(38th)
Antonella Ponziani Paola Verso Sud
Margherita Buy StefaniaCominciò tutto per caso
Carla Gravina Carla Aldrovandi The Long Silence
1993/94
(39th)
Asia Argento Arianna Let's Not Keep in Touch
Chiara Caselli Elena Setti Where Are You? I'm Here
Barbara De Rossi Mara Sentimental Maniacs
1994/95
(40th)
Anna Bonaiuto Delia Nasty Love
Sabrina Ferilli Mirella La bella vita
Anna Galiena Gina No Skin
1995/96
(41st)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Lisa Venturi The Second Time
Virna Lisi Olga Follow Your Heart
Laura Morante Cecilia Sarcoli August Vacation
Lina Sastri Anna Magnani Celluloide
1996/97
(42nd)
Asia Argento Cora Traveling Companion
Margherita Buy Franca Nava An Eyewitness Account
Iaia Forte Luna di Capua / Ombretta Luna e l'altra
Claudia Gerini Iris Blond I'm Crazy About Iris Blond
Monica Guerritore Gnà Pina La lupa
1997/98
(43rd)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Angela Notes of Love
Anna Bonaiuto Luisella Cielo Rehearsals for War
Valeria Golino Maria The Acrobats
1998/99
(44th)
Margherita Buy Sister Caterina Not of this World
Francesca Neri Giulia Marriages
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Liliana Of Lost Love

2000s

YearActorRole(s)Film
1999/00
(45th)
Licia Maglietta Rosalba Barletta Bread and Tulips
Lorenza Indovina Sara A Love
Francesca Neri Sofia Il dolce rumore della vita
Francesca Neri Andrea Io amo Andrea
Isabella Rossellini Katchen EinsteinIl cielo cade
2000/01
(46th)
Laura Morante Paola The Son's Room
Margherita Buy Antonia The Ignorant Fairies
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Giulia The Last Kiss
2001/02
(47th)
Marina Confalone Patrizia Aiello A Neapolitan Spell
Sandra Ceccarelli Maria Light of My Eyes
Licia Maglietta Irene Red Moon
2002/03
(48th)
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Giovanna Facing Windows
Donatella Finocchiaro Angela Angela
Valeria Golino Grazia Respiro
Laura Morante Giulia Ristuccia Remember Me, My Love
Stefania Rocca Stefania Casomai
2003/04
(49th)
Penélope Cruz Itala Don't Move
Michela Cescon Sonia First Love
Licia Maglietta Agata Torregiani Agata and the Storm
Violante Placido Carmen What Will Happen to Us
Maya Sansa Chiara Good Morning, Night
2004/05
(50th)
Barbora Bobuľová Irene Ravelli Cuore Sacro
Sandra Ceccarelli Laura The Life That I Want
Valentina Cervi Silvia BattagliaSmalltown, Italy
Maria De Medeiros Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel The Remains of Nothing
Maya Sansa Maria An Italian Romance
2005/06
(51st)
Valeria Golino Giulia Mario's War
Margherita Buy Paola Bonomo / Aidra The Caiman
Cristiana Capotondi Claudia Martinelli Notte prima degli esami
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Sabina The Beast in the Heart
Ana Caterina Morariu Cecilia De Bellis My Best Enemy
2006/07
(52nd)
Ksenia Rappoport Irena The Unknown Woman
Donatella Finocchiaro Bona di Gravina The Wedding Director
Margherita Buy Angelica Saturn in Opposition
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Chiara Flying Lessons
Laura Morante MonicaThe Ball
2007/08
(53rd)
Margherita Buy Elsa Days and Clouds
Anna Bonaiuto Sanzio's Wife The Girl by the Lake
Antonia Liskova Mara Riparo
Valentina Lodovini Mara The Right Distance
Valeria Solarino Emma Miss F
2008/09
(54th)
Alba Rohrwacher Giovanna Casali Giovanna's Father
Donatella Finocchiaro Lucia Rizzo The Brave Men
Claudia Gerini Adele Different from Whom?
Valeria Golino Giulia Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
Ilaria Occhini GemmaMar nero

2010s

YearActorRole(s)Film
2009/10
(55th)
Micaela Ramazzotti Young Anna Michelucci The First Beautiful Thing
Margherita Buy Maria The White Space
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Ida Dalser Vincere
Stefania Sandrelli Old Anna Michelucci The First Beautiful Thing
Greta Zuccheri MontanariMartina The Man Who Will Come
2010/11
(56th)
Paola Cortellesi Alice Bottini Escort in Love
Sarah Felberbaum Laura Aliprandi The Jewel
Angela Finocchiaro Silvia Colombo Benvenuti al Sud
Isabella Ragonese Elena La nostra vita
Alba Rohrwacher Alice Della Rocca The Solitude of Prime Numbers
2011/12
(57th)
Zhao Tao Shun Li Shun Li and the Poet
Donatella Finocchiaro Giulietta Terraferma
Claudia Gerini MonicaIl mio domani
Valeria Golino Rosaria Sansone Kryptonite!
Micaela Ramazzotti Gloria A Flat for Three
2012/13
(58th)
Margherita Buy Irene A Five Star Life
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Danielle Long Live Freedom
Tea Falco Olivia Me and You
Thony Antonia Every Blessed Day
Jasmine Trinca Augusta There Will Come a Day
2013/14
(59th)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Carla Bernaschi Human Capital
Paola Cortellesi Luisa TomboliniSotto una buona stella
Sabrina Ferilli Ramona The Great Beauty
Kasia Smutniak Elena Fasten Your Seatbelts
Jasmine Trinca Irene 'Miele' Miele
2014/15
(60th)
Margherita Buy Margherita Mia Madre
Paola Cortellesi Serena Bruno Do You See Me?
Virna Lisi Rita Crispo Latin Lover
Alba Rohrwacher Mina Hungry Hearts
Jasmine Trinca Delia You Can't Save Yourself Alone
2015/16
(61st)
Ilenia Pastorelli Alessia They Call Me Jeeg
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Nadine Alaska
Juliette Binoche Anna The Wait
Paola Cortellesi Luciana Colacci The Last Will Be the Last
Sabrina Ferilli Marina Baldi Me, Myself and Her
Anna Foglietta Carlotta Perfect Strangers
Valeria Golino Anna Ruotolo Per amor vostro
2016/17
(62nd)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Beatrice Morandini Valdirana Like Crazy
Matilda De Angelis Giulia De Martino Italian Race
Angela and Marianna Fontana Viola / Daisy Indivisible
Micaela Ramazzotti Donatella Morelli Like Crazy
Daphne Scoccia Daphne Fiore
2017/18
(63rd)
Jasmine Trinca Fortunata Fortunata
Paola Cortellesi Monica Like a Cat on a Highway
Valeria Golino Emma Il colore nascosto delle cose
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Adriana / Isabella Naples in Veils
Isabella Ragonese Eli Sun, Heart, Love
2018/19
(64th)
Elena Sofia Ricci Veronica Lario Loro
Anna Foglietta Miriam If Life Gives You Lemons
Marianna Fontana Lucia Capri-Revolution
Alba Rohrwacher Lucia Revi Lucia's Grace
Pina TurcoMaria The Vice of Hope
2019/20
(65th)
Jasmine Trinca Annamaria Muscarà The Goddess of Fortune
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Elena The Summer House
Isabella Ragonese Katia My Brother Chases Dinosaurs
Linda Caridi Lei Remember?
Lunetta Savino RosaRosa
Valeria Golino Elena Masato Volare

2020s

YearActorRole(s)Film
2020
(66th)
Sophia Loren Madame Rosa The Life Ahead
Paola Cortellesi Sara Figli
Vittoria Puccini Elisa 18 Presents
Micaela Ramazzotti Gemma The Best Years
Alba Rohrwacher Vanda The Ties
2021
(67th)
Swamy Rotolo Chiara A Chiara
Miriam Leone Eva Kant Diabolik
Aurora Giovinazzo Matilde Freaks Out
Rosa Palasciano GiuliaGiulia
Maria Nazionale Rosa De Filippo–Scarpetta The King of Laughter
2022
(68th)
Barbara Ronchi Francesca September
Margherita Buy Eleonora Chiavarelli Exterior Night
Penélope Cruz Clara Borghetti L'immensità
Claudia Pandolfi Sara Dry
Benedetta Porcaroli Amanda Amanda
2023
(69th)
Paola Cortellesi Delia There's Still Tomorrow
Linda Caridi Viviana Last Night of Amore
Isabella Ragonese Stefania/Vera Like Sheep Among Wolves
Micaela Ramazzotti Desiré Mazzoni Felicità
Barbara Ronchi Marianna Mortara Kidnapped

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