David di Donatello for Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Film |
Country | Italy |
Presented by | Accademia 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 |
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.
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]
Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. [1]
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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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 | ...And the Wild Wild Women | |
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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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 |
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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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 |
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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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 | Giulia | Giulia | |
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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