| David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Accademia del Cinema Italiano |
| First award | 1975 (for writing in films released during the 1974/1975 film season) |
| Final award | 2016 (for writing in films released during the 2015/2016 film season) |
| Website | daviddidonatello |
The David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay (Italian: David di Donatello per la migliore sceneggiatura) was a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize outstanding screenwriting in a film released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony. [1] The award was presented annually from 1975 to 2016, when it was split between the Original and Adapted Screenplay categories. [1] [2] [3]
Nominees and winners were selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia. [4]
Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. [1]
| Year | Film | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974/75 (20th) | |||
| Come Home and Meet My Wife | Age & Scarpelli | ||
| 1975/76 (21st) | |||
| Eye of the Cat | Alberto Bevilacqua and Nino Manfredi | ||
| 1976/77 (22nd) | |||
| The Bishop's Bedroom | Leo Benvenuti and Piero De Bernardi | ||
| 1977/78 (23rd) | |||
Not awarded | |||
| 1978/79 (24th) | |||
Not awarded | |||