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Here are the most notable entertainment Italian awards for theater, cinema, television, music and fashion. The more important are the Ubu Awards for theater, the David of Donatello for cinema, the Premio Regia Televisiva for television, the Sanremo Music Festival for music and Miss Italia for fashion and beauty.
The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Liguria, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. Usually referred to as Festival di Sanremo, or outside Italy as Sanremo Music Festival, it was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Gianni Amelio is an Italian film director.
The Golden Lion is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema.
Barbara Cupisti is an Italian award-winning documentary director with a long career as film actress.
Massimo Ranieri is an Italian singer, actor, television presenter, voice actor and director.
Fabrizio Bentivoglio is an Italian cinema and theatre actor and a screenwriter.
Giuliano Sangiorgi is an Italian artist who has gained increasing fame as a singer, songwriter and composer, together with his rock band Negramaro.
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's David, are film awards given out each year by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano. There are 24 award categories as of 2006.
Ambra Angiolini is an Italian actress, TV host and singer.
Francesco Benigno, is an Italian actor of television, cinema and theatre. He is also a singer, and has directed a short film for which he won the Grifoni D'argento Award.
Rosalba Pippa, better known by her stage name Arisa, is an Italian singer and actress.
Paolo Bonolis is an Italian television host. He made his debut in 1981 on Tre, due, uno, contatto..., a program for children that aired on Italian national broadcaster RAI.
Annalisa Scarrone better known as simply Annalisa or Nali, is an Italian singer-songwriter, producer and TV personality. After being part of two bands, Elaphe Guttata and leNoire(Ex Malvasia), she became famous after participating in the tenth edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi in 2010–2011, where she finished in second place. Subsequently, Annalisa participated in the Festival of Sanremo 2013 with the song "Scintille" and finished ninth.
Daniele Gaglianone is an Italian director.
Gianfranco Pannone is an Italian film and television director.
Daniele Piombi was an Italian television and radio presenter and television writer.
Ilenia Pastorelli is an Italian actress. In 2016, with her debut movie They Call Me Jeeg, she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Actress award.
Antonella Salvucci, is an Italian model, journalist, TV personality, and actress.
Ascanio Celestini is an Italian actor, director, writer and playwright.
Antonio Prestieri known professionally as Maldestro, is an Italian singer and songwriter.