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The David di Donatello for Best DirectorItalian : David di Donatello per il miglior regista ) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema ) to recognize the outstanding direction of a film director who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony.[ 1] [ 2]
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.[ 3] [ 4]
Francesco Rosi is the record holder with six awards in the category, received from 1965 to 1997, followed by Marco Bellocchio , Mario Monicelli and Giuseppe Tornatore with four.
Maura Delpero became the first woman to win in 2025.
Winners and nominees Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.[ 1]
File:Anna Maria Ferrero and Gianni Franciolini, 1953.jpg Gianni Franciolini (right) was the first holder of the award, winning in 1956 for Roman Tales File:Federico Fellini in the Seventies.jpg Federico Fellini won the award three times from 1957 to 1974, for Nights of Cabiria La dolce vita Amarcord File:Michelangelo Antonioni Cropped.jpg Michelangelo Antonioni won in 1961 for La notte File:Ermanno Olmi.jpg Ermanno Olmi was nominated five times, winning three times over a span of four decades.File:Vittorio De Sica (1962).jpg Vittorio De Sica won twice, in 1963 and 1965.File:Pietro Germi (1960).tif Pietro Germi (left) won twice for Seduced and Abandoned The Birds, the Bees and the Italians File:Zeffirelli (cropped).jpg Franco Zeffirelli won in 1969 for Romeo and Juliet Brother Sun, Sister Moon File:Luchino Visconti 1972.jpg Luchino Visconti won twice, for Death in Venice Ludwig File:Dino Risi Cannes.jpg Dino Risi won in 1975 for Scent of a Woman File:MarioMonicelli.jpg Mario Monicelli won four times from 1976 to 1990, every year he was nominated.File:Ettore Scola (1983).jpg Ettore Scola won three times from 1978 to 1987, being nominated six times.File:Marco Bellocchio 70.jpg Marco Bellocchio won four times from 1980 to 2023.File:Taviani brothers Cannes 2015 (cropped, retouched).jpg Paolo and Vittorio Taviani won twice in 1983 and 2012.File:Bernardo Bertolucci.jpg Bernardo Bertolucci won in 1988 for The Last Emperor File:Giuseppe Tornatore Cannes 1994.jpg Giuseppe Tornatore won four times from 1996 to 2013, being nominated six times.File:Roberto Benigni (1998) cropped.jpg Roberto Benigni won in 1998 for Life is Beautiful File:Avati (cropped).jpg Pupi Avati won in 2003 after six nominations.File:Paolo Sorrentino Cannes 2017.jpg Paolo Sorrentino won in 2005 for The Consequences of Love The Great Beauty File:Nanni Moretti (2007).jpg Nanni Moretti won in 2006 for The Caiman File:Matteo Garrone cropped.jpg Matteo Garrone won three times, in 2009, 2016 and 2019, for Gomorrah Tale of Tales Dogman 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations
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