Paelo Sorrentino’s ‘Parthenope,’ Political Drama ‘The Great Ambition’ Lead David Di Donatello Noms

Paelo Sorrentino’s ParthenopeThe Director’s SumptUSUS, OCCASIONALLY SURREAL TRIBUTE TO HIS HIS HOMETOWN OF NAPLES, AND ANDER SEGRE’S The Great AmbitionA Political Biopic About Italian Communist Party Leader Enrico Berlinguer, Are The Front Runners for This Year’s David Di Donatello Awards, Italy’s Version of The OsCars.

Parthenope an The Great Ambition Picked Up 15 Nominations Each, Including for Best Film and Best Director. In the best film category, they will face up against Maura Delpero’s Italian ww2 DRAMA Vermiglio and Valeria Golino and Nicolangelo Gelormini’s L’Arte della gioia (The art of joy), whoh received 14 nominations each, and the francesca comencini-directed Drama The Time It Takeswhochh received 4 nominations. Other Multiple nominees Include Margherita Vicario’s Debut Feature Gloria!About Women Musicians at A Church-Run Establishment in Early-1800s Italy, Which Scored 9 Nominations, and Francesco Costabile’s Crime Thriller Familiawith 8.

In the Best International Film Category, Sean Baker’s Multi-Oscar Winner Anora IS UP AGAINST EDward Berger’s ConclaveClint Eastwood’s Juroor #2Jonathan Glazer’s 2024 Oscar Winner The Zone of Interest, and Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days.

The 70th David Di Donatello Awards Will Be Handed Out at Rome’s Historic Cinecittà Film Studio On May 7.

Check Out The Full List of 2025 David Di Donatello Nominees Below.

BEST FILM
The Great Ambitiondir: andrea segre
The Time It TakesDIR: FRANCESCA COMENCINI
L’RERTE Della Gioia Prodottodir: Valeria Golino
Parthenopedir: Paelo Sorrentino
Vermigliodir: Maura delpero

Best Director
Andrea segre for The Great Ambition
Francesca comencini for The Time It Takes
Valeria Golino for L’Arte della gioia
Paelo Sorrentino for Parthenope
Maura Delpero for Vermiglio

Best Directorial Debut
Ciao Bambino Edgardo Pistone
Gloria! Margherita vicario
I bambini di gaza Loris lai
Io e il secco Gianluca santoni
Zamora Neri Marcorè

BEST Original Screenplay
Andrea Segre, Marco Pettenello for The Great Ambition
Enrico Maria Artale for El paraiso
Margherita vicario, Anita rivaroli for Gloria!
Francesca comencini for The Time It Takes
Paelo Sorrentino for Parthenope
Maura Delpero for Vermiglio

Best Adapted Screenplay
Gianni amelio, alberto taraglio for Battlefield
Francesco Costabile, Vittorio Moroni, Adriano Chiarelli for Familia
Roberto Proia for The Boy with Pink Trousers
Valeria Golino, Francesca Marciano, Valia Santella, Luca Infascelli, Stefano Sardo for L’Arte della gioia
Gabriele Salvatores for Napoli – New York

Best Producer
The Great Ambition Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa for Vivo Film, Francesco BonsCo for Jolefilm, Rai Cinema, Joseph Roushop for Tarantula, Martichka Bozhilova for Agilova for
Ciao Bambino Gaetano di vaio, giovanna crispino for Bronx Film, ALESSANDRO Elia, Walter de Majo for Anemone Film, Andrea Leone, Antonella Di Martino For Mosaicon Film, Santo Wating Pictures
Gloria! Valeria Jamonte, Manuela Melissano, Carlo Crest-Dina for Tempsta, Rai Cinema, Katrin Renz for Tellfilm
Vermiglio Francesca andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, Santago Fondevila Sancet, Maura Delpero for Cinedra, Rai Cinema, Charades (COPRODUCTION WITH La Francia)
Vittoria Nanni Moretti, Lorenzo Cioffi, Giorgio Giampà, in Collaboration with Alessandra Stefani

BEST ACTRESS
Barbara Ronchi for Familia
Romana Maggiora vergano for The Time It Takes
Tecala Insolia for L’Arte della gioia
Celeste Dalla Porta for Parthenope
Martina scrinzi for Vermiglio

BEST ACTOR
Elio Germano for The Great Ambition
Francesco gheghi for Familia
Fabrizio gifuni for Il Tempo che ci vuole
Silvio orlando for Parthenope
Tommaso ragno for Vermiglio

Best Supporting Actress
Geppi Cucciari for Diamanti
Tecala Insolia for Familia
Valeria bruni tedeschi for L’Arte della gioia
Jasmine Trinca for L’Arte della gioia
Luisa Ranieri for Parthenope

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Roberto Citran For The Great Ambition
Francesco di leva for Familia
Guido Caprino for L’Arte della gioia
Pierfransco Favino for Napoli – New York
Pepper Lanzetta For Parthenope

BEST CASTING
Stefania de santis for The Great Ambition
Anna Pennella for Familia
Massimo Apylloni for Gloria!
Francesco Vedovati, Anna Maria Sambucco, Massimo Appelloni for L’Arte della gioia
Stefania Rodà, Maurilio Mangano for Vermiglio

Best Cinematography
Luan Amelio Ujkaj for Battlefield
Matteo cocco for Dostoevskij
Daniele ciprhere for Hey joe
Fabio cianchetti for L’Arte della gioia
Daria d’Antonio for Parthenope
Mikhail Krichman for Vermiglio

Best Score
Iosonouncane for The Great Ambition
Thom Yorke for Trust
Margherita vicario, Davide pavancelelo for Gloria!
ColapeSce for Sicilian Letters
Nicola Piovani for The Children’s Train

BEST Original Song
“Knife Edge” – Music, Thom Yorke Text and Interpretation, For Trust
“Diamanti” – Music Giuliano taviani, Carmelo Travia, Text Giorgia Todrani, Interpretation Giorgia for Diamanti
“Atoms” – Music and Text Valerio Vigliar, Interpretation Greta Zuccoli for Familia
“Aria!” – Music and Text Margherita Vicario, Davide Pavanello, Edwyn Clark Roberts, Andrea Bonomo, Gianluigi Fazio, Interpretation Margherita Vicario For Gloria!
“La Malvagità” – Music and Text Colapesce for The Sicilian Letters

Best Production Design
ALESSANDRO VANNUCCI, Laura Casalini for The Great Ambition
LUCA MERLINI, GIULIETTA RIMOLDI FOR L’Arte della gioia
Tonino Zera, Maria Grazia Schirripa, Carlotta Desmann for The Flood
Carmine guarino, iole Autero for Parthenope
Pirra, Vito GiusePpe Zito, Sara Pergher For Vermiglio

BEST COSTUME
Mary Montalto for Gloria!
Maria rita barbera for L’Arte della gioia
Massimo Cantini Parrini for The Flood
Carlo Poggioli for Parthenope
Andrea cavalletto for Vermiglio

BEST MAKE UP
Sara Morlando, Rossella Sicignano, Leonardo Cruciano, Viola Moneta for The Great Ambition
Maurizio fazzini for L’Arte della gioia
ALESSANDRA VITA, VALENTINA VISINTIN FOR The Flood
Pala gattabrusi, lorenzo tamburini for Parthenope
Frédérique foglia for Vermiglio

Best Hair
Desiree Corridoni for The Great Ambition
Marta Icoponi, Carla Indoni for Gloria!
ALDO SIGNORTTI, DOMINGO SANTORO FOR The Flood
Marco Perna for Parthenope
Tiziana argiolas for Vermiglio

BEST EDITING
Jacopo Quadri For The Great Ambition
Walter Fasano for Dostoevskij
Giogi girls for L’Arte della gioia
Cristiano travaglioli for Parthenope
LUCA MATTEI FOR Vermiglio

Best Sound
Alessandro Palmerini, Marc Bastien, Vincent Grégorio, Franco Piscopo for for The Great Ambition
Emanuele Cicconi, ALESSANDRO FELETTI, ALESSANDRO GIACCO, Marco Fallloni for Battlefield
Xavier Lavrel, Daniela Bassani, François Wolf, Maxence Ciekawy for Gloria!
Emanuele Cecere, Silvia Moraes, Mirko Perri, Michele Mazzucco for Parthenope
Dana Farzanehpour, Hervé Guyader, Hervé Guyader, Emmanuel de Boissieu for Vermiglio

Best Visual Effects
Tristan lilien, Michel denis for The Great Ambition
Francesco Niolu, Rodolfo Migliari for L’Arte della gioia
Fabio Tomassetti, Daniele Tomassetti for Limonov
Victor Perez for Napoli – New York
Rodolfo Migliari, Lena Di Gennaro for Parthenope

Best Documentary
Duse – The Greatestdir: Sonia bergamasco
The Secret Drawerdir: Costanza quatriglio
L’Occhio della Gallinadir: Antonietta de lillo
Lirica Ucrainadir: Francesca mannocchi
Prima Della Fine – Gli Ultimi Giorni di Enrico Berlinguerdir: samuele rossi

Best International Film
Anoradir: Sean Baker
Conclavedir: Edward Berger
Juroor #2dir: Clint Eastwood
The Zone of Interestdir: Jonathan Glazer
Perfect Daysdir: wim wenders