54th David di Donatello


The 54th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 8 May 2009.

Winners and nominees


  • Domenico ProcacciGomorrah
  • Augusto Allegra, Isabella Cocuzza, Giuliana Gamba, Arturo Paglia – Cover Boy
  • Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia – Il divo
  • Matteo GarroneMid-August Lunch
  • Angelo RizzoliWe Can Do That
  • Matteo GarroneGomorrah
  • Pupi AvatiGiovanna's Father
  • Paolo SorrentinoIl divo
  • Fausto BrizziMany Kisses Later
  • Giulio ManfredoniaWe Can Do That
  • Gianni Di GregorioMid-August Lunch
  • Marco AmentaThe Sicilian Girl
  • Umberto CarteniDifferent from Whom?
  • Tony D'AngeloUna notte
  • Marco PontecorvoPa–ra–da
  • Toni ServilloIl divo
  • Luca ArgenteroDifferent from Whom?
  • Claudio BisioWe Can Do That
  • Valerio MastandreaDon't Think About It
  • Silvio OrlandoGiovanna's Father
  • Alba RohrwacherGiovanna's Father
  • Donatella FinocchiaroThe Brave Men
  • Claudia GeriniDifferent from Whom?
  • Valeria GolinoGiulia Doesn't Date at Night
  • Ilaria OcchiniBlack Sea
  • Giuseppe BattistonDon't Think About It
  • Claudio BisioMany Kisses Later
  • Carlo BuccirossoIl divo
  • Luca LionelloCover Boy
  • Filippo NigroDifferent from Whom?
  • Piera Degli EspostiIl divo
  • Sabrina FerilliYour Whole Life Ahead of You
  • Maria NazionaleGomorrah
  • Micaela RamazzottiYour Whole Life Ahead of You
  • Carla SignorisMany Kisses Later
  • Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Roberto SavianoGomorrah
  • Paolo SorrentinoIl divo
  • Fausto Brizzi, Marco Martani, Massimiliano BrunoMany Kisses Later
  • Fabio Bonifacci, Giulio ManfredoniaWe Can Do That
  • Francesco Bruni, Paolo VirzìYour Whole Life Ahead of You
  • Luca BigazziIl divo
  • Arnaldo CatinariThe Demons of St. Petersberg
  • Marco OnoratoGomorrah
  • Italo PetriccioneAs God Commands
  • Vittorio StoraroCaravaggio
  • Francesco FrigeriThe Demons of St. Petersberg
  • Giancarlo BasiliSanguepazzo
  • Paolo Bonfini – Gomorrah
  • Giantito Burchiellaro – Caravaggio
  • Lino Fiorito – Il divo
  • Teho TeardoIl divo
  • Bruno ZambriniMany Kisses Later
  • BaustelleGiulia Doesn't Date at Night
  • Paolo BuonvinoItalians
  • Pivio and Aldo De ScalziWe Can Do That
  • "Herculaneum" from GomorrahRobert Del Naja, Neil Davidge
  • "Il cielo ha una porta sola" from Many Kisses LaterBiagio Antonacci
  • "Piangi Roma" from Giulia Doesn't Date at NightBaustelle, Valeria Golino
  • "Per fare a meno di te" from Solo un padreGiorgia, Fabrizio Campanelli
  • "Senza farsi male" from The Man Who LovesCarmen Consoli
  • Marco SpoletiniGomorrah
  • Esmeralda Calabria – Giulia Doesn't Date at Night
  • Luciana Pandolfelli – Many Kisses Later
  • Cristiano TravaglioliIl divo
  • Cecilia Zanuso – We Can Do That
  • Maricetta LombardoGomorrah
  • Emanuele CecereIl divo
  • Marco Fiumara – Many Kisses Later
  • Gaetano Carito, Marco Grillo, Bruno Pupparo – Italians
  • Bruno Pupparo – We Can Do That
  • Elisabetta MontaldoThe Demons of St. Petersberg
  • Alessandra Cardini – Gomorrah
  • Mario Carlini, Francesco Crivellini – Giovanna's Father
  • Daniela CiancioIl divo
  • Lia Morandini – Caravaggio
  • Nicola Sganca, Rodolfo Migliari for Vision – Il divo
  • EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani – As God Commands
  • Frame by FrameThe Demons of St. Petersberg
  • Giuseppe Squillaci – Italians
  • Proxima – Your Whole Life Ahead of You
  • Vittorio SodanoIl divo
  • Alessandro BertolazziCaravaggio
  • Enrico IacoponiSanguepazzo
  • Vincenzo Mastrantonio – Due partite
  • Luigi Rocchetti – The Demons of St. Petersberg
  • Aldo SignorettiIl divo
  • Enzo Cera – Caravaggio
  • Maria Teresa Corridoni – Wild Blood
  • Mirella Ginnoto – The Demons of St. Petersberg
  • Ferdinando Merolla – The Ladies Get Their Say
  • Rata nece biti , directed by Daniele Gaglianone
  • 211: Anna, directed by Giovanna Massimetti and Paolo Serbandini
  • Come un uomo sulla terra, directed by Andrea Segre, Dagmawi Yimer, Riccardo Biadene
  • Diario di un curato di montagna, directed by Stefano Saverioni
  • Non tacere, directed by Fabio Grimaldi
  • L'arbitro, directed by Paolo Zucca
  • L'amore è un giogo, directed by Andrea Rovetta
  • Bisesto, directed by Giovanni Esposito and Francesco Prisco
  • Cicatrici, directed by Eros Achiardi
  • La Madonna della frutta, directed by Paola Randi
  • Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle
  • The Class, directed by Laurent Cantet
  • Lemon Tree, directed by Eran Riklis
  • The Reader, directed by Stephen Daldry
  • Waltz with Bashir, directed by Ari Folman
  • Gran Torino, directed by Clint Eastwood
  • Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant
  • The Visitor, directed by Tom McCarthy
  • The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky
  • WALL•E, directed by Andrew Stanton
  • We Can Do That, directed by Giulio Manfredonia
  • Many Kisses Later, directed by Fausto Brizzi
  • Pa–ra–da, directed by Marco Pontecorvo
  • The Sicilian Girl, directed by Marco Amenta
  • Solo un padre, directed by Luca Lucini
  • Christian De Sica
  • Paolo Villaggio, Career David
  • Virna Lisi, Career David
  • Fulvio Lucisano, Career David
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