70th David di Donatello


The 70th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 7 May 2025 at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, to honour the best Italian films of 2024. It was hosted by actress Elena Sofia Ricci and singer Mika.

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 7 April 2025. The Great Ambition and Parthenope received the most nominations with fifteen, followed by The Art of Joy and Vermiglio with fourteen. Vermiglio went on to win seven awards, more than any other film in the ceremony, including Best Film.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger
Vermigliodirected by Maura Delpero
Maura DelperoVermiglio
  • * Francesca ComenciniThe Time It Takes
  • * Valeria GolinoThe Art of Joy
  • * Andrea SegreThe Great Ambition
  • * Paolo SorrentinoParthenope
  • Margherita VicarioGloria!
  • * Loris Lai – How Kids Roll
  • * Neri MarcorèZamora
  • * Edgardo Pistone – Ciao bambino
  • * Gianluca Santoni – My Killer Buddy
  • VermiglioMaura Delpero
  • * Gloria! – Anita Rivaroli and Margherita Vicario
  • * The Great Ambition – Marco Pettenello and Andrea Segre
  • * El paraísoEnrico Maria Artale
  • * ParthenopePaolo Sorrentino
  • * The Time It TakesFrancesca Comencini
  • The Art of JoyValeria Golino, Luca Infascelli, Francesca Marciano, Valia Santella and Stefano Sardo
  • * BattlefieldGianni Amelio and Alberto Taraglio
  • * The Boy with Pink Pants – Roberto Proia
  • * Familia – Adriano Chiarelli, Francesco Costabile and Vittorio Moroni
  • * Naples to New YorkGabriele Salvatores
  • Vermiglio – Francesca Andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, Santiago Fondevila Sancet, and Maura Delpero, producers; Cinedora, Charades, Rai Cinema, and Versus, production companies
  • * Ciao bambino – Giovanna Crispino, Gianluca Curti, Walter De Majo, Antonella De Martino, Gaetano Di Vaio, Alessandro Elia, Andrea Leone, and Santo Versace, producers; Anemone Film, Bronx Film, Mosaicon Film, Minerva Pictures, production companies
  • * Gloria! – Carlo Cresto-Dina, Valeria Jamonte, Manuela Melissano, and Katrin Renz, producers; Tellfilm and Tempesta, production companies
  • * The Great Ambition – Francesco Bonsembiante, Martichka Bozhilova, Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, and Joseph Rouschop, producers; Agitprop, Jolefilm, Rai Cinema, Tarantula, and Vivo Film, production companies
  • * Vittoria – Lorenzo Cioffi, Giorgio Giampà, Nanni Moretti, and Alessandra Stefani, producers
  • Tecla InsoliaThe Art of Joy
  • * Celeste Dalla PortaParthenope
  • * Romana Maggiora VerganoThe Time It Takes
  • * Barbara RonchiFamilia
  • * Martina Scrinzi – Vermiglio
  • Elio GermanoThe Great Ambition
  • * Francesco GheghiFamilia
  • * Fabrizio GifuniThe Time It Takes
  • * Silvio OrlandoParthenope
  • * Tommaso RagnoVermiglio
  • Valeria Bruni TedeschiThe Art of Joy
  • * Geppi CucciariDiamonds
  • * Tecla InsoliaFamilia
  • * Luisa RanieriParthenope
  • * Jasmine TrincaThe Art of Joy
  • Francesco Di LevaFamilia
  • * Guido CaprinoThe Art of Joy
  • * Roberto CitranThe Great Ambition
  • * Pierfrancesco FavinoNaples to New York
  • * Peppe LanzettaParthenope
  • Vermiglio – Maurilio Mangano and Stefania Rodà
  • * The Art of JoyAnna Maria Sambucco and Francesco Vedovati
  • * Familia – Anna Pennella
  • * Gloria! – Massimo Appolloni
  • * The Great Ambition – Stefania De Santis
  • VermiglioMikhail Krichman
  • * The Art of JoyFabio Cianchetti
  • * Battlefield – Luan Amelio Ujkaj
  • * DostoevskijMatteo Cocco
  • * Hey JoeDaniele Ciprì
  • * ParthenopeDaria D'Antonio
  • Gloria!Margherita Vicario and Davide Pavanello
  • * The Children's TrainNicola Piovani
  • * ConfidenzaThom Yorke
  • * The Great AmbitionIosonouncane
  • * Sicilian LettersColapesce
  • "Aria!" from Gloria!Music and lyrics by Margherita Vicario, Davide Pavanello, Edwyn Roberts, Andrea Bonomo and Gianluigi Fazio; Performed by Margherita Vicario
  • * "Atomos" from Familia – Music and lyrics by Valerio Vigliar; Performed by Greta Zuccoli
  • * "Diamanti" from Diamonds – Music by Giuliano Taviani and Carmelo Travia; Lyrics and performed by Giorgia
  • * "Knife Edge" from Confidenza – Music, lyrics, and performed by Thom Yorke
  • * "La malvagità" from Sicilian Letters – Music, lyrics, and performed by Colapesce
  • The Flood – Production Design: Tonino Zera; Set Decoration: Carlotta Desmann and Maria Grazia Schirripa
  • * The Art of Joy – Production Design: Luca Merlini; Set Decoration: Giulietta Rimoldi
  • * The Great Ambition – Production Design: Alessandro Vannucci; Set Decoration: Laura Casalini
  • * Parthenope – Production Design: Carmine Guarino; Set Decoration: Iole Autero
  • * Vermiglio – Production Design: Pirra and Vito Giuseppe Zito; Set Decoration: Sara Pergher
  • The FloodMassimo Cantini Parrini
  • * The Art of JoyMaria Rita Barbera
  • * Gloria! – Mary Montalto
  • * ParthenopeCarlo Poggioli
  • * Vermiglio – Andrea Cavalletto
  • The Flood – Alessandra Vita and Valentina Visintin
  • * The Art of Joy – Maurizio Fazzini
  • * The Great Ambition – Sara Morlando, Rossella Sicignano, Leonardo Cruciano and Viola Moneta
  • * Parthenope – Paola Gattabrusi and Lorenzo Tamburini
  • * Vermiglio – Frédérique Foglia
  • The FloodAldo Signoretti and Domingo Santoro
  • * Gloria! – Marta Iacoponi and Carla Indoni
  • * The Great Ambition – Desiree Corridoni
  • * Parthenope – Marco Perna
  • * Vermiglio – Tiziana Argiolas
  • The Great AmbitionJacopo Quadri
  • * The Art of JoyGiogiò Franchini
  • * DostoevskijWalter Fasano
  • * ParthenopeCristiano Travaglioli
  • * VermiglioLuca Mattei
  • Vermiglio – Dana Farzanehpour, Hervé Guyader and Emmanuel de Boissieu
  • * Battlefield – Emanuele Cicconi, Alessandro Feletti, Alessandro Giacco and Marco Falloni
  • * Gloria! – Xavier Lavorel, Daniela Bassani, Francois Wolf and Maxence Ciekawy
  • * The Great Ambition – Alessandro Palmerini, Marc Bastien, Vincent Grégorio and Franco Piscopo
  • * Parthenope – Emanuele Cecere, Silvia Moraes, Mirko Perri and Michele Mazzucco
  • Naples to New YorkVíctor Pérez
  • * The Art of Joy – Francesco Niolu and Rodolfo Migliari
  • * The Great Ambition – Tristan Lilien and Michel Denis
  • * Limonov: The Ballad – Fabio Tomassetti and Daniele Tomassetti
  • * Parthenope – Rodolfo Migliari and Lena Di Gennaro
  • Lirica Ucraina – directed by Francesca Mannocchi
  • * Il cassetto segreto – directed by Costanza Quatriglio
  • * Duse, The Greatest – directed by Sonia Bergamasco
  • * L'occhio della gallina – directed by Antonietta De Lillo
  • * Prima della fine. Gli ultimi giorni di Enrico Berlinguer – directed by directed by Samuele Rossi
  • Domenica sera – directed by Matteo Tortone
  • * La confessione – directed by Nicola Sorcinelli
  • * The Eggregores' Theory – directed by Andrea Gatopoulos
  • * Majonezë – directed by Giulia Grandinetti
  • * La ragazza di Praga – directed by Andree Lucini
  • Anora – directed by Sean Baker
  • * Conclave – directed by Edward Berger
  • * Juror No. 2 – directed by Clint Eastwood
  • * Perfect Days – directed by Wim Wenders
  • * The Zone of Interest – directed by Jonathan Glazer
  • Naples to New York – directed by Gabriele Salvatores
  • * The Boy with Pink Pants – directed by Margherita Ferri
  • * Familia – directed by Francesco Costabile
  • * The Great Ambition – directed by Andrea Segre
  • * The Time It Takes – directed by Francesca Comencini
  • Pupi AvatiOrnella MutiTimothée Chalamet
  • Diamonds, directed by Ferzan Özpetek for garnering 2,222,126 spectators
  • Federico CesariCeleste Dalla PortaCarlotta GambaMatteo Oscar GiuggioliTecla InsoliaEmanuele Palumbo