David di Donatello for Best Actor


The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of a male actor in an Italian film released during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was first given in 1956, and became competitive in 1981.
Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi are the record holders in this category with seven awards each, followed by Marcello Mastroianni with five.
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.

Winners and nominees

Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals have won multiple Best Actor awards:
WinsActor
7Vittorio Gassman
7Alberto Sordi
5Marcello Mastroianni
4Giancarlo Giannini
4Nino Manfredi
4Toni Servillo
3Elio Germano
3Ugo Tognazzi
2Stefano Accorsi
2Roberto Benigni
2Sergio Castellitto
2Adriano Celentano
2Valerio Mastandrea
2Francesco Nuti
2Carlo Verdone
2Gian Maria Volonté
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The following individuals have received three or more Best Actor nominations :
NominationsActor
11Toni Servillo
9Carlo Verdone
8Nanni Moretti
8Alberto Sordi
7Vittorio Gassman
7Giancarlo Giannini
7Valerio Mastandrea
7Silvio Orlando
6Antonio Albanese*
6Fabrizio Bentivoglio
6Sergio Castellitto
6Marcello Mastroianni
6Kim Rossi Stuart*
5Stefano Accorsi
4Elio Germano
4Nino Manfredi
4Francesco Nuti
4Gian Maria Volonté
3Diego Abatantuono*
3Roberto Benigni
3Alessandro Borghi
3Marco Giallini*
3Luigi Lo Cascio
3Luca Marinelli
3Michele Placido
3Sergio Rubini*
3Ugo Tognazzi
3Massimo Troisi