David di Donatello for Best Short Film
The David di Donatello for Best Short Film is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy’s answer to the Oscars", presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize the most outstanding Italian short film released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony, starting with the 1997 edition.
Winners and nominees
Winners are indicated in bold.1990s
1997Senza parole, by Antonello De Leo1998La matta dei fiori, by Rolando StefanelliAsino chi legge, by Pietro ReggianiSpalle al muro, by Nina Di Maio
1999Quasi fratelli, by Francesco FalaschiFuochino, by Carlotta CerquettiIncantesimo napoletano, by Paolo Genovese and Luca MinieroTanti auguri, by Giulio Manfredonia
2000s
2000Monna Lisa, by Matteo Delbò2001Gavetta, by Craig BellCecchi Gori Cecchi Gori?, by Rocco Papaleo
2002Non dire gatto, by Giorgio TirabassiLa storia chiusa, by Emiliano CorapiUn paio di occhiali, by Carlo Damasco
2003Racconto di guerra, by Mario Amura Rosso fango, by Paolo Ameli Radioportogutenberg, by Alessandro VannucciRegalo di Natale, by Daniele De PlanoSpace off, by Tino Franco
2004Sole, by Michele Carrillo Zinanà, by Pippo Mezzapesa Aspettando il treno, by Catherine Mc GilvrayInterno 9, by Davide Del DeganUn amore possibile, by Amanda Sandrelli
2005Aria, by Claudio Noce Lotta libera, by Stefano Viali Mio fratello Yang, by Gianluca e Massimiliano De SerioO' guarracino, by Michelangelo FornaroUn refolo, by Giovanni Arcangeli
2006Un inguaribile amore, by Giovanni CoviniCodice a sbarre, by Ivano De MatteoDentro Roma, by Francesco CostabileTanalibera tutti, by Vito PalmieriZakaria, by Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio
2007Meridionali senza filtro, by Michele BiaArmando, by Massimiliano CamaitiLa cena di Emmaus, by Josè CorvagliaSolo cinque minuti, by Filippo SoldiTravaglio, by Lele Biscussi
2008Uova, by Alessandro CelliAdil & Yusuf, by Claudio NoceIl bambino di Carla, by Emanuela RossiOra che Marlene, by Giovanna Nazarena SilvestriTramondo, by Giacomo Agnetti and Davide Bazzali
2009L'arbitro, by Paolo ZuccaL'amore è un gioco, by Andrea RovettaBisesto, by Giovanni Esposito and Francesco PriscoCicatrici, by Eros AchiardiLa Madonna della frutta, by Paola Randi
2010s
2010Passing Time, by Laura BispuriL'altra metà, by Pippo MezzapesaBuonanotte, by Riccardo BanfiNuvole, mani, by Simone MassiUerra, by Paolo Sassanelli2011Jody delle giostre, by Adriano SforziIo sono qui, by Mario PireddaCaffè Capo, by Andrea ZaccarielloSalvatore, by Bruno Urso and Fabrizio UrsoStand By Me, by Giuseppe Marco Albano
2012Dell'ammazzare il maiale, by Simone MassiCe l'hai un minuto?, by Alessandro Bardani and Luca Di ProsperoCusutu n' coddu - Cucito addosso, by Giovanni La PàrolaL'estate che non viene, by Pasquale MarinoTiger Boy, by Gabriele Mainetti
2013L'esecuzione, by Enrico IannacconeAmmore, by Paolo SassanelliCargo, by Carlo SironiPreti, by Astutillo SmerigliaSettanta, by Pippo Mezzapesa
201437°4 S, by Adriano ValerioA passo d'uomo, by Giovanni AloiBella di notte, by Paolo ZuccaLao, by Gabriele Sabatino NardisNon sono nessuno, by Francesco Segrè
2015Thriller, by Giuseppe Marco AlbanoDue piedi sinistri, by Isabella SalvettiL'errore, by Brando De SicaSinuaria, by Roberto CartaLe note di Giulia, by Andrea Dalla Costa
2016Bellissima, by Alessandro CapitaniA metà luce, by Anna GiganteDove l'acqua con altra acqua si confonde, by Gianluca Mangiasciutti and Massimo LoiLa ballata dei senzatetto, by Monica ManganelliPer Anna, by Andrea Zuliani
2017A casa mia, by Mario PireddaEgo, by Lorenza IndovinaMostri, by Adriano GiottiSimposio suino in re minore, by Francesco FilippiniViola, Franca, by Marta Savina
2018Bismillah, by Alessandro GrandeConfino, by Nico BonomoloLa Giornata, by Pippo MezzapesaMezzanotte Zero Zero, by Nicola ConversaPazzo & Bella, by Marcello Di Noto
2019Frontiera, by Alessandro Di GregorioIl nostro concerto, by Francesco PirasIm Bären, by Lilian SassanelliMagic Alps, by Andrea Brusa and Marco ScotuzziYousef, by Mohamed Hossameldin