David di Donatello
| David di Donatello Awards | |
|---|---|
 former President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi shows the "David di Donatello" Award in 2005 | |
| Description | to honour the best of each year’s Italian and foreign motion picture productions |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Accademia del Cinema Italiano (Academy of Italian Cinema) |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Website | http://www.daviddidonatello.it/english/index.htm |
The David di Donatello Award is a film award. It is presented each year by L'accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI). There are 24 categories as of 2006.
Trophy
[change | change source]The trophy is a gold David statuette like Donatello's famous sculpture. It is on a square malachite base. A gold plaque shows the award category, year and winner.
The 1956 David awarded to Gina Lollobrigida for Beautiful but Dangerous was auctioned at Sothebys in 2013.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gold and malachite 'David'". Sotheby.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- David di Donatello Awards Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine at Internet Movie Database
