Italian hit There’s Still Tomorrow tops Italy’s Donatello noms

Paola Cortellesi’s There’s Still Tomorrow, a black-and-white feminist comedy that became the top-grossing film in Italy last year, is the frontrunner for the 2024 David Di Donatello Awards, Italy’s equivalent to the Oscars, with 19 nominations, including for best film.

Cortellesi picked up a Donatello nomination for best directorial debut for There’s Still Tomorrow, which outpaced Barbie at the local box office and became an Italian cultural phenomenon. She also scored noms for best actress and best original script for the film, which she co-wrote with Furio Andreotti and Giulia Calenda.

Matteo Garrone’s refugee drama Io Capitano, an Oscar nominee this year for Italy in the best international feature category, picked up 15 Donatello nominations, including for best film and best director for Garrone.

Alice Rohrwacher’s grave robber drama La Chimera received 13 nominations, including for best film, best director, and a best actor for star Josh O’Connor. Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped, a drama about the true story of a Jewish boy taken from his family and forced to convert to Catholicism, picked up 11 nominations, including for best film and best director. Completing the best film nominees is Nanni Moretti’s latest, A Brighter Tomorrow, which napped a total of 7 nominations.

The Donatello’s best international film nominees include Christopher Nolan and Justine Triet’s Oscar winners Oppenheimer and Anatomy of a Fall, up against Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Aki Kaurismäki’s droll Finnish dramedy Fallen Leaves, and the Spanish-set thriller The Beasts from director Rodrigo Sorogoyen.

The 69th David di Donatello Awards will be held on May 3 at the legendary Cinecittà studios in Rome and broadcast live on Italian public broadcaster Rai 1.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Best Film

There’s Still TomorrowA Better TomorrowIo CapitanoLa Chimera Kidnapped

Best Director

A Better Tomorrow Nanni MorettiIo Capitano Matteo GarroneLast Night of Amore Andrea Di StefanoLa Chimera Alice RohrwacherKidnapped Marco Bellocchio

Best Directorial Debut

There’s Still Tomorrow Paola CortellesiDisco Boy Giacomo AbbruzzeseFelicita Micaela RamazzottiPalazzina Laf Michele RiondinoFireworks Giuseppe Fiorello

Best Original Screenplay

There’s Still Tomorrow Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda, Paola CortellesiA Better Tomorrow Francesca Marciano, Nanni Moretti, Federica Pontremoli, Valia SantellaIo Capitano Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini, Andrea TagliaferriLa Chimera Alice RohrwacherPalazzina Laf Maurizio Braucci, Michele Riondino

Best Non-Original Screenplay

Scarlet Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, Maud AmelineLubo Giorgio Diritti, Fredo VallaMisericordia Emma Dante, Elena Stancanelli, Giorgio VastaMixed By Erry Armando Festa, Sydney SibiliaKidnapped Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli

Best Producer

There’s Still Tomorrow Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa for Wildside/ Fremantle; Vision Distribution, in collaboration with Sky and NetflixComandante Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri for Indigo Film; Pierpaolo Verga and Edoardo De Angelis for O’ Groove; Paolo Del Brocco for Rai Cinema; Attilio De Razza for Tramp Limited; Mariagiovanna De Angelis for Vgroove; Antonio Miyakawa for Wise PicturesDisco Boy Giulia Achilli, Marco Alessi, Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland, André LogieIo Capitano Archimede, Rai Cinema, Pathé, TarantulaLa Chimera Carlo Cresto-Dina for Rai Cinema

Best Actress in a Leading Role

There’s Still Tomorrow Paola CortellesiLike Sheep Among Wolves Isabella RagoneseFelicita Micaela RamazzottiLast Night of Amore Linda CaridiKidnapped Barbara Ronchi

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Valerio Mastandrea for There’s Still TomorrowAntonio Albanese for Cento DomenichePierfrancesco Favino for ComandanteJosh O’Connor for La ChimeraMichele Riondino for Palazzina Laf

Best Supporting Actress

Emanuela Fanelli for There’s Still TomorrowRomana Maggiora Vergano for There’s Still TomorrowBarbora Bobulova for A Better TomorrowAlba Rohrwacher for La ChimeraIsabella Rossellini for La Chimera

Best Supporting Actor

Adriano Giannini for AdagioGiorgio Colangeli for There’s Still TomorrowVinicio Marchioni for There’s Still TomorrowSilvio Orlando for A Better TomorrowElio Germano for Palazzina Laf

Best Cinematography

Davide Leone for There’s Still TomorrowFerran Paredes Rubio for ComandantePaolo Carnera for Io CapitanoHélène Louvart for La ChimeraFrancesco Di Giacomo for Kidnapped

Best Composer

Subsonica for AdagioLele Marchitelli for There’s Still TomorrowFranco Piersanti for A Better TomorrowAndrea Farri for Io CapitanoSanti Pulvirenti for Last Night of Amore

Best Original Song

AdagioIl più bel secolo della mia vitaIo CapitanoMixed by ErryPalazzina Laf

Best Production Design

Paola Comencini, Fiorella Cicolini for There’s Still TomorrowCarmine Guarino, Iole Autero for ComandanteDimitri Capuani, Roberta Troncarelli for Io CapitanoEmita Frigato, Rachele Meliadò for La ChimeraAndrea Castorina, Valeria Vecellio for Kidnapped

Best Costume

Alberto Moretti for There’s Still TomorrowMassimo Cantini Parrini for ComandanteStefano Ciammitti for Io CapitanoLoredana Buscemi for La ChimeraSergio Ballo, Daria Calvelli for Kidnapped

Best Make Up

Antonello Resch, Lorenzo Tamburini, Michele Salgaro Vaccaro, Francesca Galafassi for AdagioErmanno Spera for There’s Still TomorrowPaola Gattabrusi, Lorenzo Tamburini for ComandanteDalia Colli, Roberta Martorina for Io CapitanoEnrico Iacoponi for Kidnapped

Best Hairstyle

Teresa Di Serio for There’s Still TomorrowMassimo Gattabrusi for ComandanteStefano Ciammitti, Dalia Colli for Io CapitanoDaniela Tartari for La ChimeraAlberta Giuliani for Kidnapped

Best Costume Design

Valentina Mariani for There’s Still TomorrowMarco Spoletini for Io CapitanoGiogio’ Franchini for The Last Night of AmoreNelly Quettier for La ChimeraFrancesca Calvelli, Stefano Mariotti for Kidnapped

Best Sound

There’s Still TomorrowComandanteA Brighter TomorrowIo CapitanoLa Chimera

Best VFX

Stefano Leoni, Flaminia Maltese for AdagioKevin Tod Haug, Stacey Dodge for ComandanteFabio Tomassetti, Daniele Tomassetti for Denti da squaloLaurent Creusot, Massimo Cipollina for Io CapitanoRodolfo Migliari, Lena Di Gennaro for Kidnapped

Best Documentary

Enzo Jannacci: Vengo Anch’io Giorgio VerdelliIo noi e Gaber Riccardo MilaniLaggiù qualcuno mi ama Mario MartoneMUR Kasia SmutniakRoma Santa e Dannata Daniele Ciprì

Best International Film

Anatomy of a Fall Justine TrietThe Beasts Rodrigo SorogoyenFallen Leaves Aki KaurismäkiKillers of the Flower Moon Martin ScorseseOppenheimer Christopher Nolan