01/07/2019 - Marco Bellocchio’s film bagged seven prizes from the Italian film journalists, including Best Film and Best Director, while Leonardo D’Agostini and Valerio Mastandrea scooped Best Debut Directors

It really was Marco Bellocchio’s night on Saturday in Taormina’s Teatro Antico. The Traitor [+see also:
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
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In terms of the reigning women, Italy’s film journalists named Anna Foglietta (If Life Gives You Lemons [+see also:
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film profile]. Stefano Fresi was likewise rewarded for his comedic performance (in C’è tempo [+see also:
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As for the best debut director, this year the title was awarded to two contenders: Leonardo D’Agostini and Valerio Mastandrea, who won the prize jointly for their respective works, The Champion [+see also:
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interview: Leonardo D’Agostini
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interview: Valerio Mastandrea
film profile], in a tie-break situation. Bangla [+see also:
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interview: Paola Randi
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The full list of winners at the Nastri d’Argento Awards 2019:

Best Film
The Traitor [+see also:
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
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Best Director
Marco Bellocchio – The Traitor

Best Debut Director (tied)
Leonardo D’Agostini – The Champion [+see also:
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interview: Leonardo D’Agostini
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Valerio Mastandrea - Ride [+see also:
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interview: Valerio Mastandrea
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Best Subject Matter
Paola Randi - Tito e gli alieni [+see also:
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interview: Paola Randi
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Best Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio, Ludovica Rampoldi, Valia Santella, Francesco Piccolo, in association with Francesco La Licata – The Traitor

Best Comedy
Bangla [+see also:
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Best Producer
Groenlandia Group – Romulus & Remus – The First King [+see also:
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Pierfrancesco Favino – The Traitor

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Anna Foglietta – If Life Gives You Lemons [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actors
Luigi Lo Cascio, Fabrizio Ferracane – The Traitor

Best Supporting Actress
Marina Confalone – The Vice of Hope [+see also:
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Best Comedy Actor and Nino Manfredi Award
Stefano Fresi - C’è tempo [+see also:
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film profile], Ma cosa ci dice il cervello [+see also:
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film profile]

Best Comedy Actress
Paola Cortellesi - Ma cosa ci dice il cervello

Best Photography
Daniele Ciprì – Romulus & Remus – The First King, Piranhas [+see also:
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interview: Roberto Saviano
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Best Set Design
Carmine Guarino – The Vice of Hope

Best Costume Design
Giulia Piersanti – Suspiria [+see also:
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Best Editing
Francesca Calvelli – The Traitor

Best Live Sound
Angelo Bonanni – Romulus & Remus – The First King

Best Score
Nicola Piovani – The Traitor

Best Original Song
“A' speranza” – The Vice of Hope

Film of the Year
On My Skin [+see also:
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Special awards (awarded by the National Steering Committee)
Dafne [+see also:
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Fandango – Handed to Domenico Procacci for 30 years in film

Special Nastri d’Argento awards
Best Acting Performance - Serena Rossi for Mia Martini - Io sono Mia [+see also:
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Best Singing Performance – Noemi for “Domani è un altro giorno”

Persol Nastri d’Argento Award – Character of the Year
Andrea Carpenzano – The Champion

SIAE Nastri d’Argento Award
for best screenplay by a young writer
Giulia Steigerwalt – An Almost Ordinary Summer [+see also:
trailer
film profile], The Champion

Nastri d’Argento Nuovo Imaie Award
for dubbing
Angelo Maggi (John C.Really) Simone Mori (Steve Coogan) – Stan & Ollie [+see also:
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Hamilton “Behind the Camera” Nastri d’Argento Award
Stefano Sollima - Soldado

“Graziella Bonacchi” Award 2019
Linda Caridi - Ricordi? [+see also:
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interview: Valerio Mieli
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Guglielmo Biraghi Award
For most promising acting perfomances
Benedetta Porcaroli (Tutte le mie notti [+see also:
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Nastro della legalità (Ribbon of Justice)
Just Like My Son [+see also:
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interview: Costanza Quatriglio
film profile] - Costanza Quatriglio (Italy/Croatia/Belgium)
A mano disarmata [+see also:
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Wella Nastro d’Argento Awards
For image and style
Anna Ferzetti – Tomorrow’s A New Day [+see also:
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Cameo Appearance of the Year
Adriano Panatta – The Armadillo’s Prophecy

(Translated from Italian)