The film festival is winding down in Taormina and the awards are coming up: (RIP James Gandolfini); take a look at how I was feeling a month ago about the awards.
The Nastro d’Argento nominations were announced yesterday, and though Paolo Sorrentino will without doubt leave with a lot of prizes, some of the categories are wide open. If you want to send me your guesses, please do. There may even be a prize!
The Nastro d’Argento Award (Silver Ribbon) is a film award given yearly since 1946 by the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (“Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists”) the association of Italian film critics. The Nastro d’argento is the oldest movie award in Europe, and the second oldest in the world (only the Academy Awards are older).
The biggest surprise for me? Toni Servillo was completely snubbed!
And the nominations are:
Nastro d’Argento for Best Director
Roberto Andò, Viva La Libertà
Marco Bellocchio, Bella Addormentata
Claudio Giovannesei, Alì Ha Gli Occhi Azzurri
Paolo Sorrentino, La Grande Bellezza
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