This Year More Than Ever The Awards Are Merited And The Competition Fierce
When I first started watching Italian award shows they were fun, but not very exciting. There wasn’t much opposition for the winners and the main controversy was over the whole thing seeming like one popularity contest after another.
But now, great films, great directors, great actors, and lots of other talented people compete and they are exciting.
The Nastro (Ribbon) of the Year went to Il Giovane Favoloso (Leopardi), Mario Martone, Elio Germano, Ippolita Di Majo, Carlo Degli Esposti
Director of the Best Film is La Giovinezza (Youth), Paolo Sorrentino and this film will be distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, opening in the US December 4, 2015
Best New Director – Edoardo Falcone for Se Dio Vuole
Best Comedy – Noi e la Giulia, Edoardo Leo
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Best Producer – Cinemaundici, Luigi e Olivia Musini for Anime nere (Black Souls), Torneranno i prati (Greenery Will Bloom Again),and Last summer
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Best Subject – Il Ragazzo Invisibile (The Invisible Boy), Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, Stefano Sardo
Best Screenplay – Francesco Munzi, Fabrizio Ruggirello, Maurizio Braucci for Anime Nere (Black Souls)
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Best Actor – Alessandro Gassmann for Il Nome del Figlio (An Italian Name), I Nostri Ragazzi (The Dinner) The Dinner will be distributed by Film Movement and available to members December 1, 2015.
Best Actress – Margherita Buy for Mia Madre (My Mother)
Best Actor – Best Supporting Actor – Claudio Amendola for Noi e la Giulia
Best Supporting Actress – Micaela Ramazzotti for Il Nome del Figlio (An Italian Name)
Best Director of Cinematography – Luca Bigazzi for La Giovinezza (Youth)
Best Set Design – Dimitri Capuani for Il Racconto dei Racconti (Tale of Tales)
Best Costume Design – Massimo Cantini Parrini for Il Racconto dei Racconti
Best Editing – Cristiano Travaglioli for Anime nere (Black Souls)/ La Giovinezza (Youth)
Best Soundtrack – Nicola Piovani for Hungry Hearts
Some of the Special Awards:
Cristina Comencini – Direction
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Paola Cortellesi – Nino Manfredi Prize
Guglielmo Biraghi Prize to Simona Tabasco and Greta Scarano
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