Davids: Gomorrah Best Film, Divo win seven statuettes
As if it were still necessary, Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah [+see also:
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Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo [+see also:
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However, on Friday evening it was Garrone’s film that won the most prestigious honours at Italy’s top film awards: Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Editing and Producer (Domenico Procacci). Il Divo won seven statuettes, for Best Actor (Toni Servillo) and six other technical categories, including Best Cinematography (Luca Bigazzi).
Garrone received further satisfaction his first foray into producing, Gianni Di Gregorio’s Mid-August Lunch [+see also:
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The awards:
Best Film Gomorrah
Best Director Matteo Garrone for Gomorrah
Best Debut Director Gianni Di Gregorio for Mid-August Lunch
Best Screenplay Gomorrah
Best Producer Domenico Procacci for Gomorrah
Best Actor Toni Servillo for Il Divo
Best Actress Alba Rohrwacher for Giovanna’s Father
Best Supporting Actor Giuseppe Battiston for Non pensarci [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actress Piera Degli Esposti for Il Divo
Best Cinematography Luca Bigazzi for Il Divo
Best Music Teho Teardo for Il Divo
Best Song "Herculaneum" from Gomorrah
Best Production Design Francesco Frigeri for The Demons of St. Petersburg [+see also:
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Best Costume Design Elisabetta Montaldo for The Demons of St. Petersburg
Best Hair Aldo Signoretti for Il Divo
Best Make-up Vittorio Sodano for Il Divo
Best Editing Marco Spoletini for Gomorrah
Best Sound Design Maricetta Lombardo for Gomorrah
Best Special Effects Il Divo
Best European Union Film Slumdog Millionaire [+see also:
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Best Foreign Film Gran Torino by Clint Eastwood
Best Documentary Rata Nece Biti by Daniele Gaglianone
Young David Award Si può fare [+see also:
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Best Short Film L'arbitro by Paolo Zucca
(Translated from Italian)
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