04/07/2006

Il regista di matrimoni (lit. “The Wedding Director”) by Marco Bellocchio is “the best film of 2005-2006” according to foreign journalists in Italy, who yesterday presented the Golden Globe Awards at the German Academy in Rome.

The foreign press award for Best Director went to Pupi Avati for La seconda notte di nozze [+see also:
trailer
film profile]. Best Debut Film was awarded to Along the Ridge [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Kim Rossi Stuart
film profile] by Kim Rossi Stuart. Best European Film was deemed to be Volver [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Agustín Almodóvar
interview: Carmen Maura
interview: Pedro Almodóvar
interview: Pénélope Cruz
film profile] by Pedro Almodovar

The list of other award-winners:

Best Screenplay: Roberto Faenza, The Days of Abandonment
Best Actress (ex aequo): Margherita Buy for The Days of Abandonment, Valeria Golino for La guerra di Mario
Best Actor: Alessio Boni, Arrivederci amore ciao
Best Debut Actor: Alessandro Morace, Along the Ridge
Best Cinematography: Pasquale Mari, Il regista di matrimoni
Best Score: Nicola Piovani, The Tiger and the Snow
Best Short Film: Sotto le foglie by Stefano Chiodini
Best Documentary: In un altro paese by Marco Turco
Best Song: Lino Patruno, Foreverblues
Best Up-and-coming Actress: Donatella Finocchiaro
Best Up-and-coming Actor: Riccardo Scamarcio
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Gillo Pontecorvo and Stefania Sandrelli
European Golden Globe: Raul Bova
European Career Award: Roberto Benigni
Special Career Award: Franco Nero
Production Award: RAI Cinema
Special De Laurentiis Production Award: RAI Cinema
Special Award: Aurelio De Laurentiis.

(Translated from Italian)