19/04/2016 - Perfect Strangers is named as Best Film. Just one David went to Don’t Be Bad, whilst Youth was awarded for its score

Nominations pitched They Call Me Jeeg [+see also:
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Seven Davids went to the revelation of the year, They Call Me Jeeg: Best New Director, Best Producer, Best Actress and Actor for Ilenia Pastorelli and Claudio Santamaria, Best Supporting Actress and Actor for Antonia Truppo and Luca Marinelli, and Best Editing; the same number of awards (seven) went to the foray into fantasy by the director of Gomorrah [+see also:
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interview: Matteo Garrone
film profile], or rather Tale of Tales: Best Director, Best Cinematography (Peter Suschitzky), Best Set Designer, Best Costumes, Best Make-up, Best Hair Design, and Best Digital Effects.

The title of Best Film, however, this year went to Perfect Strangers [+see also:
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This year’s Italian candidate for the Oscars, Don’t Be Bad by Claudio Caligari, was surprisingly only awarded one David, for Best Sound. Youth [+see also:
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Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
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List of winners:

Best Film
Perfect Strangers [+see also:
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Best Director
Matteo Garrone– Tale of Tales [+see also:
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Q&A: Matteo Garrone
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Best New Director
Gabriele Mainetti – They Call Me Jeeg [+see also:
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interview: Gabriele Mainetti
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Best Screenplay
Filippo Bologna, Paolo Costella, Paolo Genovese, Paola Mammini, Rolando Ravello – Perfect Strangers

Best Producer
Gabriele Mainetti, Goon Films – They Call Me Jeeg

Best Actress
Ilenia Pastorelli – They Call Me Jeeg

Best Actor
Claudio Santamaria – They Call Me Jeeg

Best Supporting Actress
Antonia Truppo – They Call Me Jeeg

Best Supporting Actor
Luca Marinelli – They Call Me Jeeg

Best Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky – Tale of Tales

Best Score
David Lang - Youth [+see also:
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interview: Paolo Sorrentino
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Best Original Song
“Simple Song #3” (Music and lyrics by David Lang, performed by Sumi Jo) – Youth

Best Set Designer
Dimitri Capuani, Alessia Anfuso – Tale of Tales

Best Costumes
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Tale of Tales

Best Make-up
Gino Tamagnini, Valter Casotto, Luigi D'Andrea, Leonardo Cruciano – Tale of Tales

Best Hair Design
Francesco Pegoretti – Tale of Tales

Best Editing
Andrea Maguolo with the collaboration of Federico Conforti – They Call Me Jeeg

Best Sound
Angelo Bonanni – Don’t Be Bad [+see also:
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Best Digital Effects
Makinarium – Tale of Tales

Best Feature Documentary
S is for Stanley [+see also:
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Best European Film
Son of Saul [+see also:
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Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
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Best Foreign Film
Bridge of Spies – Steven Spielberg

Best Short Film
Bellissima - Alessandro Capitani

David Giovani Award
Correspondence [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)