We Have a Pope tops Nastri d’Argento nominations

30/05/2011

With seven nods, Nanni Moretti’s We Have a Pope [+see also:
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Comedies nonetheless take pride of place among the films picked as this year’s finalists (five per category): indeed, with six nominations each, Luca Miniero’s Welcome to the South [+see also:
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They’re followed by Saverio Costanzo’s The Solitude of Prime Numbers [+see also:
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In the Best Director category, contenders include Marco Bellocchio (Sorelle Mai [+see also:
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Meanwhile, competing for Best Debut Director are Amadei (20 Cigarettes), Bruno (Nessuno Mi Può Giudicare), Ascanio Celestinis (The Black Sheep [+see also:
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Best Actress nominees are Paola Cortellesi, Angela Finocchiaro, Donatella Finocchiaro, Isabella Ragonese and Alba Rohrwacher, while those for Best Actor are duo Claudio Bisio and Alessandro Siani, Raoul Bova, Kim Rossi Stuart, Toni Servillo and Emilio Solfrizzi.

Vying for Best Supporting Actress are Carolina Crescentini, Anna Foglietta, Marta Gastini, Valentina Lodovini and the duo Anita Caprioli and non-professional Pasqualina Scuncia (Corpo Celeste). Best Supporting Actor nominees are Giuseppe Battiston, Giorgio Colangeli, Geppy Gleijeses, Ricky Memphis, Maurizio Mattioli and Rocco Papaleo.

Battling it out in the Producers category are "giants" Medusa and Cattleya (Welcome to the South) and Pietro Valsecchi (What A Beautiful Day [+see also:
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The Nastro of the Year Award will go to Mario Martone’s Italian Unification-themed We Believed [+see also:
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interview: Mario Martone
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