It really was Marco Bellocchio’s night on Saturday in Taormina’s Teatro Antico. The Traitor [+lire aussi :
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In terms of the reigning women, Italy’s film journalists named Anna Foglietta (If Life Gives You Lemons [+lire aussi :
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As for the best debut director, this year the title was awarded to two contenders: Leonardo D’Agostini and Valerio Mastandrea, who won the prize jointly for their respective works, The Champion [+lire aussi :
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The full list of winners at the Nastri d’Argento Awards 2019:

Best Film
The Traitor [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Marco Bellocchio – The Traitor

Best Debut Director (tied)
Leonardo D’Agostini – The Champion [+lire aussi :
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Valerio Mastandrea - Ride [+lire aussi :
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interview : Valerio Mastandrea
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Best Subject Matter
Paola Randi - Tito e gli alieni [+lire aussi :
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Best Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio, Ludovica Rampoldi, Valia Santella, Francesco Piccolo, in association with Francesco La Licata – The Traitor

Best Comedy
Bangla [+lire aussi :
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Best Producer
Groenlandia Group – Romulus & Remus – The First King [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Pierfrancesco Favino – The Traitor

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Anna Foglietta – If Life Gives You Lemons [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actors
Luigi Lo Cascio, Fabrizio Ferracane – The Traitor

Best Supporting Actress
Marina Confalone – The Vice of Hope [+lire aussi :
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Best Comedy Actor and Nino Manfredi Award
Stefano Fresi - C’è tempo [+lire aussi :
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Best Comedy Actress
Paola Cortellesi - Ma cosa ci dice il cervello

Best Photography
Daniele Ciprì – Romulus & Remus – The First King, Piranhas [+lire aussi :
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Best Set Design
Carmine Guarino – The Vice of Hope

Best Costume Design
Giulia Piersanti – Suspiria [+lire aussi :
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Best Editing
Francesca Calvelli – The Traitor

Best Live Sound
Angelo Bonanni – Romulus & Remus – The First King

Best Score
Nicola Piovani – The Traitor

Best Original Song
“A' speranza” – The Vice of Hope

Film of the Year
On My Skin [+lire aussi :
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Special awards (awarded by the National Steering Committee)
Dafne [+lire aussi :
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Fandango – Handed to Domenico Procacci for 30 years in film

Special Nastri d’Argento awards
Best Acting Performance - Serena Rossi for Mia Martini - Io sono Mia [+lire aussi :
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Best Singing Performance – Noemi for “Domani è un altro giorno”

Persol Nastri d’Argento Award – Character of the Year
Andrea Carpenzano – The Champion

SIAE Nastri d’Argento Award
for best screenplay by a young writer
Giulia Steigerwalt – An Almost Ordinary Summer [+lire aussi :
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Nastri d’Argento Nuovo Imaie Award
for dubbing
Angelo Maggi (John C.Really) Simone Mori (Steve Coogan) – Stan & Ollie [+lire aussi :
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Hamilton “Behind the Camera” Nastri d’Argento Award
Stefano Sollima - Soldado

“Graziella Bonacchi” Award 2019
Linda Caridi - Ricordi? [+lire aussi :
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Guglielmo Biraghi Award
For most promising acting perfomances
Benedetta Porcaroli (Tutte le mie notti [+lire aussi :
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Nastro della legalità (Ribbon of Justice)
Just Like My Son [+lire aussi :
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A mano disarmata [+lire aussi :
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Wella Nastro d’Argento Awards
For image and style
Anna Ferzetti – Tomorrow’s A New Day [+lire aussi :
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Cameo Appearance of the Year
Adriano Panatta – The Armadillo’s Prophecy