The
David di Donatello Award
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the '' Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award ca ...
for Best Screenplay (
Italian
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: ''David di Donatello per la migliore sceneggiatura'') was a
film award
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presented by the
Accademia del Cinema Italiano
The Accademia del Cinema Italiano ( en, Academy of Italian Cinema) is an organization that gives out the David di Donatello Awards. It was founded in 1955 as a part of the Open Gate Club, originally with the name ''Ente David di Donatello''. The ...
(ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding
screenwriting
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Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, devel ...
in a film released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony.
[ The award was presented annually from 1975 to 2016, when it was split between the ]Adapted
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and Original Screenplay categories.runoff voting Runoff voting can refer to:
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by all the members of the Accademia.
Winners and nominees
Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
See also
* Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1948, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'', the association of Italian film critics.
History
The union of film journalists was found ...
* Cinema of Italy
The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and the stylistic aspect of film ...
References
External links
*
Daviddidonatello.it
(official website)
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Screenwriting awards for film