The shortlists of the 71st edition of Nastri d’Argento have been announced. The awards will be awarded by the National Association of Italian Film Journalists (SNGCI). The most nominated movies are Gianni Amelio’s Holding hands and Leonardo De Angelis’s Indivisible (seven nominations each), followed by Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet dreams and Claudio Giovannesi’s Fiore (Six nominations), Francesco Bruni’s Tutto quello che vuoi (five), Fabio Mollo’s There is a light, Claudio Amendola’s The furlough and Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia’s Sicilian Ghost Story (four each).
Here’s the shortlists:
Best Film
- Holding hands – Gianni Amelio
- Tutto quello che vuoi – Francesco Bruni
- Lucky – Sergio Castellitto
- Indivisible – Leonardo De Angelis
- Fiore – Claudio Giovannesi
Best Director
- Gianni Amelio – Holding hands
- Marco Bellocchio- Sweet Dreams
- Edoardo De Angelis – Indivisible
- Ferzan Ozpetek – Istanbul Red
- Antonio Piazza e Fabio Grassadonia – Sicilian Ghost Story
Best New Director
- Vincenzo Alfieri – I peggiori
- Marco Danieli – Worldly Girl
- Roberto De Paolis – Pure Hearts
- Andrea De Sica – Children of the night
- Fabio Guaglione e Fabio Resinaro – Mine
Best Comedy
- It’s the law! – Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone
- Let yourself go! – Francesco Amato
- Wife and husband – Simone Godano
- Omicidio all’italiana – Maccio Capatonda
- Ears – Marco Bellocchio Alessandro Aronadio
Best Script
- Michele Astori, Pif – At war with love
- Massimiliano Bruno, Herbert Simone Paragnani, Gianni Corsi – Ignorance is bliss
- Nicola Guaglianone – Indivisible
- Edoardo Leo – What’s the big deal
- Fabio Mollo, Josella Porto – There is a light
Best Screenplay
- Francesco Bruni – Tutto quello che vuoi
- Ugo Chiti, Gianfranco Cabiddu, Salvatore De Mola con Francesco Marino – The stuff of dreams
- Claudio Giovannesi, Filippo Gravino, Antonella Lattanzi – Fiore
- Alex Infascelli, Francesca Manieri – Partners in crime
- Margaret Mazzantini – Lucky
Best Producer
- Claudio Bonivento (The furlough)
- Beppe Caschetto (Sweet Dreams; Tutto quello che vuoi)
- Beppe Caschetto, Rita Rognoni (Fiore)
- Attilio De Razza (It’s the law!)
- Attilio De Razza, Pier Paolo Verga (Indivisible)
- Gaetano Di Vaio, Gianluca Curti (Falchi – Falcons special squad)
- Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri (Lucky)
- Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Massimo Cristaldi (Sicilian Ghost Story)
Best Actor
- Renato Carpentieri – Holding hands
- Alessandro Gassmann, Marco Giallini – Ignorance is bliss
- Luca Marinelli – There is a light
- Michele Riondino – Worldly Girl
- Toni Servillo – Let yourself go!
Best Actress
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Micaela Ramazzotti – Holding hands
- Isabella Ragonese – Sun, heart, love and There is a light
- Greta Scarano – The truth lies in heaven and I can quit whenever I want – Masterclass
- Sara Serraiocco – Worldly Girl and No country for the young
- Jasmine Trinca – Lucky
Best Supporting Actor
- Claudio Amendola, Luca Argentero – The furlough
- Alessandro Borghi – Lucky and I was a dreamer
- Ennio Fantastichini – Coffee and The stuff of dreams
- Valerio Mastandrea – Fiore
- Edoardo Pesce – Pure Hearts and Lucky
Best Supporting Actress
- BarboraBobulova – Pure hearts e Lasciami per sempre
- Margherita Buy – How to grow up despite your parents and These days
- Sabrina Ferilli – Omicidio all’italiana
- Anna Ferruzzo – There is a light
- Carla Signoris – Let yourself go!
Best Cinematography
- Luca Bigazzi – Holding hands and Sicilian Ghost Story
- Arnaldo Catinari – Partners in crime and Tutto quello che vuoi
- Duccio Cimatti – The war of the yokels
- Daniele Ciprì – Sweet Dreams and Fiore
- Gian Filippo Corticelli – Rosso Istanbul
Best Scenography
- Giancarlo Basili – Holding hands
- Dimitri Capuani – Children of the night
- Marco Dentici – Sweet Dreams and Sicilian Ghost Story
- Marina Pinzuti Ansolini – Partners in crime
- Alessandro Vannucci – I can quit whenever I want – Masterclass
Best Costumes
- Maria Calvelli – Sweet Dreams
- Massimo Cantini Parrini – Indivisible
- Beatrice Giannini, Elisabetta Antico – The stuff of dreams
- Patrizia Mazzon – I can quit whenever I want – Masterclass
- Cristiana Ricceri – At war with love
Best Film Editing
- Francesca Calvelli – Sweet Dreams
- Jacopo Quadri – The war of the yokels
- Matteo Santi, Fabio Guaglione, Filippo Mauro Boni – Mine
- Roberto Siciliano – The furlough
- Giuseppe Trepiccione – Fiore
Best Sound Editing
- Stefano Campus – The furlough
- Gianluca Costamagna – Tutto quello che vuoi
- Alessandro Rolla – Lucky
- Remo Ugolinelli, Alessandro Palmerini – Sun, heart, love
- Alessandro Zanon – Holding hands
Best Score
- Enzo Avitabile – Indivisible
- Nino D’Angelo – Falchi – Falcons special squad
- Stefano Di Battista – Sun, heart, love
- Giuliano Sangiorgi – No country for the young
- Giuliano Taviani, Carmelo Travia – Rosso Istanbul
Best Original Song
- Abbi pietà di noi (Indivisible)
- DonkeyFlyin’ in the Sky (At war with love)
- Ho perso il mio amore (La verità, vi spiego, sull’amore)
- L’estate addosso (Summertime)
- Quando le canzoni finiranno (La cena di natale)
Special shortlist for films about youth
- Summertime – Gabriele Muccino
- No country for the young – Giovanni Veronesi
- Feather – Roan Johnson
- Slam Tutto per una ragazza – Andrea Molaioli
- The Start Up – Alessandro D’Alatri
