# Danilo Donati

Danilo Donati (6 April 1926 – 1 December 2001) was an Italian costume designer and production designer. In a career spanning over four decades, he is recognized for his prolific work across stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and eight David di Donatellos.
Donati is best known to international audiences for his collaborations with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Franco Zeffirelli. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design five times, and won twice for Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Fellini's Casanova (1976).

## Selected filmography
### Film

List of Danilo Donati film credits :
| Year | Title | Director | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Costume Designer | Production Designer | Notes |
| 1959 | The Great War | Mario Monicelli | Yes | No | with Piero Gherardi |
| 1960 | Adua and Her Friends | Antonio Pietrangeli | Yes | No | |
| 1961 | Vanina Vanini | Roberto Rossellini | Yes | No | |
| 1963 | Ro.Go.Pa.G. | Jean-Luc Godard Ugo Gregoretti Pier Paolo Pasolini Roberto Rossellini | Yes | No | |
| 1964 | The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1965 | The Mandrake | Alberto Lattuada | Yes | No | |
| 1966 | Madamigella di Maupin | Mauro Bolognini | Yes | No | |
| 1966 | The Hawks and the Sparrows | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1967 | Oedipus Rex | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1967 | The Taming of the Shrew | Franco Zeffirelli | Yes | No | with Irene Sharaff |
| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Franco Zeffirelli | Yes | No | |
| 1969 | Pigsty | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1969 | Fellini Satyricon | Federico Fellini | Yes | No | aka Satyricon |
| 1971 | The Decameron | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Franco Zeffirelli | Yes | No | |
| 1972 | Roma | Federico Fellini | Yes | Yes | aka Fellini's Roma and Federico Fellini's Roma |
| 1972 | The Canterbury Tales | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1973 | Amarcord | Federico Fellini | Yes | Yes | |
| 1974 | Arabian Nights | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | |
| 1975 | Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Yes | No | aka Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom |
| 1976 | Fellini's Casanova | Federico Fellini | Yes | No | Also art director |
| 1977 | Black Journal | Mauro Bolognini | Yes | Yes | |
| 1979 | Hurricane | Jan Troell | Yes | Yes | |
| 1979 | Caligula | Tinto Brass | Uncredited | No | Also art director |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | Mike Hodges | Yes | Yes | |
| 1985 | Red Sonja | Richard Fleischer | Yes | Yes | |
| 1986 | Ginger and Fred | Federico Fellini | Yes | No | |
| 1986 | Momo | Johannes Schaaf | Yes | Yes | |
| 1987 | Intervista | Federico Fellini | Yes | Yes | |
| 1989 | Francesco | Liliana Cavani | Yes | Yes | |
| 1994 | The Monster | Roberto Benigni | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | Marianna Ucrìa | Roberto Faenza | Yes | Yes | |
| 1997 | Life Is Beautiful | Roberto Benigni | Yes | Yes | |
| 2002 | Pinocchio | Roberto Benigni | Yes | Yes | Posthumous release |

### Television

List of Danilo Donati television credits :
| Year | Title | Contribution | Contribution | Notes |
| Year | Title | Costume Designer | Production Designer | Notes |
| 1970 | I clowns | Yes | No | Television film Also released in a theatrical version |
| 1997 | Nostromo | Yes | No | 4 episodes |

## Awards and nominations
### Major associations

Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1967 | Best Costume Design – Black and White | The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Nominated |
| 1967 | Best Costume Design – Black and White | Mandragola | Nominated |
| 1968 | Best Costume Design | The Taming of the Shrew | Nominated |
| 1969 | Best Costume Design | Romeo and Juliet | Won |
| 1977 | Best Costume Design | Fellini's Casanova | Won |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| British Academy Film Awards |||||
| 1969 | Best Costume Design | Romeo and Juliet | Won |
| 1974 | Best Costume Design | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Production Design | Roma | Nominated |
| 1978 | Best Costume Design | Fellini's Casanova | Won |
| 1978 | Best Production Design | Fellini's Casanova | Won |
| 1981 | Best Costume Design | Flash Gordon | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Production Design | Flash Gordon | Nominated |

### Miscellaneous awards

List of Danilo Donati other awards and nominations :
| Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
| Ciak d'oro | 1986 | Best Costume Design | Ginger and Fred | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 1989 | Best Costume Design | Francesco | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 1989 | Best Production Design | Francesco | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 1997 | Best Production Design | Marianna Ucrìa | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 1998 | Best Costume Design | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 1998 | Best Production Design | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| Ciak d'oro | 2003 | Best Costume Design | Pinocchio | Won |
| Ciak d'oro | 2003 | Best Production Design | Pinocchio | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1986 | Best Costumes | Ginger and Fred | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1988 | Best Sets and Decorations | Intervista | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1989 | Best Costumes | Francesco | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1989 | Best Sets and Decorations | Francesco | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1997 | Best Costumes | Marianna Ucrìa | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1997 | Best Sets and Decorations | Marianna Ucrìa | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1998 | Best Costumes | Life Is Beautiful | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1998 | Best Sets and Decorations | Life Is Beautiful | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 2003 | Best Costumes | Pinocchio | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | 2003 | Best Sets and Decorations | Pinocchio | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1960 | Best Costume Design | The Great War | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1961 | Best Costume Design | Adua and Her Friends | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1965 | Best Costume Design | The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1967 | Best Costume Design | Madamigella di Maupin | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1968 | Best Costume Design | The Taming of the Shrew | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1968 | Best Costume Design | Oedipus Rex | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1969 | Best Costume Design | Romeo and Juliet | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1970 | Best Costume Design | Fellini Satyricon | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1970 | Best Production Design | Fellini Satyricon | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1971 | Best Costume Design | I clowns | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1972 | Best Production Design | Between Miracles | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1973 | Best Costume Design | Roma | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1973 | Best Production Design | Roma | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1974 | Best Costume Design | Amarcord | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1975 | Best Costume Design | Arabian Nights | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1977 | Best Costume Design | Fellini's Casanova | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1977 | Best Production Design | Fellini's Casanova | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1986 | Best Costume Design | Ginger and Fred | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1989 | Best Production Design | Francesco | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1997 | Best Costume Design | We Free Kings | Nominated |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1998 | Best Costume Design | Marianna Ucrìa | Won |
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1998 | Best Production Design | Marianna Ucrìa | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1981 | Best Costume Design | Flash Gordon | Nominated |