# 49th David di Donatello

The 49th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 14 April 2004.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film The Best of Youth, directed by Marco Tullio Giordana Good Morning, Night, directed by Marco Bellocchio What Will Happen to Us, directed by Giovanni Veronesi I'm Not Scared, directed by Gabriele Salvatores Don't Move, directed by Sergio Castellitto | Best Producer Angelo Barbagallo – The Best of Youth Luigi Musini, Roberto Cicutto – Singing Behind Screens Aurelio De Laurentiis – What Will Happen to Us Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz – Don't Move Domenico Procacci – First Love |
| Best Director Marco Tullio Giordana – The Best of Youth Pupi Avati – Christmas Rematch Marco Bellocchio – Good Morning, Night Sergio Castellitto – Don't Move Matteo Garrone – First Love | Best New Director Salvatore Mereu – Three-Step Dance Andrea Manni – The Fugitive Francesco Patierno – Pater Familias Piero Sanna – La destinazione Maria Sole Tognazzi – Past Perfect |
| Best Actor Sergio Castellitto – Don't Move Giuseppe Battiston – Agata and the Storm Luigi Lo Cascio – The Best of Youth Silvio Muccino – What Will Happen to Us Carlo Verdone – Love Is Eternal While It Lasts | Best Actress Penélope Cruz – Don't Move Michela Cescon – First Love Licia Maglietta – Agata and the Storm Violante Placido – What Will Happen to Us Maya Sansa – Good Morning, Night |
| Best Supporting Actor Roberto Herlitzka – Good Morning, Night Diego Abatantuono – I'm Not Scared Elio Germano – What Will Happen to Us Fabrizio Gifuni – The Best of Youth Emilio Solfrizzi – Agata and the Storm | Best Supporting Actress Margherita Buy – Caterina in the Big City Anna Maria Barbera – Suddenly Paradise Claudia Gerini – Don't Move Jasmine Trinca – The Best of Youth Giselda Volodi – Agata and the Storm |
| David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli – The Best of Youth Marco Bellocchio – Good Morning, Night Francesco Bruni, Paolo Virzì – Caterina in the Big City Giovanni Veronesi, Silvio Muccino – What Will Happen to Us Margaret Mazzantini, Sergio Castellitto – Don't Move | Best Cinematography Italo Petriccione – I'm Not Scared Danilo Desideri – Love Is Eternal While It Lasts Fabio Olmi – Singing Behind Screens Marco Onorato – First Love Fabio Zamarion – What Will Happen to Us |
| Best Sets and Decorations Luigi Marchione – Singing Behind Screens Paola Bizzarri – Agata and the Storm Franco Ceraolo – The Best of Youth Marco Dentici – What Will Happen to Us Francesco Frigeri – Don't Move | Best Score Banda Osiris – First Love Ezio Bosso – I'm Not Scared Andrea Guerra – What Will Happen to Us Riz Ortolani – Christmas Rematch Giovanni Venosta – Agata and the Storm |
| Best Editing Roberto Missiroli – The Best of Youth Francesca Calvelli – Good Morning, Night Claudio Di Mauro – What Will Happen to Us Patrizio Marone – Don't Move Jacopo Quadri – The Dreamers | Best Sound Fulgenzio Ceccon – The Best of Youth Gaetano Carito – Good Morning, Night Mario Iaquone – Don't Move Mauro Lazzaro – I'm Not Scared Miguel Polo – What Will Happen to Us |
| Best Costumes Francesca Sartori – Singing Behind Screens Gemma Mascagni – What Will Happen to Us Elisabetta Montaldo – The Best of Youth Silvia Nebiolo – Agata and the Storm Isabella Rizza – Don't Move | Best Visual Effects Ubik Visual Effects – Boss Film – Singing Behind Screens Proxima – Agata and the Storm Digitrace Tech – L'apetta Giulia e la Signora Vita Sergio Stivaletti – È già ieri LCD – Opopomoz Chinatown – Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza |
| Best Documentary Feature War, directed by Pippo Delbono A scuola, directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo L'esplosione, directed by Giovanni Piperno Padre Pio Express, directed by Ilaria Freccia Segni particolari: appunti per un film sull'Emilia–Romagna, directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci L'uomo segreto, directed by Nino Bizzarri | Best Short Film Sole, directed by Michele Carrillo (ex aequo) Zinanà, directed by Pippo Mezzapesa (ex aequo) Aspettando il treno, directed by Catherine McGilvray Interno 9, directed by Davide Del Degan Un amore possibile, directed by Amanda Sandrelli |
| Best European Film Dogville, directed by Lars von Trier (ex aequo) Rosenstrasse, directed by Margarethe von Trotta (ex aequo) Good Bye, Lenin!, directed by Wolfgang Becker Mondays in the Sun, directed by Fernando León de Aranoa Girl with a Pearl Earring, directed by Peter Webber | Best Foreign Film The Barbarian Invasions, directed by Denys Arcand Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood |
| David Youth Award I'm Not Scared, directed by Gabriele Salvatores | Special David Awards Goffredo Lombardo Steven Spielberg Peter Falk |