# 56th David di Donatello

The 56th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 6 May 2011.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Film We Believed – directed by Mario Martone Basilicata Coast to Coast – directed by Rocco Papaleo Benvenuti al Sud – directed by Luca Miniero La nostra vita – directed by Daniele Luchetti A Quiet Life – directed by Claudio Cupellini | Best Producer Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli, Claudio Bonivento – 20 Cigarettes Isabella Cocuzza, Arturo Paglia, Mark Lombardo, Elisabetta Olmi – Basilicata Coast to Coast Riccardo Tozzi, Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Francesca Longardi – Benvenuti al Sud Angelo Barbagallo – The Salt of Life Gregorio Paonessa, Marta Donzelli, Susanne Marian, Philippe Bober, Gabriella Manfrè, Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfaeffli – Le quattro volte Carlo Degli Esposti, Conchita Airoldi, Giorgio Magliulo – We Believed |
| Best Director Daniele Luchetti – La nostra vita Luca Miniero – Benvenuti al Sud Paolo Genovese – The Immature Saverio Costanzo – The Solitude of Prime Numbers Michelangelo Frammartino – Le quattro volte Mario Martone – We Believed Marco Bellocchio – Sorelle Mai Claudio Cupellini – A Quiet Life | Best New Director Rocco Papaleo – Basilicata Coast to Coast Aureliano Amadei – 20 Cigarettes Edoardo Leo – 18 Years Later Paola Randi – Into Paradiso Massimiliano Bruno – Escort in Love |
| Best Actor Elio Germano – La nostra vita Claudio Bisio – Benvenuti al Sud Vinicio Marchioni – 20 Cigarettes Antonio Albanese – Qualunquemente Kim Rossi Stuart – Angel of Evil | Best Actress Paola Cortellesi – Escort in Love Angela Finocchiaro – Benvenuti al Sud Sarah Felberbaum – The Jewel Isabella Ragonese – La nostra vita Alba Rohrwacher – The Solitude of Prime Numbers |
| Best Supporting Actor Giuseppe Battiston – La Passione Raoul Bova – La nostra vita Alessandro Siani – Benvenuti al Sud Rocco Papaleo – Escort in Love Francesco Di Leva – A Quiet Life | Best Supporting Actress Valentina Lodovini – Benvenuti al Sud Valeria De Franciscis – The Salt of Life Claudia Potenza – Basilicata Coast to Coast Barbora Bobuľová – Love & Slaps Anna Foglietta – Escort in Love |
| David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Mario Martone, Giancarlo De Cataldo – We Believed Rocco Papaleo, Valter Lupo – Basilicata Coast to Coast Paolo Genovese – The Immature Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Daniele Luchetti – La nostra vita Filippo Gravino, Guido Iuculano, Claudio Cupellini – A Quiet Life | Best Cinematography Renato Berta – We Believed Vittorio Omodei Zorini – 20 Cigarettes Luca Bigazzi – The Jewel Fabio Cianchetti – The Solitude of Prime Numbers Arnaldo Catinari – Angel of Evil |
| Best Sets and Decorations Emita Frigato – We Believed Francesco Frigeri – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio Paola Comencini – Benvenuti al Sud Paki Meduri – Into Paradiso Tonino Zera – Angel of Evil | Best Score Rita Marcotulli, Rocco Papaleo – Basilicata Coast to Coast Umberto Scipione – Benvenuti al Sud Teho Teardo – The Jewel Fausto Mesolella – Into Paradiso Hubert Westkemper – We Believed |
| Best Original Song "Mentre dormi" from Basilicata Coast to Coast – Composed by Max Gazzè and Gimmi Santucci, performed by Max Gazzè "L'amore non ha religione" from What a Beautiful Day – Composed and performed by Checco Zalone "Immaturi" from The Immature – Composed and performed by Alex Britti "Capocotta Dreamin'" from Escort in Love – Composed by Maurizio Filardo, performed by Massimiliano Bruno and Marco Conidi "Qualunquemente" from Qualunquemente – Composed by Peppe Voltarelli, Salvatore De Siena, Amerigo Sirianni, Antonio Albanese, Piero Guerrera, performed by Antonio Albanese | Best Editing Alessio Doglione – 20 Cigarettes Mirco Garrone – La nostra vita Jacopo Quadri – We Believed Francesca Calvelli – Sorelle Mai Consuelo Catucci – Angel of Evil |
| Best Sound Bruno Pupparo – La nostra vita Mario Iaquone – 20 Cigarettes Francesco Liotard – Basilicata Coast to Coast Paolo Benvenuti, Simone Paolo Olivero – Le quattro volte Gaetano Carito, Maricetta Lombardo – We Believed | Best Costumes Ursula Patzak – We Believed Alfonsina Lettieri – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio Nanà Cecchi – Christine Cristina Francesca Sartori – La Passione Roberto Chiocchi – Angel of Evil |
| Best Visual Effects Rebel Alliance – 20 Cigarettes CANECANE – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio RESET VFX – Christine Cristina Paola Trisoglio, Stefano Marinoni, Paola Randi, Daniele Stirpe Jost – Into Paradiso Gianmario Catania, Corrado Virgili – Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | Best Make-up Artist Vittorio Sodano – We Believed Vincenzo Mastrantonio – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio Lorella De Rossi – Gorbaciof Gianfranco Mecacci – La Passione Francesco Nardi, Matteo Silvi – Angel of Evil |
| Best Hairstylist Aldo Signoretti – We Believed Ferdinando Merolla – Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio Maurizio Tamagnini – Christine Cristina Massimo Gattabrusi – The Solitude of Prime Numbers Teresa Di Serio – Qualunquemente Claudia Pallotti, Teresa Di Serio – Angel of Evil | Best Documentary Feature A Boy Has Been Dead – directed by Filippo Vendemmiati L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo – directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Ritratto di mio padre – directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi This Is My Land... Hebron – directed by Stephen Natanson and Giulia Amati Ward 54 – directed by Monica Maggioni |
| Best Short Film Jody delle giostre – directed by Adriano Sforzi Io sono qui – directed by Mario Piredda Caffè Capo – directed by Andrea Zaccariello Salvatore]] – directed by Bruno Urso and Fabrizio Urso Stand By Me – directed by Giuseppe Marco Albano | Best European Film The King's Speech – directed by Tom Hooper Another Year – directed by Mike Leigh The Secret in Their Eyes – directed by Juan José Campanella In a Better World – directed by Susanne Bier Of Gods and Men – directed by Xavier Beauvois |
| David Youth Award 20 Cigarettes – directed by Aureliano Amadei Benvenuti al Sud – directed by Luca Miniero We Believed – directed by Mario Martone Un altro mondo – directed by Silvio Muccino Angel of Evil – directed by Michele Placido | Special David Awards Ettore Scola, Career David Claudio Bonivento, Career David |