# David di Donatello for Best Actress

The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress (Italian: David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via run-off voting by all the members of the Accademia.
The award was first given in 1956. Sophia Loren is the record holder in this category, with seven awards, followed by Margherita Buy and Monica Vitti, with five awards each.

## Winners and nominees

Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.

### 1950s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1955/56 (1st) |
| 1955/56 (1st) | Gina Lollobrigida | Lina Cavalieri | Beautiful But Dangerous |
| 1956/57 (2nd) |
| Not awarded |||
| 1957/58 (3rd) |
| 1957/58 (3rd) | Anna Magnani | Gioia | Wild Is the Wind |
| 1958/59 (4th) |
| 1958/59 (4th) | Anna Magnani | Egle | ...And the Wild Wild Women |

### 1960s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1959/60 (5th) |
| Not awarded |||
| 1960/61 (6th) |
| 1960/61 (6th) | Sophia Loren | Cesira | Two Women |
| 1961/62 (7th) |
| Not awarded |||
| 1962/63 (8th) |
| 1962/63 (8th) | Gina Lollobrigida | Pauline Bonaparte | Imperial Venus |
| 1962/63 (8th) | Silvana Mangano | Edda Mussolini | The Verona Trial |
| 1963/64 (9th) |
| 1963/64 (9th) | Sophia Loren | Adelina Sbaratti / Anna Molteni / Mara | Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow |
| 1964/65 (10th) |
| 1964/65 (10th) | Sophia Loren | Filumena Marturano | Marriage Italian-Style |
| 1965/66 (11th) |
| 1965/66 (11th) | Giulietta Masina | Giulietta Boldrini | Juliet of the Spiritslana Turner Madame X winner |
| 1966/67 (12th) |
| 1966/67 (12th) | Silvana Mangano | Gloria / Fast Lady / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna | The Witches |
| 1967/68 (13th) |
| 1967/68 (13th) | Claudia Cardinale | Rosa Nicolosi | The Day of the Owl |
| 1968/69 (14th) |
| 1968/69 (14th) | Gina Lollobrigida | Carla Campbell | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell |
| 1968/69 (14th) | Monica Vitti | Assunta Patanè | The Girl with the Pistol |

### 1970s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1969/70 (15th) |
| 1969/70 (15th) | Sophia Loren | Giovanna | Sunflower |
| 1970/71 (16th) |
| 1970/71 (16th) | Florinda Bolkan | Valeria | The Anonymous Venetian |
| 1970/71 (16th) | Monica Vitti | Maria Campi / Ninì Tirabusciò | Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa |
| 1971/72 (17th) |
| 1971/72 (17th) | Claudia Cardinale | Carmela | A Girl in Australia |
| 1972/73 (18th) |
| 1972/73 (18th) | Florinda Bolkan | Giulia Bonanni | Dear Parents |
| 1972/73 (18th) | Silvana Mangano | Antonia | The Scientific Cardplayer |
| 1973/74 (19th) |
| 1973/74 (19th) | Sophia Loren | Adriana De Mauro | The Voyage |
| 1973/74 (19th) | Monica Vitti | Dea Dani | Polvere di stelle |
| 1974/75 (20th) |
| 1974/75 (20th) | Mariangela Melato | Officer Giovanna Abbastanzi | Policewoman |
| 1975/76 (21st) |
| 1975/76 (21st) | Monica Vitti | Lisa Stefani | Duck in Orange Sauce |
| 1976/77 (22nd) |
| 1976/77 (22nd) | Mariangela Melato | Mara Castelli | Caro Michele |
| 1977/78 (23rd) |
| 1977/78 (23rd) | Sophia Loren | Antonietta | A Special Day |
| 1977/78 (23rd) | Mariangela Melato | Ofelia Pegoraro | The Cat |
| 1978/79 (24th) |
| 1978/79 (24th) | Monica Vitti | Anna Rossi / Lisa Bianchi | Amori miei |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1979/80 (25th) |
| 1979/80 (25th) | Virna Lisi | Wilma Malinverni | The Cricket |
| 1980/81 (26th) |
| 1980/81 (26th) | Valeria D'Obici | Fosca | Passion of Love |
| 1980/81 (26th) | Mariangela Melato | Francesca | Help Me Dream |
| 1980/81 (26th) | Elena Fabrizi | Teresa | Bianco, rosso e Verdone |
| 1981/82 (27th) |
| 1981/82 (27th) | Eleonora Giorgi | Nadia Vandelli | Talcum Powder |
| 1981/82 (27th) | Ornella Muti | Cass | Tales of Ordinary Madness |
| 1981/82 (27th) | Marina Suma | Rosa | The Opportunities of Rosa |
| 1982/83 (28th) |
| 1982/83 (28th) | Giuliana De Sio | Chiara | The Pool Hustlers |
| 1982/83 (28th) | Giuliana De Sio | Marta Vitale | Sciopèn |
| 1982/83 (28th) | Mariangela Melato | Marta | The Good Soldier |
| 1982/83 (28th) | Hanna Schygulla | Eugenia | The Story of Piera |
| 1983/84 (29th) |
| 1983/84 (29th) | Lina Sastri | Luciella Picone | Where's Picone? |
| 1983/84 (29th) | Laura Morante | Bianca | Sweet Body of Bianca |
| 1983/84 (29th) | Monica Vitti | Laura | Flirt |
| 1984/85 (30th) |
| 1984/85 (30th) | Lina Sastri | Laura | Secrets Secrets |
| 1984/85 (30th) | Giuliana De Sio | Chiara | Casablanca, Casablanca |
| 1984/85 (30th) | Lea Massari | Marta | Secrets Secrets |
| 1984/85 (30th) | Julia Migenes | Carmen | Carmen |
| 1985/86 (31st) |
| 1985/86 (31st) | Ángela Molina | Nunziata | Camorra |
| 1985/86 (31st) | Giulietta Masina | Amelia Bonetti / Ginger | Ginger and Fred |
| 1985/86 (31st) | Liv Ullmann | Elena | Let's Hope It's a Girl |
| 1986/87 (32nd) |
| 1986/87 (32nd) | Liv Ullmann | Ida Nudel | Farewell Moscow |
| 1986/87 (32nd) | Valeria Golino | Bruna Assecondati | A Tale of Love |
| 1986/87 (32nd) | Stefania Sandrelli | Beatrice | The Family |
| 1987/88 (33rd) |
| 1987/88 (33rd) | Elena Safonova | Anna Sergeyevna | Dark Eyes |
| 1987/88 (33rd) | Valeria Golino | Nora Treves | The Gold Rimmed Glasses |
| 1987/88 (33rd) | Ornella Muti | Silvia Piergentili | Io e mia sorella |
| 1988/89 (34th) |
| 1988/89 (34th) | Stefania Sandrelli | Laura | Mignon Has Come to Stay |
| 1988/89 (34th) | Ornella Muti | Anna | Private Access |
| 1988/89 (34th) | Marina Vlady | Chantal | Splendor |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1989/90 (35th) |
| 1989/90 (35th) | Elena Sofia Ricci | Alma | Ne parliamo Lunedì |
| 1989/90 (35th) | Anna Bonaiuto | Carla | Donna d'ombra |
| 1989/90 (35th) | Virna Lisi | Elvira | Happy Christmas Happy New Year |
| 1989/90 (35th) | Stefania Sandrelli | Evelina | Evelina e i suoi figli |
| 1989/90 (35th) | Lina Sastri | Francesca | Little Misunderstandings |
| 1990/91 (36th) |
| 1990/91 (36th) | Margherita Buy | Flavia | The Station |
| 1990/91 (36th) | Nancy Brilli | Giulia | Italia-Germania 4-3 |
| 1990/91 (36th) | Margherita Buy | Gloria | The Week of the Sphinx |
| 1990/91 (36th) | Angela Finocchiaro | Martina | To Want to Fly |
| 1990/91 (36th) | Ingrid Thulin | Adelina | The House of Smiles |
| 1991/92 (37th) |
| 1991/92 (37th) | Giuliana De Sio | Emilia Schmidt | The Wicked |
| 1991/92 (37th) | Margherita Buy | Camilla Landolfi | Damned the Day I Met You |
| 1991/92 (37th) | Francesca Neri | Cecilia | Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse |
| 1992/93 (38th) |
| 1992/93 (38th) | Antonella Ponziani | Paola | Verso Sud |
| 1992/93 (38th) | Margherita Buy | Stefania | Cominciò tutto per caso |
| 1992/93 (38th) | Carla Gravina | Carla Aldrovandi | The Long Silence |
| 1993/94 (39th) |
| 1993/94 (39th) | Asia Argento | Arianna | Let's Not Keep in Touch |
| 1993/94 (39th) | Chiara Caselli | Elena Setti | Where Are You? I'm Here |
| 1993/94 (39th) | Barbara De Rossi | Mara | Sentimental Maniacs |
| 1994/95 (40th) |
| 1994/95 (40th) | Anna Bonaiuto | Delia | Nasty Love |
| 1994/95 (40th) | Sabrina Ferilli | Mirella | La bella vita |
| 1994/95 (40th) | Anna Galiena | Gina | No Skin |
| 1995/96 (41st) |
| 1995/96 (41st) | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Lisa Venturi | The Second Time |
| 1995/96 (41st) | Virna Lisi | Olga | Follow Your Heart |
| 1995/96 (41st) | Laura Morante | Cecilia Sarcoli | August Vacation |
| 1995/96 (41st) | Lina Sastri | Anna Magnani | Celluloide |
| 1996/97 (42nd) |
| 1996/97 (42nd) | Asia Argento | Cora | Traveling Companion |
| 1996/97 (42nd) | Margherita Buy | Franca Nava | An Eyewitness Account |
| 1996/97 (42nd) | Iaia Forte | Luna di Capua / Ombretta | Luna e l'altra |
| 1996/97 (42nd) | Claudia Gerini | Iris Blond | I'm Crazy About Iris Blond |
| 1996/97 (42nd) | Monica Guerritore | Gnà Pina | La lupa |
| 1997/98 (43rd) |
| 1997/98 (43rd) | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Angela | Notes of Love |
| 1997/98 (43rd) | Anna Bonaiuto | Luisella Cielo | Rehearsals for War |
| 1997/98 (43rd) | Valeria Golino | Maria | The Acrobats |
| 1998/99 (44th) |
| 1998/99 (44th) | Margherita Buy | Sister Caterina | Not of this World |
| 1998/99 (44th) | Francesca Neri | Giulia | Marriages |
| 1998/99 (44th) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Liliana | Of Lost Love |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 1999/00 (45th) |
| 1999/00 (45th) | Licia Maglietta | Rosalba Barletta | Bread and Tulips |
| 1999/00 (45th) | Lorenza Indovina | Sara | A Love |
| 1999/00 (45th) | Francesca Neri | Sofia | The Sweet Sounds of Life |
| 1999/00 (45th) | Francesca Neri | Andrea | Io amo Andrea |
| 1999/00 (45th) | Isabella Rossellini | Katchen Einstein | Il cielo cade |
| 2000/01 (46th) |
| 2000/01 (46th) | Laura Morante | Paola | The Son's Room |
| 2000/01 (46th) | Margherita Buy | Antonia | The Ignorant Fairies |
| 2000/01 (46th) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Giulia | The Last Kiss |
| 2001/02 (47th) |
| 2001/02 (47th) | Marina Confalone | Patrizia Aiello | A Neapolitan Spell |
| 2001/02 (47th) | Sandra Ceccarelli | Maria | Light of My Eyes |
| 2001/02 (47th) | Licia Maglietta | Irene | Red Moon |
| 2002/03 (48th) |
| 2002/03 (48th) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Giovanna | Facing Windows |
| 2002/03 (48th) | Donatella Finocchiaro | Angela | Angela |
| 2002/03 (48th) | Valeria Golino | Grazia | Respiro |
| 2002/03 (48th) | Laura Morante | Giulia Ristuccia | Remember Me, My Love |
| 2002/03 (48th) | Stefania Rocca | Stefania | Casomai |
| 2003/04 (49th) |
| 2003/04 (49th) | Penélope Cruz | Itala | Don't Move |
| 2003/04 (49th) | Michela Cescon | Sonia | First Love |
| 2003/04 (49th) | Licia Maglietta | Agata Torregiani | Agata and the Storm |
| 2003/04 (49th) | Violante Placido | Carmen | What Will Happen to Us |
| 2003/04 (49th) | Maya Sansa | Chiara | Good Morning, Night |
| 2004/05 (50th) |
| 2004/05 (50th) | Barbora Bobuľová | Irene Ravelli | Sacred Heart |
| 2004/05 (50th) | Sandra Ceccarelli | Laura | The Life That I Want |
| 2004/05 (50th) | Valentina Cervi | Silvia Battaglia | Smalltown, Italy |
| 2004/05 (50th) | Maria De Medeiros | Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel | The Remains of Nothing |
| 2004/05 (50th) | Maya Sansa | Maria | An Italian Romance |
| 2005/06 (51st) |
| 2005/06 (51st) | Valeria Golino | Giulia | Mario's War |
| 2005/06 (51st) | Margherita Buy | Paola Bonomo / Aidra | The Caiman |
| 2005/06 (51st) | Cristiana Capotondi | Claudia Martinelli | Notte prima degli esami |
| 2005/06 (51st) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Sabina | The Beast in the Heart |
| 2005/06 (51st) | Ana Caterina Morariu | Cecilia De Bellis | My Best Enemy |
| 2006/07 (52nd) |
| 2006/07 (52nd) | Ksenia Rappoport | Irena | The Unknown Woman |
| 2006/07 (52nd) | Donatella Finocchiaro | Bona di Gravina | The Wedding Director |
| 2006/07 (52nd) | Margherita Buy | Angelica | Saturn in Opposition |
| 2006/07 (52nd) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Chiara | Flying Lessons |
| 2006/07 (52nd) | Laura Morante | Monica | The Ball |
| 2007/08 (53rd) |
| 2007/08 (53rd) | Margherita Buy | Elsa | Days and Clouds |
| 2007/08 (53rd) | Anna Bonaiuto | Sanzio's Wife | The Girl by the Lake |
| 2007/08 (53rd) | Antonia Liskova | Mara | Riparo |
| 2007/08 (53rd) | Valentina Lodovini | Mara | The Right Distance |
| 2007/08 (53rd) | Valeria Solarino | Emma | Miss F |
| 2008/09 (54th) |
| 2008/09 (54th) | Alba Rohrwacher | Giovanna Casali | Giovanna's Father |
| 2008/09 (54th) | Donatella Finocchiaro | Lucia Rizzo | The Brave Men |
| 2008/09 (54th) | Claudia Gerini | Adele | Different from Whom? |
| 2008/09 (54th) | Valeria Golino | Giulia | Giulia Doesn't Date at Night |
| 2008/09 (54th) | Ilaria Occhini | Gemma | Mar nero |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 2009/10 (55th) |
| 2009/10 (55th) | Micaela Ramazzotti | Young Anna Michelucci | The First Beautiful Thing |
| 2009/10 (55th) | Margherita Buy | Maria | The White Space |
| 2009/10 (55th) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Ida Dalser | Vincere |
| 2009/10 (55th) | Stefania Sandrelli | Old Anna Michelucci | The First Beautiful Thing |
| 2009/10 (55th) | Greta Zuccheri Montanari | Martina | The Man Who Will Come |
| 2010/11 (56th) |
| 2010/11 (56th) | Paola Cortellesi | Alice Bottini | Escort in Love |
| 2010/11 (56th) | Sarah Felberbaum | Laura Aliprandi | The Jewel |
| 2010/11 (56th) | Angela Finocchiaro | Silvia Colombo | Benvenuti al Sud |
| 2010/11 (56th) | Isabella Ragonese | Elena | La nostra vita |
| 2010/11 (56th) | Alba Rohrwacher | Alice Della Rocca | The Solitude of Prime Numbers |
| 2011/12 (57th) |
| 2011/12 (57th) | Zhao Tao | Shun Li | Shun Li and the Poet |
| 2011/12 (57th) | Donatella Finocchiaro | Giulietta | Terraferma |
| 2011/12 (57th) | Claudia Gerini | Monica | Il mio domani |
| 2011/12 (57th) | Valeria Golino | Rosaria Sansone | Kryptonite! |
| 2011/12 (57th) | Micaela Ramazzotti | Gloria | A Flat for Three |
| 2012/13 (58th) |
| 2012/13 (58th) | Margherita Buy | Irene | A Five Star Life |
| 2012/13 (58th) | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Danielle | Long Live Freedom |
| 2012/13 (58th) | Tea Falco | Olivia | Me and You |
| 2012/13 (58th) | Thony | Antonia | Every Blessed Day |
| 2012/13 (58th) | Jasmine Trinca | Augusta | There Will Come a Day |
| 2013/14 (59th) |
| 2013/14 (59th) | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Carla Bernaschi | Human Capital |
| 2013/14 (59th) | Paola Cortellesi | Luisa Tombolini | Sotto una buona stella |
| 2013/14 (59th) | Sabrina Ferilli | Ramona | The Great Beauty |
| 2013/14 (59th) | Kasia Smutniak | Elena | Fasten Your Seatbelts |
| 2013/14 (59th) | Jasmine Trinca | Irene 'Miele' | Miele |
| 2014/15 (60th) |
| 2014/15 (60th) | Margherita Buy | Margherita | Mia Madre |
| 2014/15 (60th) | Paola Cortellesi | Serena Bruno | Do You See Me? |
| 2014/15 (60th) | Virna Lisi | Rita Crispo | Latin Lover |
| 2014/15 (60th) | Alba Rohrwacher | Mina | Hungry Hearts |
| 2014/15 (60th) | Jasmine Trinca | Delia | You Can't Save Yourself Alone |
| 2015/16 (61st) |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Ilenia Pastorelli | Alessia | They Call Me Jeeg |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey | Nadine | Alaska |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Juliette Binoche | Anna | The Wait |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Paola Cortellesi | Luciana Colacci | The Last Will Be the Last |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Sabrina Ferilli | Marina Baldi | Me, Myself and Her |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Anna Foglietta | Carlotta | Perfect Strangers |
| 2015/16 (61st) | Valeria Golino | Anna Ruotolo | Per amor vostro |
| 2016/17 (62nd) |
| 2016/17 (62nd) | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Beatrice Morandini Valdirana | Like Crazy |
| 2016/17 (62nd) | Matilda De Angelis | Giulia De Martino | Italian Race |
| 2016/17 (62nd) | Angela and Marianna Fontana | Viola / Daisy | Indivisible |
| 2016/17 (62nd) | Micaela Ramazzotti | Donatella Morelli | Like Crazy |
| 2016/17 (62nd) | Daphne Scoccia | Daphne | Fiore |
| 2017/18 (63rd) |
| 2017/18 (63rd) | Jasmine Trinca | Fortunata | Fortunata |
| 2017/18 (63rd) | Paola Cortellesi | Monica | Like a Cat on a Highway |
| 2017/18 (63rd) | Valeria Golino | Emma | Il colore nascosto delle cose |
| 2017/18 (63rd) | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Adriana / Isabella | Naples in Veils |
| 2017/18 (63rd) | Isabella Ragonese | Eli | Sun, Heart, Love |
| 2018/19 (64th) |
| 2018/19 (64th) | Elena Sofia Ricci | Veronica Lario | Loro |
| 2018/19 (64th) | Anna Foglietta | Miriam | If Life Gives You Lemons |
| 2018/19 (64th) | Marianna Fontana | Lucia | Capri-Revolution |
| 2018/19 (64th) | Alba Rohrwacher | Lucia Revi | Lucia's Grace |
| 2018/19 (64th) | Pina Turco | Maria | The Vice of Hope |
| 2019/20 (65th) |
| 2019/20 (65th) | Jasmine Trinca | Annamaria Muscarà | The Goddess of Fortune |
| 2019/20 (65th) | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Elena | The Summer House |
| 2019/20 (65th) | Isabella Ragonese | Katia | My Brother Chases Dinosaurs |
| 2019/20 (65th) | Linda Caridi | Lei | Remember? |
| 2019/20 (65th) | Lunetta Savino | Rosa | Rosa |
| 2019/20 (65th) | Valeria Golino | Elena Masato | Volare |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
| 2020 (66th) |
| 2020 (66th) | Sophia Loren | Madame Rosa | The Life Ahead |
| 2020 (66th) | Paola Cortellesi | Sara | Figli |
| 2020 (66th) | Vittoria Puccini | Elisa | 18 Presents |
| 2020 (66th) | Micaela Ramazzotti | Gemma | The Best Years |
| 2020 (66th) | Alba Rohrwacher | Vanda | The Ties |
| 2021 (67th) |
| 2021 (67th) | Swamy Rotolo | Chiara | A Chiara |
| 2021 (67th) | Miriam Leone | Eva Kant | Diabolik |
| 2021 (67th) | Aurora Giovinazzo | Matilde | Freaks Out |
| 2021 (67th) | Rosa Palasciano | Giulia | Giulia |
| 2021 (67th) | Maria Nazionale | Rosa De Filippo–Scarpetta | The King of Laughter |
| 2022 (68th) |
| 2022 (68th) | Barbara Ronchi | Francesca | September |
| 2022 (68th) | Margherita Buy | Eleonora Chiavarelli | Exterior Night |
| 2022 (68th) | Penélope Cruz | Clara Borghetti | L'immensità |
| 2022 (68th) | Claudia Pandolfi | Sara | Dry |
| 2022 (68th) | Benedetta Porcaroli | Amanda | Amanda |
| 2023 (69th) |
| 2023 (69th) | Paola Cortellesi | Delia | There's Still Tomorrow |
| 2023 (69th) | Linda Caridi | Viviana | Last Night of Amore |
| 2023 (69th) | Isabella Ragonese | Stefania/Vera | Like Sheep Among Wolves |
| 2023 (69th) | Micaela Ramazzotti | Desiré Mazzoni | Felicità |
| 2023 (69th) | Barbara Ronchi | Marianna Mortara | Kidnapped |