2008 Nastri D’Argento Awards

Before the start of the Taormina Film Festival, on June 14, they had the awards ceremony for this Italian awards and here are some of the nominations and award winners.

Director of Best Italian Film
Antonello Grimaldi for Caos calmo (Quiet Chaos), Italy and UK, 2008
Daniele Luchetti for Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother Is an Only Child), Italy and France, 2007
Silvio Soldini for Giorni e nuvole (Days and Clouds), Italy and Switzerland, 2007
*Paolo Virzì for Tutta la vita davanti (Your Whole Life in Front of You), Italy, 2008 (seems interesting) Winner of the Nastro D'Argento for Best Director/Best Film
Gianni Zanasi for Non pensarci, Italy, 2007

Best New Director
Giorgio Diritti for Il vento fa il suo giro (The Wind Blows Round aka E l’Aura fai son vir), Italy, 2005?
Davide Marengo for Notturno bus, Italy, 2007 (With Giovanna Mezzogiorno!)
Mohsen Melliti for Io, l’altro (I, the Other), Italy, 2007
*Andrea Molaioli for La ragazza del lago (The Girl In The Lake), Italy, 2007 Winner of the Nastro D'Argento for Best New Director
Silvio Muccino for Parlami d’amore, Italy, 2008 (With Aitana Sánchez-Gijón)

Best Actor: Toni Servillo for La ragazza del lago (The Girl In The Lake), Andrea Molaioli, Italy, 2007
Best Actress: Margherita Buy for Giorni e nuvole (Days and Clouds), Silvio Soldini, Italy and Switzerland, 2007
Best European Film: Irina Palm, Sam Garbarski , Belgium, Luxemburg, UK, Germany and France, 2007
Best Non-European Film: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Sidney Lumet, USA and UK, 2007

Special Nastri D’Argento

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Carlo Lizzani
Vittorio Sotraro
Guilano Gemma
Piero De Bernardi

2008 Nastro D’Argento
Grande, Grosso e Verdone, Carlo Verdone, Italy, 2008

European Nastri D’Argento
Antonia Liskova for Riparo
Kasia Smutniak for Nelle tue mani, Peter Del Monte, Italy, 2007

To check the awards in all the categories go here and to check all the nominations go here, available only in Italian.