Il Divo Articles

2009 Nastri d’Argento National Union of Italian Film Journalists’ 2009 Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 29, 2009 2009 Nastri d’Argento winners: Taormina Film Festival, Sicily, on June 27, 2009 (“*” denotes the winner in each category)   Toni Servillo (center) as Italian prime-minister Giulio Andreotti in Paolo Sorrentino’s scathing political comedy-drama Il Divo. At the Nastri d’Argento awards ceremony, Sorrentino remarked that if he [...]

Matteo Garrone’s organized crime drama Gomorrah (above, top photo), based on Roberto Saviano’s polemical book, took top honors at the 2009 David di Donatello awards. The Italian Film Academy voted Gomorrah the best Italian film of the year and Garrone the best director, in addition to handing the film five other awards, including best screenplay and best producer. Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo (above, lower photo), [...]

2009 David di Donatello Awards 2009 David di Donatello Award nominations: April 9, 2009 2009 David di Donatello Award winners: May 8, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (top photo); Toni Servillo in Il Divo (lower photo)   Best Film / miglior film Il divo produced by Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia directed by Paolo Sorrentino [...]