QUeast evening live at 9.40 pm on Rai 1 The David di Donatello 2025 will air70th edition of the maximum recognition for Italian cinema. The best Italian films for the statuette released between March 1 and December 31, 2024. To conduct the event Elena Sofia Ricci and Mika.
David di Donatello 2025: where to see the live, time, who the presenters are
Starting from 9.40 pm on Rai 1 the evening will begin from the legendary Teatro 5 of Cinecittà. The award ceremony will be broadcast in 4K on the Rai4k channel and also live on Rai Radio2 – with the conduct of Carolina by Domenico and Claudio Santamaria – and on the Raiplay platform.
After the latest editions conducted by Carlo Conti, This year a special coupling of conductors for the 70th edition of the David: the actress Elena Sofia Ricci and the singer Mika. Winner of 3 David di Donatello – in 1988, 1990 and 2019 -, The actress is at her first run experience While Mika in the past has already shown thanks to familiarity with her show Tonight at home Mika.
Al Corriere della SeraElena Sofia a few days ago spoke like this of his imminent conduction: “I think it is more difficult to lead the Davids that Sanremo. We will have 26 wandering mines, the winners, to put it with my beloved Ozpetek’s film. It is an unknown thing they will say and the fear is there. “
The presenter of the “David di Donatello 2025” Elena Sofia Ricci. (Getty Images)
The special Davids and guests of the evening
Two special David assigned this year: in Ornella Muti (who recently celebrated 70 years) and Timothée Chalamet. Pupi Avati instead will receive the career award while Giuseppe Tornatore will be awarded the Cinecittà special prize David 70. Among the awards already announced David for best international film ad Anore by Sean Baker and the spectator’s David a Diamonds by Ferzan Özpetek.
In addition to all the candidates for David, many other prestigious guests will be protagonists of the evening. Like the actresses Monica Bellucci, Emanuela Fanelli and Lunetta Savinothe actors Giuseppe Fiorello, Claudio Santamaria and Luca Zingaretti, the singer La Niña and the director Mario Martone. In competition In Cannes in a few days with his new film Out With protagonists Valeria Golino, Matilda De Angelis and Elodie. Very awaited guest also Riccardo Cocciante who will probably perform his It was already foreseensong “symbol” of Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino.
The films, the actors and directors nominated for the David 2025: Le Monimation
During the ceremony, 26 David di Donatello prizes will be awarded Voted by the jury of the Italian Academy of Cinemacomposed of Cineasti candidates and awarded in past years, as well as by journalists, cinematographic critics and personalities of culture and society. In all the voters are 1780 jurors.
The nominated films this year are 24 and the titles that have received the most nominations are: Berlinguer – The great ambition (15), Parthenope (15), The art of joy (14), Vermilion (14), Glory (9) e Family (8). To contend for the David for the best film and the best direction are there Berlinguer – The great ambition (Andrea Segre), The time it takes (Francesca Comencini), The art of joy (Valeria Golino), Parthenope (Paolo Sorrentino) e Vermilion (Maura Delpero).
Lice for the best leading actress: Barbara Ronchi For Family, Roman Maggiora Vergano For The time it takes, Tecla Insolia For The art of joy, Celeste from the door For Parthenope And Martina Scrinzi For Vermilion. The candidates for the category Best leading actor: Elio Germano For Berlinguer- The great ambition, Francesco Gheghi For Family, Fabrizio Gifuni For The time it takes, Silvio Orlando For Parthenope And Tommaso Spider For Vermilion.
Elio Germano in a scene of “Berlinguer – the great ambition”. (Lucky Red)
David 2025: the predictions on the winners. Almost certainly David to Giorgia for Diamonds by Ozpetek
According to the rumors and the corridor voices of the usual well informed, The predictions give as favorite for the best film Berlinguer – The great ambition by Andrea Segre with Elio Germanoheel from Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino e Vermilion by Maura Delpero. Paolo Sorrentino should win for the best direction category while the probable Winners for the best interpretation are Elio Germano and Tecla Insolia.
Large chances of victory, for best supporting actress, for Geppi Cucciari in Diamonds by Ferzan Özpetek while Giorgia seems to have David in his pocket for the best original song (Diamonds). For the Best debut for the direction Instead the actress and singer could win Margherita Vicar with his Glory!.
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