65th David di Donatello | |
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Date | 8 May 2020 |
Site | RAI Studios Rome, Italy |
Hosted by | Carlo Conti |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | The Traitor |
Most awards | The Traitor (6) |
Most nominations | The Traitor (18) |
Television coverage | |
Network | Rai 1 |
Duration | 2 hours, 8 minutes[1] |
The 65th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, honoured the best Italian films of 2019.[2] The ceremony was hosted by presenter Carlo Conti on 8 May 2020. The awards ceremony was initially set for 3 April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Also, the ceremony was held live at RAI Studios and broadcast by Rai 1 while the candidates were connected via video and answered the questions asked by the Carlo Conti from the studio.[4]
The crime drama film The Traitor won six awards, including Best Film, out of eighteen nominations.[5] Other winners included Pinocchio with five, The First King: Birth of an Empire with three, The Goddess of Fortune with two, and 5 is the Perfect Number, Bangla, Il flauto magico di Piazza Vittorio, Martin Eden, My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Once Upon a Time... in Bethlehem, Parasite, Selfie and Timo's Winter with one.