The 42th edition of the David di Donatello Awards of the Italian Film Academy was held on April 20, 1997 at the Teatro delle Vittorie in Rome, Italy, awarding the best films of the year 1996. The ceremony was presented by Milly Carlucci.
The movie with the most nominations at the David di Donatello 1997 was Nirvana with 12 nominations and The film that won the most awards was The Truce, winning 4 of the 10 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the David di Donatello AwardsTo below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1997 David di Donatello Awards.
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What was the movie that won the David di Donatello for Best Picture 1997?
The winning film of the David di Donatello for Best Picture 1997 was La tregua
Best Picture
Who won the David di Donatello for Best Director in 1997?
The director who won the David di Donatello for Best Director in 1997 was Francesco Rosi, for the film The Truce
Best Director
What was the movie that won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Language Film 1997?
The winning film of the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Language Film 1997 was Ridicule
Best Foreign Language Film
Who won the David di Donatello for Best Leading Actor in 1997?
The actor who won the David di Donatello for Best Leading Actor in 1997 was Fabrizio Bentivoglio, for the movie Testimone a rischio
Best Leading Actor
Who won the David di Donatello for Best Leading Actress in 1997?
The actress who won the David di Donatello for Best Leading Actress in 1997 was Asia Argento, for the movie Compagna di viaggio
Best Leading Actress
Who won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor in 1997?
The actor who won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 was Leo Gullotta, for the movie Il carniere
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 1997?
The actress who won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 1997 was Barbara Enrichi, for the movie Il ciclone
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay
Best Sound
Best New Director
Best Short Film
Audience Award
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| Nirvana | 12 | 1 | |
| The Truce | 10 | 4 | |
| Marianna Ucrìa | 7 | 3 | |
| The Cyclone | 7 | 2 | |
| The Prince of Homburg | 6 | 0 | |
| The Game Bag | 5 | 1 | |
| My Generation | 5 | 0 | |
| An Eyewitness Account | 4 | 1 | |
| Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo | 3 | 2 | |
| I'm Crazy About Iris Blond | 3 | 0 | |
| No Spring Chicken | 3 | 0 | |
| Un inverno freddo freddo | 3 | 0 | |
| Elective Affinities | 2 | 0 | |
| Albergo Roma | 2 | 0 |