The 44th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 16 June 1999.
Winners and nominees
Not of this World, directed by Giuseppe Piccioni The Legend of 1900, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Besieged, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Lionello Cerri – Not of this World Franco Committeri – The Dinner Domenico Procacci – Radiofreccia
Giuseppe Tornatore – The Legend of 1900 Bernardo Bertolucci – Besieged Giuseppe Piccioni – Not of this World Luciano Ligabue – Radiofreccia Giuseppe M. Gaudino – Moonspins Between Land and Sea Gabriele Muccino – Ecco fatto Stefano Accorsi – Radiofreccia Antonio Albanese – La fame e la sete Silvio Orlando – Not of this World Margherita Buy – Not of this World Francesca Neri – Marriages Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Of Lost Love Fabrizio Bentivoglio – Of Lost Love Mario Scaccia – Ferdinando and Carolina Emilio Solfrizzi – Marriages Cecilia Dazzi – Marriages Paola Tiziana Cruciani – Kisses and Hugs Lunetta Savino – Marriages Giuseppe Piccioni, Gualtiero Rosella, Lucia Zei – Not of this World Cristina Comencini – Marriages Giuseppe Tornatore – The Legend of 1900
Lajos Koltai – The Legend of 1900 Luca Bigazzi – The Way We Laughed Fabio Cianchetti – Besieged Francesco Frigeri – The Legend of 1900 Giancarlo Basili – The Way We Laughed Enrico Job – Ferdinando and Carolina Ennio Morricone – The Legend of 1900 Ludovico Einaudi – Not of this World Luciano Ligabue – Radiofreccia Esmeralda Calabria – Not of this World Massimo Quaglia – The Legend of 1900 Cecilia Zanuso – Marriages
Gaetano Carito – Radiofreccia Amedeo Casati – Not of this World Bruno Pupparo – Marriages Maurizio Millenotti – The Legend of 1900 Gianna Gissi – The Way We Laughed Gino Persico – Ferdinando and Carolina Quasi fratelli, directed by Francesco Falaschi Fuochino,directed by Carlotta Cerquetti Incantesimo napoletano, directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero Tanti auguri, directed by Giulio Manfredonia Train of Life, directed by Radu Mihăileanu Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden Central Station, directed by Walter Salles
The Legend of 1900, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Little Teachers, directed by Daniele Luchetti Of Lost Love, directed by Michele Placido Dante Ferretti Mauro Bolognini Sophia Loren Alberto Sordi
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