Paolo Carnera CCS and Daria D’Antonio CCS nominated for Best Cinematography at the David di Donatello. Many other CCS cinematographers are also involved in films nominated in other categories.

The nominations for the David di Donatello – the most prestigious recognition in Italian cinema, awarded by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano – have been announced, and several members of the Collettivo Chiaroscuro are among the nominees, confirming a strong presence at the highest levels of national cinematography. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 6 May 2026 and, as usual, will be broadcast live on television in prime time.

In the Best Cinematography category, Paolo Carnera CCS, president of the Collettivo, is nominated for La città proibita by Gabriele Mainetti, and Daria D’Antonio is nominated for La grazia by Paolo Sorrentino.

In the Best Film category, the nominees once again include La grazia, along with two other films shot by members of the Collettivo Chiaroscuro: 5 secondi by Paolo Virzì, with cinematography by Luca Bigazzi CCS, and Fuori by Mario Martone, with cinematography by Paolo Carnera CCS.

Gogò Bianchi CCS is the cinematographer of Breve storia d’amore, the film that earns Ludovica Rampoldi a nomination for Best First-Time Director. In the Best Actress category, alongside the already mentioned Fuori by Mario Martone (Valeria Golino – with Matilda De Angelis also nominated for Best Supporting Actress) and La grazia by Paolo Sorrentino (Anna Ferzetti), there are two further nominations in films shot by CCS cinematographers: Tecla Insolia in Primavera by Damiano Michieletto, cinematography by Daria D’Antonio, and Barbara Ronchi in Elisa by Leonardo Di Costanzo, cinematography by Luca Bigazzi.

In the Best Actor category, Vinicio Marchioni is nominated for Ammazzare stanca by Daniele Vicari, with cinematography by Gherardo Gossi CCS, and Lino Musella is nominated for Nonostante by Valerio Mastandrea, shot by Guido Michelotti CCS.
Nonostante and Follemente by Paolo Genovese, cinematography by Fabrizio Lucci CCS, are also nominated in the Best Original Song category.

In the Best Short Film category, the nominees include Tempi supplementari by Matteo Memè, with cinematography by Claudia Sicuranza CCS, and Festa in famiglia by Nadir Taji, produced by the CSC – Scuola Nazionale di Cinema, with cinematography by Lorenzo Lamberti, a collaborator of ours.

Congratulations and best of luck as well to the other three cinematographers – not CCS members – nominated for Best Cinematography: Marco Graziaplena for Duse by Pietro Marcello, Renato Berta for Le assaggiatrici by Silvio Soldini, and Massimiliano Kuveiller for Le città di pianura by Francesco Sossai.
While awards are always welcome, cinema ultimately serves to foster empathy, thought and human connection, in the spirit of art.

On the occasion of the David di Donatello, revisit our interviews with CCS cinematographers:

A magenta Rome. Conversation with Paolo Carnera CCS, cinematographer of LA CITTÀ PROIBITA by Gabriele Mainetti , Interview by Jacopo Caramella CCS

Sensitivity as Destiny: A Conversation with Daria D’Antonio on Paolo Sorrentino’s LA GRAZIA , Interview by Lorenzo Lamberti

The Light of Art. A Conversation with Daria D’Antonio, CCS, on PRIMAVERA by Damiano Michieletto , Interview by Silvia Tarquini

ELISA di Leonardo Di Costanzo. Conversazione con il dop Luca Bigazzi CCS , Interview by Silvia Tarquini

FOLLEMENTE by Paolo Genovese. Fabrizio Lucci CCS and Max Sturiale Talk about the Understanding Between Cinematography and Set Design. , Interview by Alessandro Chiodo CCS

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