The nominations for the 2026 Nastri d’Argento have been announced — the awards presented by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Journalists. The ceremony will take place on 24 June at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, with several members of the Collettivo Chiaroscuro among those in the running.
In the Best Cinematography category, the shortlist includes Gogò Bianchi CCS for Gli occhi degli altri by Andrea De Sica (read our interview), Daria D’Antonio AFC CCS for La grazia by Paolo Sorrentino (read our interview), and Gherardo Gossi CCS for Ammazzare stanca – Autobiografia di un assassino by Daniele Vicari (read our interview). Rounding out the category are Marco Graziaplena for Duse and Fabio Zamarion for Le cose non dette.
Leading the nominations this year is Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, with nine nods in total, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor for Toni Servillo and Best Actress for Anna Ferzetti. Among the most widely represented titles are Gli occhi degli altri, Le cose non dette, Cinque secondi and Le città di pianura.
Congratulations too to our members whose work has contributed to the shortlisting of films in the general categories of Best Film, Best Comedy and Best Debut, respectively:
Luca Bigazzi for Cinque secondi by Paolo Virzì, and Daria D’Antonio for La Grazia;
Marco Bassano for Notte prima degli esami 3.0 by Tommaso Renzoni, and Edoardo Carlo Bolli for Il Dio dell’amore by Francesco Lagi (read the cinematography note);
– Gogò Bianchi for Breve storia d’amore by Ludovica Rampoldi (read the cinematography note), and once again Daria D’Antonio for Primavera by Damiano Michieletto (read our interview).
In the coming days, the further special awards assigned by the National Board of Film Journalists will also be announced, adding to the honours of the 2026 edition.
