‘The Last One for the Road’ Sweeps 2026 David di Donatello Awards

Overview

• The Last One for the Road, crowned at Rome’s Cinecittà on Wednesday, won ten prizes including best film, best director for Francesco Sossai, and best actor for Sergio Romano.
• Silvio Soldini’s The Tasters earned adapted screenplay, the Youth David student-jury award, and best makeup, while Primavera and Forbidden City collected multiple craft honors.
• Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won best international film, and Gennaro Nunziante’s Buen Camino received the audience prize for the year’s local box-office hit.
• The event unfolded as Italy’s film community protested recent cuts to state support, with funding reduced from €700 million in 2025 to €610 million in 2026 and €500 million planned for 2027 after a proposed boycott did not proceed.
• Sossai’s film premiered at Cannes in 2025 and opened in U.S. theaters on May 1 via Music Box Films, showing how festival buzz can lead to national awards and wider release.