David di Donatello Awards 2025: Timothee receives honorary award, Maura Delpero becomes first woman to win Best Director

ANI
08 May 2025, 23:32 GMT+10

Rome [Italy], May 8 (ANI): Maura Delpero's 'Vermiglio' took home Best Film and Director at the 70th edition of Italy's David di Donatello Awards on Wednesday evening, in an historic win for a female director, reported Deadline.

With this, the director Delpero is the first woman to win the David di Donatello Best Director prize in the history of the awards, and only the third female filmmaker to win Best Film.

The film picked up seven David di Donatellos in total which also included Best Original Screenplay, Casting, Producer, Cinematography and Sound, as per the outlet.

Set in a remote mountain village in 1944, Vermiglio revolves around a family whose life is disrupted by the arrival of a deserted soldier, reported Deadline.

David di Donatello Awards was a historic night for the female directors. Other big winner included Italian actress and singer-songwriter Margherita Vicario who won Best First Film, Composer and Song for feature directorial Gloria.

Another highlight was Timothee Chalamet, who touched down in Rome with Kylie Jenner and his father, received a Special David Award for Cinematic Excellence, alongside Italian actress Ornella Muti, reported Deadline.

Asked on stage about his ties to Italy through Luca Guadagnino, who cast him in his breakout role in Call Me By Your Name, Chalamet replied: 'Luca is probably the most important person in my career,' as quoted by Deadline.

He went on to joke that he if had not gone into acting he would have racked up a 'better scoring' record than Italian soccer legend Francesco Totti. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Greek Herald.

More Information

null in null

International Business

Section

Bank of England cuts interest rate to 4.25 pct amid global trade uncertainty

A woman shops in a supermarket in Sheffield, Britain, Nov. 7, 2024. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)The decision comes in the wake of sweeping...

Ukraine considers ditching dollar as reference currency - central bank chief

Comments on potential changeover come as Kiev places hopes on faster EU accession ...

AI is a perfect storm threatening humanity

Artificial intelligence may bring about the end of the world as we know it but not in the way most would expect The global economy...

Shanghai's World Bank survey success reflects China's reform resolve

This aerial panoramic photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows a view of Zhangjiang area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in...

Banking sector transfers rise to AED3.4 trillion in Jan-Feb 2025: CBUAE

ABU DHABI, 8th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Banking operations statistics released today by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) showed that the...

'We don't expect silver to catch up with the gold rally' says Goldman Sachs

New Delhi [India] May 8 (ANI): Gold will continue to outperform silver in the precious metals market, said Goldman Sachs in a recent...

Mediterranean

Section