David di Donatello for Best Film
The David di Donatello Award for Best Film is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize the most outstanding Italian film theatrically released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was first given in 1970, and became competitive in 1981.
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.
Winners and nominees
Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.| Indicates the winner. | |
| Indicates that the film was nominated also to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. | |
| Indicates that the film also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. | |
| * | Indicates that the film was nominated also to the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Indicates that the film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. |