Mario Monicelli's romantic comedy "Pane, amore e fantasia" was the inaugural winner of the David di Donatello Award for Best Film.

Alberto Sordi won the first David di Donatello Award for Best Actor in 1956 for his performance in "Pane, amore e fantasia".

Gina Lollobrigida won the first David di Donatello Award for Best Actress in 1956 for her performance in "Pane, amore e fantasia".

Federico Fellini's masterpiece "8½" won five David di Donatello Awards in 1963, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.

Federico Fellini was the first director to win the David di Donatello Award for Best Director twice, for "La dolce vita" in 1960 and "8½" in 1963.

Francis Ford Coppola's iconic crime saga "The Godfather" won the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film in 1972.

Sophia Loren won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress twice in a row, for "Two Women" in 1961 and "Boccaccio '70" in 1962.

The Palme d'Or-winning "Padre Padrone" by the Taviani brothers won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film in 1976.

Ugo Tognazzi won the first David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1956 for his performance in "Pane, amore e fantasia".

Richard Attenborough's biographical epic "Gandhi" won the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film in 1982.

Sophia Loren is the only actress to have won the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress three times, for "Two Women" in 1961, "Boccaccio '70" in 1962, and "A Special Day" in 1977.

Ettore Scola's drama "The Family" won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film in 1987.

Federico Fellini was the first director to win the David di Donatello Award for Best Director three times, for "La dolce vita" in 1960, "8½" in 1963, and "Amarcord" in 1974.

Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama "Schindler's List" won the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film in 1994.

Roberto Benigni's Holocaust comedy-drama "Life Is Beautiful" won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film in 2000.