David di Donatello for Best Director

David di Donatello for Best Director
The 2025 recipient: Maura Delpero
Awarded forBest director of an Italian film
CountryItaly
Presented byAccademia del Cinema Italiano
First award1956 (for direction in films released during the 1955/1956 film season)
Currently held byMaura Delpero
Vermiglio (2025)
Websitewww.daviddidonatello.it

The David di Donatello for Best Director (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior regista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding direction of a film director who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was first given in 1956, and became competitive in 1981.

Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.

Francesco Rosi is the record holder with six awards in the category, received from 1965 to 1997, followed by Marco Bellocchio, Mario Monicelli and Giuseppe Tornatore with four.

Maura Delpero became the first woman to win in 2025.

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