The David di Donatello Award for Best New Director (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior regista esordiente) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding feature-film directorial debut of a film director who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony.[1] The award was first handled out in 1982.[2]
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all members of the Accademia.[3][4]
Winners and nominees
Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees.[1]