30/05/2014 - Others among the most voted for by cinema reporters were Song’e Napule by the Manetti Bros. and Fasten Your Seatbelts by Ozpetek, with six nominations each

After receiving 19 nominations at the David di Donatello (read the news story), Human Capital [+see also:
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Coming directly from Cannes, where she won the Grand Prix, Alice Rohrwacher has been nominated for best director for The Wonders [+see also:
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film profile] (four nominations total), where beyond Virzì and Ozpetek, are Daniele Luchetti (Those Happy Years [+see also:
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interview: Daniele Luchetti
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interview: Emma Dante
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interview: Fabio Grassadonia and Anton…
interview: Sara Serraiocco
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interview: Miriam Karlkvist
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interview: Pierfrancesco Diliberto
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Beyond Smetto quando voglio and Song’e Napule, La mossa del pinguino [+see also:
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film profile] by Paolo Genovese were nominated. Also nominated for best actor are Germano, Edoardo Leo and Kim Rossi Stuart; best actresses, Paola Cortellesi, Valeria Golino and Celeste Casciaro(wife and actress for Winspeare). The year’s Nastro went to La sedia della felicità [+see also:
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The Nastro d’argento awards will be given out on June 28 at the Teatro Antico in Taormina. For a complete list of nominations, click here.

(Translated from Italian)