The 45th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 19 April 2000.

Winners and nominees

Bread and Tulips, directed by Silvio Soldini Canone inverso - Making Love, directed by Ricky Tognazzi Olympic Garage, directed by Marco Bechis

Amedeo Pagani – Olympic Garage Vittorio Cecchi Gori – Canone inverso - Making Love Domenico Procacci – But Forever in My Mind

Silvio Soldini – Bread and Tulips Marco Bechis – Olympic Garage Ricky Tognazzi – Canone inverso - Making Love Alessandro Piva – LaCapaGira Andrea and Antonio Frazzi – The Sky Will Fall Piergiorgio Gay, Roberto San Pietro – Tre storie Bruno Ganz – Bread and Tulips Stefano Accorsi – Outlaw Fabrizio Gifuni – A Love Carlo Verdone – A Chinese in a Coma Licia Maglietta – Bread and Tulips Lorenza Indovina – A Love Francesca Neri – The Sweet Sounds of Life Francesca Neri – Io amo Andrea Isabella Rossellini – The Sky Will Fall

Giuseppe Battiston – Bread and Tulips (ex aequo) Leo Gullotta – A Respectable Man (ex aequo) Emilio Solfrizzi – Outlaw Marina Massironi – Bread and Tulips Rosalinda Celentano – The Sweet Sounds of Life Anna Galiena – But Forever in My Mind Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini – Bread and Tulips Marco Bechis, Lara Fremder – Olympic Garage Simona Izzo, Ricky Tognazzi – Canone inverso - Making Love

Luca Bigazzi – Bread and Tulips (ex aequo) Fabio Cianchetti – Canone inverso - Making Love (ex aequo) Giuseppe Lanci – The Nanny Francesco Bronzi – Canone inverso - Making Love Marco Dentici – The Nanny Antonello Geleng, Marina Pinzuti – Amor nello specchio Ennio Morricone – Canone inverso - Making Love Paolo Buonvino – But Forever in My Mind Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi – Outlaw Carla Simoncelli – Canone inverso - Making Love Jacopo Quadri – Olympic Garage Cecilia Zanuso – Outlaw

Maurizio Argentieri – Bread and Tulips Tullio Morganti – The Sweet Sounds of Life Bruno Pupparo – But Forever in My Mind Sergio Ballo – The Nanny Alfonsina Lettieri – Canone inverso - Making Love Lucia Mirisola – La Carbonara Monna Lisa, directed by Matteo Delbò All About My Mother, directed by Pedro Almodóvar American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes East Is East, directed by Damien O'Donnell

Canone inverso - Making Love, directed by Ricky Tognazzi Mariangela Melato Giancarlo Giannini Giorgio Armani Alessandro von Normann U.N.I.T.E.C. Unione Nazionale Industrie Tecniche Cineaudiovisive

Massimo Boldi and Christian De Sica Leonardo Pieraccioni Vittorio Cecchi Gori

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