The 43th David di Donatello ceremony, presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, was held on 5 July 1998.
Winners and nominees
Life Is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni Ovosodo, directed by Paolo Virzì April, directed by Nanni Moretti
Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi – Life Is Beautiful Donatella Palermo, Loes Kamsteeg – To Die for Tano Marco Risi, Maurizio Tedesco – Kaputt Mundi
Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful Mario Martone – Rehearsals for War Paolo Virzì – Ovosodo Roberta Torre – To Die for Tano Riccardo Milani – Auguri professore Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo e Massimo Venier – Three Men and a Leg Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful Nanni Moretti – April Silvio Orlando – Auguri professore Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Notes of Love Anna Bonaiuto – Rehearsals for War Valeria Golino – The Acrobats Silvio Orlando – April Sergio Bustric – Life Is Beautiful Massimo Ceccherini – Fireworks Nicoletta Braschi – Ovosodo Athina Cenci – My Dearest Friends Marina Confalone – Notes of Love Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful Mimmo Calopresti – Notes of Love Paolo Virzì – Ovosodo
Tonino Delli Colli – Life Is Beautiful Luca Bigazzi – The Acrobats Pasquale Mari – Rehearsals for War Danilo Donati – Life Is Beautiful Alberto Cottignoli, Stefano Tonelli – The Best Man Luciano Ricceri – Kaputt Mundi Nino D'Angelo – To Die for Tano Franco Piersanti – Notes of Love Nicola Piovani – Life Is Beautiful Jacopo Quadri – Rehearsals for War Simona Paggi – Life Is Beautiful Jacopo Quadri – Ovosodo
Tullio Morganti – Ovosodo Tullio Morganti – Life Is Beautiful Alessandro Zanon – April Danilo Donati – Life Is Beautiful Vittoria Guaita – The Best Man Maurizio Millenotti – The Bride's Journey La matta dei fiori, directed by Rolando Stefanelli Asino chi legge, directed by Pietro Reggiani Spalle al muro, directed by Nina Di Majo The Full Monty, directed by Peter Cattaneo Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg The Thief, directed by Pavel Chukhray
Life Is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni
Tullio Pinelli
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