Timothée Chalamet to Be Honored at David di Donatello Awards
Timothée Chalamet will receive the David for Cinematic Excellence during the 70th edition of the David di Donatello Awards, Italy's leading film prizes.
The honor will be conferred on May 7 during the awards ceremony, aired live in primetime on national broadcaster Rai 1 from the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The event will be hosted by actor Elena Sofia Ricci and singer Mika. It will also be live on Rai Radio2, hosted by Carolina Di Domenico and Claudio Santamaria.
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'Timothée Chalamet's European origins and American background make him one of the most unpredictable and talented protagonists of international cinema today, capable of being both an auteur performer and a star generating trends and styles,' said Piera Detassis, president and artistic director of the Academy of Italian Cinema.
'The academy is delighted to award him the David for Cinematic Excellence, which is meant to be an acknowledgement of the great actor of quality and innovative films, and, at the same time, of the global protagonist. It is important for us to remember how his worldwide recognition came about thanks to a wonderful Italian film, 'Call Me by Your Name,' directed by one of our most internationally acclaimed directors, Luca Guadagnino. Essential and absolutely contemporary crossroads of cultures and visions, a match that David di Donatello is delighted to celebrate.'
Among the frontrunners for this year's David di Donatello awards are Paolo Sorrentino's 'Parthenope,' Andrea Segre's 'The Great Ambition,' Maura Delpero's 'Vermiglio,' Valeria Golino's 'The Art of Joy' and Francesca Comencini's 'The Time It Takes.'
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