Francesco Sossai’s comedy-drama The Last One For The Road swept the board at the 71st edition of Italy‘s David di Donatello awards at Romes Cinecittà studios on Wednesday winning in eight categories including best film and director.

The road movie, which originally premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2025, stars Sergio Romano and Pierpaolo Capovilla as two fifty-something men from Italy’s northern Veneto area who befriend a timid student from Naples, played by Filippo Scotti.

Having led at the nomination stage making it into 16 categories, the picture also won best actor for Romano, original screenplay, editing, original song, casting and producer.

Further multiple prizewinners of the night included Italian opera director Damiano Michieletto’s directorial debut, the Venice-set Antonio Vivaldi-inspired tale Primavera ; Silvio Soldini’s World War Two drama The Tasters about a group of young women forced to work as food tasters for Adolf Hitler who lived in fear of being poisoned, and Italian martial…