David di Donatello for Best Actor
| David di Donatello Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
Fabrizio Gifuni is the current recipient of the award (2023) | |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Accademia del Cinema Italiano |
| First award | 1956 (for lead acting in films released during the 1955/1956 film season) |
| Currently held by | Fabrizio Gifuni — Exterior Night (2023) |
| Website | daviddidonatello |
The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Italian: David di Donatello per il miglior attore protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of a male actor in an Italian film released during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was first given in 1956, and became competitive in 1981.
Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi are the record holders in this category with seven awards each, followed by Marcello Mastroianni with five.
Nominees and winners are selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia.