Danilo Donati

Danilo Donati
Danilo Donati
Born	6 April 1926; Luzzara, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1 December 2001 (aged 75); Rome, Italy
Occupations	Costume designer; production designer;
Years active	1959–2001

Danilo Donati (6 April 1926 – 1 December 2001) was an Italian costume designer and production designer. In a career spanning over four decades, he is recognized for his prolific work across stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and eight David di Donatellos.

Donati is best known to international audiences for his collaborations with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Franco Zeffirelli. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design five times, and won twice for Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Fellini's Casanova (1976).

Selected filmography

Film

List of Danilo Donati film credits
Year	Title	Director	Credited as		Notes
Year	Title	Director	Costume Designer	Production Designer	Notes
1959	The Great War	Mario Monicelli	Yes	No	Co-designed with Piero Gherardi
1960	Adua and Her Friends	Antonio Pietrangeli	Yes	No
1961	Vanina Vanini	Roberto Rossellini	Yes	No
1963	Ro.Go.Pa.G.	Jean-Luc Godard Ugo Gregoretti Pier Paolo Pasolini Roberto Rossellini	Yes	No
1964	The Gospel According to St. Matthew	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1965	The Mandrake	Alberto Lattuada	Yes	No
1966	Madamigella di Maupin	Mauro Bolognini	Yes	No
1966	The Hawks and the Sparrows	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1967	Oedipus Rex	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1967	The Taming of the Shrew	Franco Zeffirelli	Yes	No	Co-designed with Irene Sharaff
1968	Romeo and Juliet	Franco Zeffirelli	Yes	No
1969	Pigsty	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1969	Fellini Satyricon	Federico Fellini	Yes	No	aka Satyricon
1971	The Decameron	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1972	Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Franco Zeffirelli	Yes	No
	Roma	Federico Fellini	Yes	Yes	aka Fellini's Roma and Federico Fellini's Roma
	The Canterbury Tales	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1973	Amarcord	Federico Fellini	Yes	Yes
1974	Arabian Nights	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No
1975	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Yes	No	aka Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom
1976	Fellini's Casanova	Federico Fellini	Yes	No	Also art director
1977	Black Journal	Mauro Bolognini	Yes	Yes
1979	Hurricane	Jan Troell	Yes	Yes
1979	Caligula	Tinto Brass	Uncredited	No	Also art director
1980	Flash Gordon	Mike Hodges	Yes	Yes
1985	Red Sonja	Richard Fleischer	Yes	Yes
1986	Ginger and Fred	Federico Fellini	Yes	No
1986	Momo	Johannes Schaaf	Yes	Yes
1987	Intervista	Federico Fellini	Yes	Yes
1989	Francesco	Liliana Cavani	Yes	Yes
1994	The Monster	Roberto Benigni	Yes	No
1997	Marianna Ucrìa	Roberto Faenza	Yes	Yes
1997	Life Is Beautiful	Roberto Benigni	Yes	Yes
2002	Pinocchio	Roberto Benigni	Yes	Yes	Posthumous release

Television

List of Danilo Donati television credits
Year	Title	Contribution		Notes
Year	Title	Costume Designer	Production Designer	Notes
1970	I clowns	Yes	No	Television film Also released in a theatrical version
1997	Nostromo	Yes	No	4 episodes

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1966	Best Costume Design – Black and White	The Gospel According to St. Matthew	Nominated	^[1]
1966	Best Costume Design – Black and White	Mandragola	Nominated	^[1]
1967	Best Costume Design	The Taming of the Shrew	Nominated	^[2]
1968		Romeo and Juliet	Won	^[3]
1976		Fellini's Casanova	Won	^[4]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1968	Best Costume Design	Romeo and Juliet	Won	^[5]
1973	Best Costume Design	Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Nominated	^[6]
1973	Best Production Design	Roma	Nominated	^[6]
1977	Best Costume Design	Fellini's Casanova	Won	^[7]
1977	Best Production Design	Fellini's Casanova	Won	^[7]
1980	Best Costume Design	Flash Gordon	Nominated	^[8]
1980	Best Production Design	Flash Gordon	Nominated	^[8]

Miscellaneous awards

List of Danilo Donati other awards and nominations
Award	Year	Category	Title	Result
Ciak d'oro	1986	Best Costume Design	Ginger and Fred	Won
	1989	Best Costume Design	Francesco	Nominated
	1989	Best Production Design	Francesco	Won
	1997	Best Production Design	Marianna Ucrìa	Nominated
	1998	Best Costume Design	Life Is Beautiful	Nominated
	1998	Best Production Design	Life Is Beautiful	Nominated
	2003	Best Costume Design	Pinocchio	Won
	2003	Best Production Design	Pinocchio	Nominated
David di Donatello Awards	1986	Best Costumes	Ginger and Fred	Won
	1988	Best Sets and Decorations	Intervista	Nominated
	1989	Best Costumes	Francesco	Nominated
	1989	Best Sets and Decorations	Francesco	Won
	1997	Best Costumes	Marianna Ucrìa	Won
	1997	Best Sets and Decorations	Marianna Ucrìa	Won
	1998	Best Costumes	Life Is Beautiful	Won
	1998	Best Sets and Decorations	Life Is Beautiful	Won
	2003	Best Costumes	Pinocchio	Won
	2003	Best Sets and Decorations	Pinocchio	Won
Nastro d'Argento Awards	1960	Best Costume Design	The Great War	Nominated
	1961		Adua and Her Friends	Nominated
	1965		The Gospel According to St. Matthew	Won
	1967		Madamigella di Maupin	Nominated
	1968		The Taming of the Shrew	Won
	1968		Oedipus Rex	Nominated
	1969		Romeo and Juliet	Won
	1970		Fellini Satyricon	Won
	1970	Best Production Design	Fellini Satyricon	Won
	1971	Best Costume Design	I clowns	Won
	1972	Best Production Design	Between Miracles	Nominated
	1973	Best Costume Design	Roma	Won
	1973	Best Production Design	Roma	Won
	1974	Best Costume Design	Amarcord	Nominated
	1975		Arabian Nights	Nominated
	1977		Fellini's Casanova	Won
	1977	Best Production Design	Fellini's Casanova	Won
	1986	Best Costume Design	Ginger and Fred	Won
	1989	Best Production Design	Francesco	Won
	1997	Best Costume Design	We Free Kings	Nominated
	1998	Best Costume Design	Marianna Ucrìa	Won
	1998	Best Production Design	Marianna Ucrìa	Won
Saturn Awards	1980	Best Costume Design	Flash Gordon	Nominated