Established in 1946 and voted by members of Italy's film journalists union, Sngci, the Nastri d'Argento are Italy's oldest film prize.


And the winners are...

PICTURE/DIRECTOR
"Best of Youth," Marco Tullio Giordana

DEBUTING DIRECTOR
Franco Battiato, "Lost Love"

PRODUCER
Angelo Barbagallo, "Best of Youth"

ORIGINAL IDEA
Ermanno Olmi, "Singing Behind the Screens"

SCREENPLAY
Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, "Best of Youth"

ACTRESS
The ensemble female cast of "Best of Youth,"
Adriana Asti, Sonia Bergamasco, Maya Sansa, Jasmine Trinca

ACTOR
tie
The ensemble male cast of "Best of Youth,"
Alessio Boni, Fabrizio Gifuni, Luigi Lo Cascio, Andrea Tidona
and also
Roberto Herlitzka, "Good Morning, Night"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Margherita Buy, "Caterina Goes to Town"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Arnoldo Foa, "People of Rome"

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Paolo Fresu, "The Island"

ORIGINAL SONG
Lucio Dalla, "First Give Me a Kiss"

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Fabio Olmi, "Singing Behind the Screens"

SOUND
Fulgenzio Ceccon, "Best of Youth"

SET DESIGN
Luigi Marchione, "Singing Behind the Screens"

COSTUME DESIGN
Francesca Sartori, "Singing Behind the Screens"

EDITING
Roberto Missiroli, "Best of Youth"

FOREIGN FILM
"Lost in Translation," Sofia Coppola

SPECIAL EUROPEAN RIBBON 2004
Fanny Ardant