David di Donatello: Krano wins for the track “Ti” from “Le città di pianura”: listen online. All the winners of the 2026 edition

If “Le città di pianura” by Francesco Sossai was the big winner of the night at the 2026 David di Donatello Awards, taking home a full eight statuettes, the music awards were no exception either. “Ti” by Marco Spigariol, aka Krano, a track featured on the soundtrack of Sossai's film, won the award for Best Original Song.

The film arrived at the ceremony with sixteen nominations, the highest number of this 71st edition of the David di Donatello, ahead of “La grazia” by Paolo Sorrentino and “Le assaggiatrici” by Silvio Soldini. By the end of the night it had picked up eight statuettes, establishing itself as the most awarded title of the year, with prizes for Best Film, Best Director, and for the song written by Krano.

The Veneto-based musician also received a nomination in the Best Composer category thanks to the film's original score, released in November 2025 by Maple Death Records, the label founded by Jonathan Clancy. The soundtrack develops a psychedelic, visionary folk language tied to the landscapes of Italy's Nord-Est, between the Piave river and the Venetian lagoon, making heavy use of dialect. Krano's sound blends references to the 1970s American singer-songwriter tradition with a deeply Italian sensibility. His compositions recall artists like Bill Fay and Skip Spence, but rework those influences into a personal form made of spectral ballads, Americana touches and suspended atmospheres.

Released by Maple Death, the soundtrack to Le città di pianura narrates and accompanies the journey of the film's unlikely little group of protagonists at the end of an endless night, one that never turns into day, except by accident. It does so by tracking their movements and moods step by step, letting itself be swept up in the alcoholic vortex in which the characters literally float, forever reaching for the next drink.

Also presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, “Le città di pianura” features Filippo Scotti, Andrea Pennacchi, Roberto Citran and Pierpaolo Capovilla (Teatro degli Orrori), in his first foray into film. After the nominations were announced, Krano had commented on the recognition as follows: “I'm happy that Francesco Sossai thought of me to score this film, and that the result was appreciated, especially by audiences. The nominations tied to the soundtrack make me think my work was understood and valued”.

The David award for Best Soundtrack, meanwhile, went to Fabio Massimo Capogrosso for the film Primavera.

The 2026 David di Donatello ceremony was held at Cinecittà in Rome, hosted by Bianca Balti and Flavio Insinna, with contributions from Nino Frassica. Besides the triumph of Le città di pianura, the evening's top awards included Best Leading Actress for Aurora Quattrocchi in Gioia mia, Best Supporting Actress and Actor awards for Matilda De Angelis and Lino Musella for their roles in Out and Nonostante, and the David for Best Directorial Debut, awarded to Margherita Spampinato for Gioia mia.

Four technical awards went instead to Primavera, the film directing debut of Damiano Michieletto, while Le assaggiatrici and Gabriele Mainetti's La città proibita each closed out the night with three awards apiece.

Here is the full list of winners:

• Best Film: Le città di pianura directed by Francesco Sossai
• Best Director: Le città di pianura – Francesco Sossai
• Best Directorial Debut: Gioia miaMargherita Spampinato
• Best Original Screenplay: Le città di pianura – Francesco Sossai, Adriano Candiago
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Le assaggiatrici – Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini, Lucio Ricca, Cristina Comencini, Giulia
• Calenda, Ilaria Macchia
• Best Producer: Le città di pianura – Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa (Vivo Film)
• Best Leading Actor: Sergio Romano (Le città di pianura)
• Best Leading Actress: Aurora Quattrocchi (Gioia mia)
• Best Supporting Actor: Lino Musella (Nonostante)
• Best Supporting Actress: Matilda De Angelis (Out)
• Best Cinematography: La città proibita – Paolo Carnera
• Best Original Score: Primavera – Fabio Massimo Capogrosso
• Best Original Song: "Ti" from Le città di pianura, by KRANO (Marco Spigariol)
• Best Hairstyling: Marta Iacoponi – Primavera by Damiano Michieletto
• Best International Film: Una battaglia dopo l'altra – Paul Thomas Anderson
• Best Documentary: Roberto Rossellini – Più di una vita – Ilaria de Laurentiis, Raffaele Brunetti and Andrea Paolo Massara
• Best Short Film: Everyday in Gaza – Omar Rammal
• Young David: Le assaggiatrici – Silvio Soldini
• Audience David: Buen Camino – Gennaro Nunziante
• Lifetime Achievement David: Gianni Amelio
• Special David: Bruno Bozzetto
• Cinecittà Award: Vittorio Storaro

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