David di Donatello for Best Costumes
The David di Donatello for Best Costumes is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of film costume designers who have worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. It was first presented during the 1981 edition of the David di Donatello award show.
Piero Tosi was the first costume designer to win the prize in 1981, obtaining a total of three in his career.
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's David, a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano. There are 26 award categories, as of 2023.
A David di Donatello awarded in 2014
Italian President Ciampi shows the prize at the 2005 awards ceremony.