--- name: "Danilo Donati" canonical: "https://film.one/person/danilo-donati" fi1m_id: "danilo-donati" imdb_id: "nm0232219" tmdb_id: 9247 wikidata_id: "Q831536" roles: ["Costume designer"] born: "6 April 1926" died: "1 December 2001" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-07T13:51:31.731124+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Danilo Donati ## Identity Danilo Donati - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/danilo-donati - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** danilo-donati - **IMDb ID:** nm0232219 - **TMDB ID:** 9247 - **Wikidata ID:** Q831536 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_Donati, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q831536, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232219/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9247 Costume designer. Born 6 April 1926 in Suzzara, Lombardy, Italy. Died 1 December 2001. ## Details - **Work:** Costume designer - **Born:** 6 April 1926, Suzzara, Lombardy, Italy - **Died:** 1 December 2001 - **Active:** 1965–1997 - **Frequently works with:** [Alberto Grimaldi](https://film.one/person/alberto-grimaldi.md), [Federico Fellini](https://film.one/person/federico-fellini.md), [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://film.one/person/pier-paolo-pasolini.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 2 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (3), 1970s 68 (2), 1980s 70 (1), 1990s 65 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $296m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_Donati, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q831536, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232219/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9247 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Gospel According to St. Matthew*](https://film.one/film/the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew.md) (88) - **HBO Max:** [*Amarcord*](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md) (82) - **Apple TV:** [*Life Is Beautiful*](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md) (65) - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Canterbury Tales*](https://film.one/film/the-canterbury-tales.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Danilo Donati was an Italian costume designer and production designer. He was born on 6 April 1926 and died on 1 December 2001. He worked frequently with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Franco Zeffirelli. His credits include costume design on *Romeo and Juliet* (1968) and *Fellini's Casanova* (1976), for both of which he won Academy Awards, and both costume and production design on *Life Is Beautiful* (1997). Donati received numerous David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento awards, as well as BAFTA Awards. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), Fi1m 65, Costume Design, Production Design, Production design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md) - *Flash Gordon* (1980), Fi1m 70, Art Direction, Set Designer, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/flash-gordon.md) - *Amarcord* (1973), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Production Design, Production design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md) - *The Canterbury Tales* (1972), Fi1m 55, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-canterbury-tales.md) - *Satyricon* (1969), Fi1m 65, Set Decoration, Costume Design, Production Design, Costume design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/satyricon.md) - *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), Fi1m 75, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet-1968.md) - *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* (1965), Fi1m 88, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew.md) ## Complete filmography (57) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Quiet Flows The Don* (2006), Production Design - *Quiet Flows the Don* (2006), series, Production Design - *Tosca e altre due* (2003), Production Design - *Pinocchio* (2002), Costume Design, Production Design - *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), Production Design, Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md) - *Marianna Ucrìa* (1997), Production Design, Set Decoration, Costume Design - *Nostromo* (1997), series, Costume Design - *We Free Kings* (1996), Production Design, Costume Design - *The Monster* (1994), Costume Design - *Kim Novak Is on the Phone* (1994), Production Design - *Francesco* (1989), Production Design, Costume Design - *Intervista* (1987), as Danilo Donati (uncredited) · Production Design, Costume Design - *Momo* (1986), Set Designer, Costume Design - *Ginger and Fred* (1986), Costume Designer - *Red Sonja* (1985), Costume Design, Production Design - *Flash Gordon* (1980), Set Designer, Art Direction, Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/flash-gordon.md) - *Caligula* (1979), as Art Direction · Costume Designer - *Hurricane* (1979), as Set Decoration · Production Design, Costume Design - *Black Journal* (1977), Production Design, Costume Design - *Fellini's Casanova* (1976), Production Design, Costume Design - *Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom* (1976), Costume Design - *E il Casanova di Fellini?* (1975), as Art Direction - *Arabian Nights* (1974), Costume Design - *Amarcord* (1973), Production Design, Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md) - *Bawdy Tales* (1973), Costume Design - *One Russian Summer* (1973), Costume Design - *The Canterbury Tales* (1972), Costume Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-canterbury-tales.md) - *Roma* (1972), Costume Designer, Production Design - *Brother Sun, Sister Moon* (1972), Costume Design - *The Decameron* (1971), Costume Design - *Between Miracles* (1971), Production Design, Set Decoration, Costume Design - *The Clowns* (1970), Costume Design - *Satyricon* (1969), Production Design, Set Decoration, Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/satyricon.md) - *Pigsty* (1969), Costume Design - *The Lady of Monza* (1969), Costume Design - *The Bandit* (1969), Costume Design - *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), Costume Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet-1968.md) - *On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...* (1967), Costume Design - *Oedipus Rex* (1967), Costume Design - *The Taming of the Shrew* (1967), Costume Designer - *El Greco* (1966), Costume Designer - *The Hawks and the Sparrows* (1966), Costume Design - *Mademoiselle de Maupin* (1966), Costume Design - *The Mandrake* (1965), Costume Design - *Scaramouche* (1965), series, Costume Designer - *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* (1965), Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew.md) - *Woman Is a Wonderful Thing* (1964), Costume Design - *I grandi camaleonti* (1964), series, Costume Design - *The Commandant* (1963), Costume Design - *Who Works Is Lost* (1963), Costume Design - *Ro.Go.Pa.G.* (1963), Costume Design - *La bella di Lodi* (1963), Costume Design, Production Design - *La cuccagna* (1962), Costume Design - *Violent Life* (1962), Costume Design - *Vanina Vanini* (1961), Costume Design - *Adua and Her Friends* (1960), Costume Design - *The Great War* (1959), Costume Design ## Gallery - ![Danilo Donati](https://film.one/media/person/87952/gallery-9e8c9253e6f7.jpg) Danilo Donati — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Danilo_Donati_anni_sessanta.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87952/gallery-a661b1696152.jpg) Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_i_clowns_di_f._fellini%2C_1970%2C_01.jpg/1280px-Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_i_clowns_di_f._fellini%2C_1970%2C_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87952/gallery-2d7601f202cc.jpg) Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_i_clowns_di_f._fellini%2C_1970%2C_02.jpg/1280px-Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_i_clowns_di_f._fellini%2C_1970%2C_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87952/gallery-3207a8bf4d29.jpg) Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_il_casanova_di_federico_fellini%2C_1976%2C_01.jpg/1280px-Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_il_casanova_di_federico_fellini%2C_1976%2C_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87952/gallery-f361695440a5.jpg) Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_il_casanova_di_federico_fellini%2C_1976%2C_02_giacomo_casanova_indossato_da_donald_sutherland.jpg/1280px-Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_il_casanova_di_federico_fellini%2C_1976%2C_02_giacomo_casanova_indossato_da_donald_sutherland.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87952/gallery-bbbfd142eb96.jpg) Film costumes in Cinecittà studios (2020) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_il_casanova_di_federico_fellini%2C_1976%2C_03.jpg/1280px-Danilo_donati%2C_costumi_de_il_casanova_di_federico_fellini%2C_1976%2C_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 2 won, 2 nominated - 1977: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1969: Best Costume Design (won), for *Romeo and Juliet* - 1968: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *The Taming of the Shrew* - 1967: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (nominated), for *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* ### BAFTA Film Awards — 13 won, 4 nominated - 1985: Best Production Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1985: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1982: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Flash Gordon* - 1982: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Flash Gordon* - 1981: Best Production Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1981: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1980: Best Production Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1980: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1979: Best Production Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1979: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1978: Best Production Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1978: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1977: Best Production Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1977: Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - 1973: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Brother Sun, Sister Moon* - 1973: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Roma* - 1969: Best Costume Design (won), for *Romeo and Juliet* ### Other awards — 34 won, 13 nominated - Ciak d'oro - best costume design 2004: Ciak d'oro - best costume design (won), for *Pinocchio* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 2004: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Pinocchio* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 2004: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (won), for *Pinocchio* - Ciak d'oro - best costume design 2003: Ciak d'oro - best costume design (won), for *Pinocchio* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 2003: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Pinocchio* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 2003: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (won), for *Pinocchio* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 2000: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Life Is Beautiful* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 2000: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (won), for *Life Is Beautiful* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 1999: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Life Is Beautiful* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1999: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (won), for *Life Is Beautiful* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 1998: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Marianna Ucrìa* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1998: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (won), for *Marianna Ucrìa* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1998: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Marianna Ucrìa* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1997: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *We Free Kings* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1993: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (nominated), for *Intervista* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1991: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (nominated), for *Intervista* - Ciak d'oro - best scenography 1990: Ciak d'oro - best scenography (won), for *Francesco* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1990: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (won), for *Francesco* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1989: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (nominated), for *Intervista* - David di Donatello for Best Production Design 1988: David di Donatello for Best Production Design (nominated), for *Intervista* - Ciak d'oro - best costume design 1987: Ciak d'oro - best costume design (won), for *Ginger and Fred* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 1987: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Ginger and Fred* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1987: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Ginger and Fred* - Ciak d'oro - best costume design 1986: Ciak d'oro - best costume design (won), for *Ginger and Fred* - David di Donatello for Best Costumes 1986: David di Donatello for Best Costumes (won), for *Ginger and Fred* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1986: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Ginger and Fred* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1985: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1981: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1980: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1979: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1978: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1977: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Fellini's Casanova* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1976: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Arabian Nights* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1975: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Arabian Nights* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1974: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Amarcord* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1973: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Roma* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1972: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *The Clowns* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1971: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *The Clowns* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1970: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Satyricon* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1969: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *Romeo and Juliet* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1968: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *The Taming of the Shrew* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1967: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Madamigella di Maupin* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1966: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Adua and Her Friends* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1965: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (won), for *The Gospel According to St. Matthew* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1962: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Adua and Her Friends* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1961: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Adua and Her Friends* - Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design 1960: Nastro d'Argento for Best Costume Design (nominated), for *The Great War* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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