David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista David di Donatello for Best Actress |
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Awarded for | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
Country | Italy |
Presented by | Accademia del Cinema Italiano |
First awarded | 1956 |
Currently held by | Ilenia Pastorelli for They Call Me Jeeg (2016) |
Official website | www |
The David di Donatello for Best Actress (Italian: David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is one of the David di Donatello Awards, presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Accademia.