Virna Lisi Award 2024, Many Guests to Celebrate the Diva
The Virna Lisi Award will be presented to actress Miriam Leone, with guests including Lucia Borgonzoni, Chiara Sbarigia, Margherita Buy, and Claudia Gerini.
Tonight, December 2nd at 8:00 PM, the 2024 edition of the Virna Lisi Award will take place, celebrating the memory of the actress on the tenth anniversary of her passing, with a special event dedicated to female talent in an extraordinary venue like the Rome Opera House. Many VIPs and personalities are expected: among them Margherita Buy, Claudia Gerini, Massimo Ghini, Lina Sastri, Roberto Sergio, Stefano Coletta, Roberto Giacobbo, Alberto Matano, Serena Bortone, Caterina Balivo, Mirta Merlino, Valeria Altobelli, Isabella Borromeo, Simona Agnes, Lucia Borgonzoni, Gianni Letta, Claudia Cattani, Chiara Sbarigia, Francesca Via, Paola Malanga.
The evening will be hosted by Virna Lisi’s longtime friend Pino Strabioli, alongside Greta Mauro, under the artistic direction of director Davide Minnella and directed by Antonio Centomani. It will feature the participation of institutions, many cultural figures, entertainment personalities, industry leaders, and all those who continue to love the actress who passed away in December 2014. For this important edition of the Award, created with the support and collaboration of SIAE, a Special Tenth Anniversary Award was established.
The Virna Lisi Award will be presented to actress Miriam Leone, an extraordinarily talented and intense performer who, thanks to her innate artistic sensitivity, has brought to life complex and multifaceted characters over the years, making each role unforgettable through profound authenticity and emotional power that has captivated and engaged the public.
The Virna Lisi Tenth Anniversary SIAE Award for cinema will be presented to the director, a sensitive and profound author who, with a poetic and incisive vision, has narrated the female universe and masterfully directed Virna Lisi in three unforgettable performances, adding a precious chapter to the great actress’s career. The Virna Lisi Award for Young Revelation will instead be given to Celeste Dalla Porta, who has distinguished herself with a magnetic stage presence and an intense and engaging performance in the film Parthenope, directed by Oscar-winning Paolo Sorrentino. Celeste is awarded because she embodies “with naturalness and depth the new, talented, and fascinating face of great Italian cinema.”
Source: “Cinecittà News Link: https://cinecittanews.it/premio-virna-lisi-2024-tanti-gli-ospiti-attesi/