Actress Diane Kruger presented the tied award for Best Actor to Javier Bardem for
directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and to Elio Germano for
(Our Life) directed by Daniele Luchetti.
Javier Bardem said "Bonsoir merci beaucoup" (Good evening, thank you very much) in French, before saying that this award would not exist without "the extraordinary film directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu".
Elio Germano also thanked his director, Daniele Luchetti, as well as "Italy and the Italians who fight to make Italy a better country, in spite of the ruling class".