Offbeat superhero movie "They Call Me Jeeg," a fresh riff on formulaic Hollywood franchises and on a 1970 Japanese cartoon series, was the big winner at Italy's 60th David di Donatello Awards, the country's top film nods, scooping seven statuettes including for best debut director, producer, actress, actor, and supporting female and male thesps.

The best picture prize went to Paolo Genovese's high-concept dramedy "Perfect Strangers." "Strangers," which is about a dangerous game played with cell phones, is the only Italian film unspooling at the Tribeca Film Festival. "Strangers," which has done boffo biz locally, also took the best screenplay nod.

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