The final ballot count for the Strega Prize took place on July 8 in Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio, proclaiming Michele Mari the winner of the 80th edition with his novel I convitati di pietra (Einaudi). The final one hundred votes were scrutinized one by one until the official announcement by Andrea Bajani, winner of last year's edition. A total of 643 votes were cast (representing 80.4% of eligible voters), driving Mari’s novel to victory with 190 votes. Following behind were Matteo Nucci with Platone. Una storia d’amore (Feltrinelli) at 152 votes; Bianca Pitzorno with La sonnambula (Bompiani) at 84 votes; Alcide Pierantozzi with Lo sbilico (Einaudi) at 78 votes; Teresa Ciabatti with Donnaregina (Mondadori) at 75 votes; and Elena Rui with Vedove di Camus (L’orma) at 64 votes.

The prize was awarded by a jury of 800 eligible voters, broken down as follows: 460 "Amici della domenica" (Friends of Sunday); 245 overseas voters selected by 35 Italian Cultural Institutes worldwide, each contributing 7 jurors including scholars, translators, and Italian language and literature enthusiasts; 30 collective votes cast by schools, universities, and reading circles belonging to the Rome Libraries network; and 65 votes from avid readers chosen from the professional and business sectors. Thanks to a partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI), 35 Italian Cultural Institutes abroad participated in this year's jury, including those in Addis Ababa, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Athens, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Mexico City, Dublin, Cairo, Valletta, Lyon, Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Montreal, New York, Paris, Beijing, Prague, Santiago, Seoul, Shanghai, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Strasbourg, Tirana, Tokyo, Tripoli, Tunis, Warsaw, and Vienna.