List of Italian Academy Award winners and nominees
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This is a list of Italian Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Italian filmmakers, actors, and films that have either been nominated or have won an Academy Award.
Best Actor in a Leading Role[]
This list focuses on Italian-born actors.
Best Actor | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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1962 | Marcello Mastroianni | Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) | Nominated | |
1976 | Giancarlo Giannini | Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) | Nominated | |
1977 | Marcello Mastroianni | A Special Day (Una giornata particolare) | Nominated | |
1987 | Dark Eyes (Oci ciornie) | Nominated | Most nominated actor for foreign language performances. | |
1995 | Massimo Troisi | The Postman (Il postino) | Nominated | Posthumous nomination |
1998 | Roberto Benigni | Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Won | First Italian actor to win Best Actor for a foreign language performance. |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role[]
This list focuses on Italian-born or with Italian citizenship actors.
Best Supporting Actor | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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1957 | Vittorio De Sica | A Farewell to Arms | Nominated | First Italian man to be nominated for an acting award. |
1973 | Vincent Gardenia | Bang the Drum Slowly | Nominated | |
1987 | Vincent Gardenia | Moonstruck | Nominated |
Best Actress in a Leading Role[]
This list focuses on Italian-born actresses.
Best Actress | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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1955 | Anna Magnani | The Rose Tattoo | Won | First Italian actress to win for Best Actress. |
1957 | Wild Is the Wind | Nominated | ||
1961 | Sophia Loren | Two Women | Won | (original title: La ciociara) Second Italian actress to be nominated. First Italian actress to win for Best Actress in an Italian-language film. First individual to win for a foreign-language performance. |
1964 | Marriage Italian Style | Nominated | (original title: Matrimonio all'italiana) |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role[]
This list focuses on Italian-born actresses.
Best Supporting Actress | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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1955 | Marisa Pavan | The Rose Tattoo | Nominated | |
1974 | Valentina Cortese | Day for Night | Nominated | (original title: La nuit américaine) |
Best Production Design[]
This list focuses on Italian-born art directors.
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
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Charles Novi | 1944 | Best Art Direction – Color | The Desert Song | Nominated |
Gabriel Scognamillo | 1953 | The Story of Three Loves | Nominated | |
Arrigo Breschi | 1960 | It Started in Naples | Nominated | |
Veniero Colasanti | 1961 | El Cid | Nominated | |
Piero Gherardi | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | The Sweet Life (La dolce vita) | Nominated | |
Dario Simoni | 1962 | Best Art Direction – Color | Lawrence of Arabia | Won |
Piero Gherardi | 1963 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | 8½ | Nominated |
Dario Simoni | 1965 | Best Art Direction – Color | Doctor Zhivago | Won |
The Agony and the Ecstasy | Nominated | |||
Luigi Scaccianoce | 1966 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | The Gospel According to St. Matthew | Nominated |
Piero Gherardi | Best Art Direction – Color | Juliet of the Spirits (Giulietta degli spiriti) | Nominated | |
Mario Chiari | 1967 | Best Art Direction/Set Decoration | Doctor Dolittle | Nominated |
Renzo Mongiardino Giuseppe Mariani Dario Simoni Luigi Gervasi |
The Taming of the Shrew | Nominated | ||
Lorenzo Mongiardino Carmelo Patrono Gianni Quaranta |
1973 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna) | Nominated | |
Gianni Quaranta Franco Zeffirelli |
1987 | La Traviata | Nominated | |
Elio Altramura Gianni Quaranta |
A Room with a View | Won | ||
Bruno Cesari Osvaldo Desideri Ferdinando Scarfiotti |
The Last Emperor | Won | ||
Bruno Rubeo | 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Nominated | |
Dante Ferretti Francesca Lo Schiavo |
1989 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominated | |
1990 | Hamlet | Nominated | ||
Ferdinando Scarfiotti | 1992 | Toys | Nominated | |
Luciana Arrighi | 1992 | Howards End | Won | |
1993 | The Remains of the Day | Nominated | ||
Dante Ferretti | 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Nominated | |
Dante Ferretti Francesca Lo Schiavo |
1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Nominated | |
1998 | Kundun | Nominated | ||
Bruno Cesari | 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Nominated | |
Luciana Arrighi | 1999 | Anna and the King | Nominated | |
Dante Ferretti Francesca Lo Schiavo |
2002 | Gangs of New York | Nominated | |
2004 | Best Art Direction | The Aviator | Won | |
2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Won | ||
2011 | Hugo | Won | ||
Alessandra Querzola | 2017 | Best Production Design | Blade Runner 2049 | Nominated |
Best Cinematography[]
This list focuses on Italian-born cinematographers.
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
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Tony Gaudio (shared with Harry Perry) |
1929 | Best Cinematography | Hell's Angels | Nominated |
Tony Gaudio | 1936 | Anthony Adverse | Won | |
Joseph A. Valentine | 1937 | Wings over Honolulu | Nominated | |
1938 | Mad About Music | Nominated | ||
1939 | Best Cinematography – black and white | First Love | Nominated | |
Sol Polito | 1939 | Best Cinematography – color | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Nominated |
Tony Gaudio | 1939 | Best Cinematography – black and white | Juarez | Nominated |
Joseph A. Valentine | 1940 | Spring Parade | Nominated | |
Tony Gaudio | 1940 | The Letter | Nominated | |
Sol Polito | 1941 | Sergeant York | Nominated | |
1942 | Best Cinematography – color | Captains of the Clouds | Nominated | |
Tony Gaudio | 1943 | Best Cinematography – black and white | Corvette K-225 | Nominated |
Tony Gaudio (shared with Allen M. Davey) |
1945 | Best Cinematography – color | A Song to Remember | Nominated |
Joseph A. Valentine (shared with William V. Skall and Winton Hoch) |
1948 | Joan of Arc | Won | |
Nicholas Musuraca | 1948 | Best Cinematography – black and white | I Remember Mama | Nominated |
Pasqualino De Santis | 1968 | Best Cinematography | Romeo and Juliet | Won |
Vittorio Storaro | 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Won | |
Giuseppe Rotunno | 1979 | All That Jazz | Nominated | |
Vittorio Storaro | 1981 | Reds | Won | |
1987 | The Last Emperor | Won | ||
1990 | Dick Tracy | Nominated | ||
Dante Spinotti | 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Nominated | |
1999 | The Insider | Nominated | ||
Mauro Fiore | 2009 | Avatar | Won |
Best Costume Design[]
This list focuses on Italian-born costume designers.
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
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Vittorio Nino Novarese | 1949 | Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Prince of Foxes | Nominated |
Maria De Matteis | 1956 | Best Costume Design – Color | War and Peace | Nominated |
Piero Gherardi | 1961 | Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | The Sweet Life (La dolce vita) | Won |
1963 | 8½ | Won | ||
Vittorio Nino Novarese | Best Costume Design – Color | Cleopatra | Won | |
Piero Tosi | The Leopard (Il gattopardo) | Nominated | ||
Vittorio Nino Novarese | 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | Nominated | |
The Greatest Story Ever Told | Nominated | |||
Piero Gherardi | 1966 | Juliet of the Spirits (Giulietta degli spiriti) | Nominated | |
Danilo Donati | Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Il Vangelo secondo Matteo | Nominated | |
La Mandragola | Nominated | |||
1967 | Best Costume Design | The Taming of the Shrew | Nominated | |
1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Won | ||
Vittorio Nino Novarese | 1970 | Cromwell | Won | |
Piero Tosi | 1971 | Death in Venice (Morte a Venezia) | Nominated | |
1973 | Ludwig | Nominated | ||
Milena Canonero shared with Ulla-Britt Söderlund |
1975 | Barry Lyndon | Won | |
Danilo Donati | 1976 | Il Casanova di Federico Fellini | Won | |
Ambra Danon Piero Tosi |
1979 | La cage aux folles | Nominated | |
Milena Canonero | 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Won | |
Piero Tosi | 1982 | La traviata | Nominated | |
Milena Canonero | 1985 | Out of Africa | Nominated | |
Enrico Sabbatini | 1986 | The Mission | Nominated | |
Anna Anni Maurizio Millenotti |
Otello | Nominated | ||
Milena Canonero | 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Nominated | |
Gabriella Pescucci | 1989 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominated | |
Milena Canonero | 1990 | Dick Tracy | Nominated | |
Maurizio Millenotti | Hamlet | Nominated | ||
Franca Squarciapino | Cyrano de Bergerac | Won | ||
Gabriella Pescucci | 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Won | |
Dante Ferretti | 1998 | Kundun | Nominated | |
Milena Canonero | 1999 | Titus | Nominated | |
2001 | The Affair of the Necklace | Nominated | ||
Gabriella Pescucci | 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Nominated | |
Milena Canonero | 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Won | |
Antonella Cannarozzi | 2010 | I Am Love | Nominated | |
Milena Canonero | 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Won | |
Massimo Cantini Parrini | 2021 | Pinocchio | Nominated |
Best Director[]
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
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Frank Capra | 1933 | Best Director | Lady for a Day | Nominated |
1934 | It Happened One Night | Won | ||
1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Won | ||
1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Won | ||
1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Nominated | ||
1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Nominated | ||
Federico Fellini | 1961 | The Sweet Life (La dolce vita) | Nominated | |
Pietro Germi | 1962 | Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini | 1963 | 8½ | Nominated | |
Michelangelo Antonioni | 1966 | Blowup | Nominated | |
Gillo Pontecorvo | 1968 | The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri) | Nominated | |
Franco Zeffirelli | 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini | 1970 | Fellini Satyricon | Nominated | |
Bernardo Bertolucci | 1973 | Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi) | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini | 1975 | I Remember (Amarcord) | Nominated | |
Lina Wertmüller | 1976 | Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) | Nominated | |
Bernardo Bertolucci | 1987 | The Last Emperor | Won | |
Roberto Benigni | 1998 | Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Nominated |
Best Documentary Feature[]
This list focuses on Italian-born producers/directors.
Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | Romolo Marcellini | The Grand Olympics (La grande olimpiade) | Nominated | |
1969 | Emile de Antonio | In the Year of the Pig | Nominated | |
1977 | Tony Ianzelo | High Grass Circus | Nominated | |
2004 | Luigi Falorni | The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel) | Nominated | Nominated with Byambasuren Davaa. |
2016 | Gianfranco Rosi Donatella Palermo |
Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare) | Nominated | First Italian production to be nominated for Best Documentary. |
2021 | Gianfranco Rosi | Notturno | Shortlisted | |
2021 | Luca Guadagnino | The Truffle Hunters | Shortlisted |
Best Documentary Feature (Short Subject)[]
This list focuses on Italian-born producers/directors.
Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | Alberto Ancilotto | The Garden Spider | Nominated | |
1972 | Giorgio Treves | K-Z | Nominated | |
1976 | Tony Ianzelo | Blackwood | Nominated |
Best Editing[]
This list focuses on Italian-born editors.
Academy Award for Best Film Editing | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | Basil Wrangell | The Good Earth | Nominated | Wrangell was an Italian born-American film editor. |
1987 | Gabriella Cristiani | The Last Emperor | Won | |
1991 | Pietro Scalia | JFK | Won | |
1997 | Good Will Hunting | Nominated | ||
1998 | Simona Paggi | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated | (original title: La vita è bella) |
2000 | Pietro Scalia | Gladiator | Nominated | |
2001 | Black Hawk Down | Won |
Best Picture[]
This list focuses on Italian-born producers.
Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | Frank Capra | It's a Wonderful Life | Nominated | Capra was an Italian-born American producer. |
1965 | Carlo Ponti | Doctor Zhivago | Nominated | |
1995 | Gaetano Daniele Mario C. Gori Vittorio C. Gori |
The Postman (Il postino) | Nominated | |
1997 | Uberto Pasolini | The Full Monty | Nominated | |
1998 | Gianluigi Braschi Elda Ferri |
Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Nominated | |
2002 | Alberto Grimaldi | Gangs of New York | Nominated | Nominated with Harvey Weinstein. |
2017 | Luca Guadagnino Marco Morabito |
Call Me by Your Name | Nominated | Nominated with Peter Spears and Emilie Georges. |
Best International Feature Film[]
In this category, Italian films have 28 nominations, 11 wins, and 3 honorary awards. They have the most wins and the second most nominations after France.
Year | Film | Result |
---|---|---|
1947 | Shoeshine | Honorary Award |
1949 | The Bicycle Thief | Honorary Award |
1950 | The Walls of Malapaga | Honorary Award |
1956 | La strada | Won |
1957 | Nights of Cabiria | Won |
1958 | Big Deal on Madonna Street | Nominated |
1959 | The Great War | Nominated |
1960 | Kapò | Nominated |
1962 | The Four Days of Naples | Nominated |
1963 | 8½ | Won |
1964 | Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | Won |
1965 | Marriage Italian-Style | Nominated |
1966 | The Battle of Algiers | Nominated |
1968 | The Girl with the Pistol | Nominated |
1970 | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Won |
1971 | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | Won |
1974 | Amarcord | Won |
1975 | Scent of a Woman | Nominated |
1976 | Seven Beauties | Nominated |
1977 | A Special Day | Nominated |
1978 | Viva Italia! | Nominated |
1979 | To Forget Venice | Nominated |
1981 | Three Brothers | Nominated |
1987 | The Family | Nominated |
1989 | Cinema Paradiso | Won |
1990 | Open Doors | Nominated |
1991 | Mediterraneo | Won |
1995 | The Star Maker | Nominated |
1998 | Life Is Beautiful | Won |
2005 | Don't Tell | Nominated |
2007 | The Unknown Woman | Shortlisted |
2013 | The Great Beauty | Won |
2022 | The Hand of God | Shortlisted |
Best Makeup[]
Academy Award for Best Makeup | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Manlio Rocchetti | Driving Miss Daisy | Won | Shared with Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney.
The first Italian to win this award. |
Fabrizio Sforza | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominated | Shared with Maggie Weston. | |
2001 | Aldo Signoretti Maurizio Silvi |
Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | |
2006 | Aldo Signoretti Vittorio Sodano |
Apocalypto | Nominated | |
2009 | Aldo Signoretti Vittorio Sodano |
Il Divo | Nominated | |
2016 | Alessandro Bertolazzi Giorgio Gregorini |
Suicide Squad | Won | Alessandro Bertolazzi is an Italian-born English.
Shared with Christopher Nelson. |
2021 | Dalia Colli Francesco Pegoretti |
Pinocchio | Nominated | Shared with Mark Coulier. |
Best Music (Original Score)[]
This list focuses on scores by Italian-born composers.
Name | Year | Film | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniele Amfitheatrof | 1945 | Guest Wife | Nominated | |
1947 | Song of the South | Nominated | Shared nomination with Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott. | |
Gian Carlo Menotti | 1952 | The Medium | Nominated | |
Vince Guaraldi | 1970 | Nominated | ||
Henry Mancini | Sunflower | Nominated | ||
Darling Lili | Nominated | |||
Nino Rota | 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Won | Shared with Carmine Coppola. |
Giorgio Moroder | 1978 | Midnight Express | Won | |
Ennio Morricone | 1978 | Days of Heaven | Nominated | |
Henry Mancini | 1979 | 10 | Nominated | |
John Corigliano | 1980 | Altered States | Nominated | |
Henry Mancini | 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Won | |
Ennio Morricone | 1986 | The Mission | Nominated | |
1987 | The Untouchables | Nominated | ||
1991 | Bugsy | Nominated | ||
Nicola Piovani | 1998 | Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Won | |
John Corigliano | 1999 | The Red Violin | Won | |
Ennio Morricone | 2000 | Malèna | Nominated | |
Dario Marianelli | 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Nominated | |
2007 | Atonement | Won | ||
2012 | Anna Karenina | Nominated | ||
Ennio Morricone | 2015 | The Hateful Eight | Won |
Best Music (Original Song)[]
This list focuses on songs by Italian-born composers and/or lyricists.
Name | Year | Film and Song | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Riz Ortolani Nino Oliviero |
1963 | Mondo Cane "More" |
Nominated | Shared with Norman Newell. |
Riz Ortolani | 1970 | Madron "Till Love Touches Your Life" |
Nominated | Shared with Arthur Hamilton. |
Giorgio Moroder | 1983 | Flashdance "Flashdance... What a Feeling" |
Won | Shared with Irene Cara and Keith Forsey. |
1986 | Top Gun "Take My Breath Away" |
Won | Shared with Tom Whitlock. | |
Tony Renis Alberto Testa |
1998 | Quest for Camelot "The Prayer" |
Nominated | Shared with Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster. |
Laura Pausini | 2021 | The Life Ahead "Io sì (Seen)" |
Nominated | Shared with Diane Warren. |
Best Short Film – Animated[]
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1932-33 | Walter Lantz | The Merry Old Soul | Nominated | |
1934 | Jolly Little Elves | Nominated | ||
1941 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B | Nominated | ||
1942 | Juke Box Jamboree | Nominated | ||
1943 | Nominated | |||
1944 | Fish Fry | Nominated | ||
1945 | The Poet and Peasant | Nominated | ||
1946 | [[Musical Moments from Chopin | Nominated | ||
1954 | Crazy Mixed Up Pup | Nominated | ||
1955 | The Legend of Rockabye Point | Nominated | ||
1965 | Emanuele Luzzati | La Gazza Ladra | Nominated | |
1973 | Pulcinella | Nominated | ||
1976 | Manfredo Manfredi | Dedalo | Nominated | |
1990 | Bruno Bozzetto | Cavallette | Nominated | |
2011 | Enrico Casarosa | La Luna | Nominated |
Best Short Film – Live Action[]
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
Year | Name | Film | Status |
---|---|---|---|
1953 | Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi | Christ among the Primitives | Nominated |
1986 | Stefano Reali Pino Quartullo |
Exit | Nominated |
1996 | Bernadette Carranza Antonello De Leo |
Wordless (Senza parole) | Nominated |
2007 | Andrea Jublin | The Substitute (Il supplente) | Nominated |
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay[]
This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers.
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sergio Amidei Federico Fellini |
1946 | Best Screenplay | Rome, Open City (Roma, città aperta) | Nominated |
Cesare Zavattini | 1949 | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) | Nominated | |
Bernardo Bertolucci | 1971 | Best Screenplay – Adapted | The Conformist (Il conformista) | Nominated |
Vittorio Bonicelli Ugo Pirro |
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini) | Nominated | ||
Ruggero Maccari Dino Risi |
1975 | Scent of a Woman (Profumo di donna) | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini Bernardino Zapponi |
1976 | Fellini's Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini) | Nominated | |
Bernardo Bertolucci | 1987 | The Last Emperor | Won | |
Anna Pavignano Furio Scarpelli Giacomo Scarpelli Massimo Troisi |
1995 | The Postman (Il postino) | Nominated |
Best Writing – Original Screenplay[]
This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers.
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sergio Amidei Adolfo Franci Cesare Giulio Viola Cesare Zavattini |
1947 | Best Screenplay | Shoeshine (Sciuscià) | Nominated |
Sergio Amidei Federico Fellini Roberto Rossellini |
1949 | Paisà | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli |
1956 | Best Screenplay – Original | The Road (La strada) | Nominated |
Federico Fellini Ennio Flaiano Tullio Pinelli |
1957 | I Vitelloni | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini Ennio Flaiano Tullio Pinelli Brunello Rondi |
1961 | The Sweet Life (La dolce vita) | Nominated | |
Sergio Amidei Diego Fabbri Indro Montanelli |
General Della Rovere (Il generale Della Rovere) | Nominated | ||
Ennio De Concini Alfredo Giannetti Pietro Germi |
1962 | Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) | Won | |
Federico Fellini Ennio Flaiano Tullio Pinelli Brunello Rondi |
1963 | 8½ | Nominated | |
Pasquale Festa Campanile Massimo Franciosa Nanni Loy Vasco Pratolini Carlo Bernari |
The Four Days of Naples (Le quattro giornate di Napoli) | Nominated | ||
Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli Mario Monicelli |
1964 | The Organizer (I compagni) | Nominated | |
Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli Mario Monicelli Tonino Guerra Giorgio Salvioni Suso Cecchi D'Amico |
1965 | Casanova 70 | Nominated | |
Michelangelo Antonioni Tonino Guerra (shared with Edward Bond) |
1966 | Best Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen |
Blowup | Nominated |
Gillo Pontecorvo Franco Solinas |
1968 | Best Screenplay – Original | The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri) | Nominated |
Nicola Badalucco Enrico Medioli Luchino Visconti |
1969 | The Damned (La caduta degli dei) | Nominated | |
Elio Petri Ugo Pirro |
1971 | (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto) | Nominated | |
Federico Fellini Tonino Guerra |
1975 | I Remember (Amarcord) | Nominated | |
Lina Wertmüller | 1976 | Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) | Nominated | |
Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami |
1998 | Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Nominated | |
Alessandro Camon (shared with Oren Moverman) |
2009 | The Messenger | Nominated |
Best Writing – Story[]
This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers
Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giuseppe De Santis Carlo Lizzani |
1950 | Best Screenplay – Story | Bitter Rice (Riso amaro) | Nominated |
Ettore Margadonna | 1954 | Bread, Love and Dreams (Pane, amore e fantasia) | Nominated | |
Cesare Zavattini | 1956 | Umberto D. | Nominated |
Special awards[]
This list focuses on Italian-born honorees
Recipient | Year | Notes | Award |
---|---|---|---|
Sophia Loren | 1990 | "one of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form." | Academy Honorary Award |
Federico Fellini | 1992 | "in recognition of his cinematic accomplishments that have thrilled and entertained worldwide audiences." | Academy Honorary Award |
Michelangelo Antonioni | 1994 | "in recognition of his place as one of the cinema's master visual stylists." | Academy Honorary Award |
Dino De Laurentiis | 2000 | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | |
Ennio Morricone | 2006 | "in recognition of his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music." | Academy Honorary Award |
Piero Tosi | 2013 | "a visionary whose incomparable costume designs shaped timeless, living art in motion pictures." | Academy Honorary Award |
Lina Wertmüller | 2019 | "For her provocative disruption of political and social norms delivered with bravery through her weapon of choice: the camera lens." | Academy Honorary Award |
Nominations and Winners[]
No. of wins | No. of nominations | No. of shortlisted |
---|---|---|
71 | 263 | 4 |
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