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. After the United States and the United Kingdom, Italy has the most Academy Awards wins.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
This list focuses on Italian-born actors.
| Best Actor | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Italian actor | |
| 1995 | Massimo Troisi | The Postman (Il postino) | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Roberto Benigni | Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Won | First Italian actor to win Best Actor |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
This list focuses on Italian-born actors.
| Best Supporting Actor | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moonstruck | Nominated | ||
Best Actress in a Leading Role
This list focuses on Italian-born actresses.
| Best Actress | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (Italian 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 | (Italian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Best Cinematography
This list focuses on Italian-born cinematographers.
Best Costume Design
This list focuses on Italian-born costume designers.
Best Director
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
Best Documentary Film
This list focuses on Italian-born producers/directors.
| Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Romolo Marcellini | The Grand Olympics (La grande olimpiade) | 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 Nominated for Best Documentary. |
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 Foreign Language 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 |
| 2013 | The Great Beauty | Won |
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 |
Best Music (Original Score)
This list focuses on scores by Italian-born composers.
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 |
Best Short Film – Animated
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers.
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 | Best Screenplay – Story | Bread, Love and Dreams (Pane, amore e fantasia) | Nominated |
| Cesare Zavattini | 1956 | Best Screenplay – Story | 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 | Academy Honorary Award |
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