Overall, 15 Italian聽movies have received an Oscar: 11 in the Best Foreign Movie category, 3 with a Special Oscar assigned before this category was created, all won by Vittorio De Sica. Some seminal Italian directors, such as Mario Monicelli received six nominations, but never won. Neglected by the Academy have also been great Sergio Leone and Dino Risi.
The Oscars, however, are not only assigned to the best movies or the most talented directors and actors, but also to all those people who, with their talent and excellence in their field, contribute to make a film really successful. Here, we have put together the most important of all the Oscars (there are, in fact many more!) won by Italians throughout the decades: take a look!
Best Director
- Frank Capra,聽for It happened One Night (1934), Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You can’t Take it with You聽(1938). Capra was an American citizen, but was born in Italy.
- Bernardo Bertolucci, for The Last Emperor聽(1987).
Best Foreign Movie
- La Strada聽(1957), by聽Federico Fellini
- Le Notti di Cabiria聽(“The Nights of Cabiria,” 1958), by聽Federico Fellini
- 8 1/2聽(1963), by聽Federico Fellini
- Ieri, Oggi e Domani聽(“Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” 1965), by聽Vittorio De Sica
- Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini聽(“The Garden of the Finzi-Contini,” 1970), by聽Vittorio De Sica
- Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto聽(“Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion,” 1971), by聽Elio Petri
- 础尘补谤肠辞谤诲听(1974) by Federico Fellini
- Nuovo Cinema Paradiso聽(“Cinema Paradiso,” 1989), by聽Giuseppe Tornatore
- 惭别诲颈迟别谤谤补苍别辞听(1998), by聽Gabriele Salvatores
- La Vita 猫 Bella聽(“Life is Beautiful,” 1999), by聽Roberto Benigni
- La Grande Bellezza聽(“The Great Beauty,” 2014), by Paolo Sorrentino
Honorary Awards
- 厂肠颈耻蝉肠颈脿听(“Shoeshine,” 1947), by聽Vittorio De Sica
- Ladri di Biciclette聽(“The Bycicle Thieves,” 1949), by聽Vittorio De Sica
- Le Mura di Malapaga聽(“The Walls of Malapaga,” 1950), by聽Ren茅 Cl茅ment
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Roberto Benigni聽–听听La Vita 猫 Bella聽(Life is Beautiful, 1999)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Anna Magnani – La Rosa Tatuata聽(The Rose Tattoo, 1955)
- Sofia Loren – La Ciociara (Two Women, 1961)
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Best Screenplay
- Bernardo Bertolucci – 聽L’Ultimo Imperatore (The Last Emperor,1988)
- Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti and聽Pietro Germi – Divorzio all’ Italiana聽聽(Divorce, Italian Style,聽1963)
Best Special Effects聽
Carlo Rambaldi – King Kong (1976); Alien (1979); E.T. (1983).
Best Art Direction
- Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri – 聽L’Ultimo Imperatore (The Last Emperor, 1988)
- Elio Altamura, Gianni Quaranta – Camera con Vista (A Room with a View, 1988)
- Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo – 尝’础惫颈补迟辞谤别听(2005);聽Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd:聽The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,聽2008); Hugo (2012)
Best Cinematography
- Pasqualino De Santis – Romeo e Giulietta聽(Romeo and Juliet, 1969)
- Vittorio Storaro – Apocalypse Now聽(1980);听搁别诲蝉听(1982);听L’Ultimo Imperatore聽(The Last Emperor, 1988)
- 聽Mauro Fiore – Avatar聽(2010)
Best Editing
- Gabriella Cristiani – L’ Ultimo Imperatore (The Last Emperor,聽1988)
- Pietro Scalia – JFK (1992);听Black Hawk Down 听(2004)
his first steps in the world of cinema (Public Domain on wikimedia)
Best Music
- Nino Rota – Il Padrino, Parte Seconda (The Godfather Part II,聽1974)
- Giorgio Moroder –听 Fuga di Mezzanotte (Midnight Express,聽1978). Moroder also聽won Best Song for 贵濒补蝉丑诲补苍肠别’听s聽“What a Feeling” 聽(1983) and Top Gun‘s 聽“Take My Breath Away” (1986).
- Nicola Piovani – La Vita 猫 Bella (Life is Beautiful,聽1999)
- Dario Marianelli – Atonement (听2007)
- Ennio Morricone – The Hateful Height (2016)
Best Costume Design
- Piero Gherardi – La Dolce Vita (1962);听听 8 陆 (1964)
- Vittorino Nino Novarese – Cleopatra (1964); 颁谤辞尘飞别濒濒听听(1971)
- Danilo Donati –听Romeo e Giulietta聽(Romeo and Juliet, 1969); Il Casanova (1971)
- Milena Canonero – Barry Lyndon聽(1975); Momenti di Gloria (Chariots of Fire,1981); Maria Antonietta (Marie Antoinette,聽2006)
- Franca Squarciapino – Cyrano de Bergerac聽(1990)
- Gabriella Pescucci – L’ Et脿 dell’ Innocenza (The Age of Innocence,聽1993)
Honorary Oscars
- In 1991聽Sophia Loren was hailed by the Academy as “one of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form.”
- In 1993聽Federico Fellini聽was given an honorary award聽“in recognition of his cinematic accomplishments that have thrilled and entertained worldwide audiences.”
- Michelangelo Antonioni also received an honorary award in 1995, “in recognition of his place as one of the cinema’s master visual stylists.”
- And we can’t forget Ennio Morricone‘s 2007聽award “in recognition of his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music.”
