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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Marcello Mastroianni | Divorce Italian Style | Nominated | |
| 1976 | Robert De Niro | Taxi Driver | Nominated | De Niro is an US-born actor who acquired the Italian citizenship in 2006. |
| Giancarlo Giannini | Seven Beauties | Nominated | ||
| 1977 | Marcello Mastroianni | A Special Day | Nominated | |
| 1978 | Robert De Niro | The Deer Hunter | Nominated | |
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Won | ||
| 1987 | Marcello Mastroianni | Dark Eyes | Nominated | Most nominated actor for foreign language performances. |
| 1990 | Robert De Niro | Awakenings | Nominated | |
| 1991 | Cape Fear | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Massimo Troisi | Il Postino: The Postman | Nominated | Posthumous nomination. |
| 1998 | Roberto Benigni | Life Is Beautiful | Won | First Italian actor to win Best Lead Actor for a foreign language performance. |
| 2009 | Colin Firth | A Single Man | Nominated | Firth is a British-born actor who acquired the Italian citizenship in 2017. |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Won | ||
| 2018 | Willem Dafoe | At Eternity's Gate | Nominated | Dafoe is an American-born actor who acquired Italian citizenship in 2022. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1974 | Robert De Niro | The Godfather Part II | Won | |
| 1986 | Willem Dafoe | Platoon | Nominated | |
| 1987 | Vincent Gardenia | Moonstruck | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Willem Dafoe | Shadow of the Vampire | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Robert De Niro | Silver Linings Playbook | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Willem Dafoe | The Florida Project | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Robert De Niro | Killers of the Flower Moon | 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 | ||
| 1960 | Sophia Loren | Two Women | Won | 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 | ||
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 | |
| 1973 | Valentina Cortese | Day for Night (La nuit américaine) | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Isabella Rossellini | Conclave | Nominated | |
Best Animated Feature
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
| Best Animated Feature | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Enrico Casarosa | Luca | Nominated | First Italian director to receive a nomination for an animated feature. |
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 Feature
This list focuses on Italian-born producers/directors.
| Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Romolo Marcellini | The Grand Olympics | Nominated | |
| 1968 | Emile de Antonio | In the Year of the Pig | Nominated | |
| 1976 | Tony Ianzelo | High Grass Circus | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Luigi Falorni | The Story of the Weeping Camel | Nominated | Nominated with Byambasuren Davaa. |
| 2016 | Gianfranco Rosi Donatella Palermo |
Fire at Sea | Nominated | First Italian production to be nominated for Best Documentary |
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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1994 | Gaetano Daniele Mario C. Gori Vittorio C. Gori |
Il Postino: The Postman | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Uberto Pasolini | The Full Monty | Nominated | |
| Gianluigi Braschi Elda Ferri |
Life Is Beautiful | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Alberto Grimaldi | Gangs of New York | Nominated | Nominated with Harvey Weinstein. |
| 2011 | Martin Scorsese | Hugo | Nominated | Nominated with Graham King |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Nominated | Nominated with Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Joey McFarland | |
| 2017 | Luca Guadagnino Marco Morabito |
Call Me by Your Name | Nominated | Nominated with Peter Spears and Emilie Georges. |
| 2019 | Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro |
The Irishman | Nominated | Nominated with Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff |
| 2023 | Martin Scorsese | Killers of the Flower Moon | Nominated | Nominated with Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Daniel Lupi |
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 | Original title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Shoeshine | Sciuscià | Honorary Award |
| 1948 | Bicycle Thieves | Ladri di biciclette | Honorary Award |
| 1949 | The Walls of Malapaga | Le mura di Malapaga | Honorary Award |
| 1954 | La Strada | La Strada | Won |
| 1957 | Nights of Cabiria | Le notti di Cabiria | Won |
| 1958 | Big Deal on Madonna Street | I soliti ignoti | Nominated |
| 1959 | The Great War | La grande guerra | Nominated |
| 1960 | Kapo | Kapò | Nominated |
| 1962 | The Four Days of Naples | Le quattro giornate di Napoli | Nominated |
| 1963 | 8½ | Otte e mezzo | Won |
| Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | Ieri, oggi, domani | Won | |
| 1964 | Marriage Italian Style | Matrimonio all'italiana | Nominated |
| 1966 | The Battle of Algiers | La battaglia di Algeri | Nominated |
| 1968 | The Girl with the Pistol | La ragazza con la pistola | Nominated |
| 1970 | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto | Won |
| The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | Il giardino dei Finzi Contini | Won | |
| 1973 | Amarcord | Amarcord | Won |
| 1974 | Scent of a Woman | Profumo di donna | Nominated |
| 1975 | Seven Beauties | Pasqualino Settebellezze | Nominated |
| 1977 | A Special Day | Una giornata particolare | Nominated |
| I nuovi mostri | I nuovi mostri | Nominated | |
| 1979 | To Forget Venice | Dimenticare Venezia | Nominated |
| 1981 | Three Brothers | Tre fratelli | Nominated |
| 1987 | The Family | La famiglia | Nominated |
| 1988 | Cinema Paradiso | Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | Won |
| 1990 | Open Doors | Porte aperte | Nominated |
| 1991 | Mediterraneo | Mediterraneo | Won |
| 1995 | The Star Maker | L'uomo delle stelle | Nominated |
| 1997 | Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Won |
| 2005 | Don't Tell | La bestia nel cuore | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Great Beauty | La grande bellezza | Won |
| 2021 | The Hand of God | È stata la mano di Dio | Nominated |
| 2023 | Io capitano | Io capitano | Nominated |
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Fabrizio Sforza | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominated | Shared with Maggie Weston. |
| 1989 | Manlio Rocchetti | Driving Miss Daisy | Won | Shared with Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney. The first Italian to win this award. |
| 2001 | Aldo Signoretti Maurizio Silvi |
Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Aldo Signoretti Vittorio Sodano |
Apocalypto | Nominated | |
| 2008 | 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. |
| 2019 | Dalia Colli Francesco Pegoretti |
Pinocchio | Nominated | Shared with Mark Coulier. |
| 2023 | Aldo Signoretti | Elvis | Nominated | Shared with Mark Coulier and Jason Baird. |
Best Music (Original Score)
This list focuses on scores by Italian-born composers.
| Name | Year | Film | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | 1945 | Guest Wife | Nominated | |
| 1946 | Song of the South | Nominated | Shared nomination with Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott. | |
| Gian Carlo Menotti | 1951 | The Medium | Nominated | |
| Henry Mancini | 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Won | |
| Vince Guaraldi | 1969 | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Nominated | |
| Henry Mancini | 1970 | 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 | 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 | 1997 | Life Is Beautiful | Won | |
| John Corigliano | 1998 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Mancini | 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" | Won | Shared with Johnny Mercer. |
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses "Days of Wine and Roses" | Won | Shared with Johnny Mercer. | |
| Riz Ortolani Nino Oliviero |
1962 | 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 | 2020 | 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 | The Dizzy Acrobat | 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 |
| 2023 | Alice Rohrwacher | Le pupille | Nominated[1] |
Best Visual Effects
| Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Carlo Rambaldi | King Kong | Honorary Award | Shared with Glen Robinson and Frank Van der Veer. |
| 1979 | Alien | Won | Shared with H. R. Giger, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Dennis Ayling. | |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Won | Shared with Dennis Muren and Kenneth F. Smith. | |
| 2023 | Simone Coco | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Nominated | Shared with Alex Wuttke, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould |
| Napoleon | Nominated | Shared with Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet and Neil Corbould | ||
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 | |
| Martin Scorsese | 1990 | Goodfellas | Nominated | |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence) | Nominated | ||
| 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.
Best Writing – Story
This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers
| Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe De Santis Carlo Lizzani |
1949 | Best Screenplay – Story | Bitter Rice | Nominated |
| Cesare Zavattini | 1952 | Umberto D. | Nominated | |
| Ettore Margadonna | 1953 | Bread, Love and Dreams | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | 295 | 4 |