List_of_Italian_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees
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.
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This list focuses on Italian-born actors.
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| 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. |
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This list focuses on Italian-born or with Italian citizenship actors.
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| 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 | Moonstruck | Nominated | ||
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This list focuses on Italian-born actresses.
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| 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) | |
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This list focuses on Italian-born actresses.
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| 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) |
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This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
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| Best Animated Feature | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 2022 | Enrico Casarosa | Luca | Nominated | First Italian director to receive a nomination for an animated feature. |
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This list focuses on Italian-born art directors.
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This list focuses on Italian-born cinematographers.
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This list focuses on Italian-born costume designers.
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This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
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| 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 |
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This list focuses on Italian-born producers/directors.
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| Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
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| 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. |
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| Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 1952 | Alberto Ancilotto | The Garden Spider | Nominated | |
| 1972 | Giorgio Treves | K-Z | Nominated | |
| 1976 | Tony Ianzelo | Blackwood | Nominated | |
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This list focuses on Italian-born editors.
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| Academy Award for Best Film Editing | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 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 | ||
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This list focuses on Italian-born producers.
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| Year | Winner | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 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. |
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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.
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| Year | Film | Result |
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| 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 |
| 2022 | The Hand of God | Nominated |
| 2023 | Io capitano | Nominated |
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| Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 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. |
| 2023 | Aldo Signoretti |
Elvis | Nominated | Shared with Mark Coulier and Jason Baird. |
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This list focuses on scores by Italian-born composers.
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| Name | Year | Film | Result | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| Henry Mancini | 1962 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Won | |
| Vince Guaraldi | 1970 | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 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 |
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This list focuses on songs by Italian-born composers and/or lyricists.
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| Name | Year | Film and Song | Result | Notes |
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| Henry Mancini | 1962 | Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" | Won | Shared with Johnny Mercer. |
| 1963 | Days of Wine and Roses "Days of Wine and Roses" | Won | Shared with Johnny Mercer. | |
| 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. |
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| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 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 |
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| Year | Name | Film | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
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| 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. | |
| 2024 | 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 | ||
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This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers.
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| Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 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 |
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| Name | Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 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 |
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This list focuses on Italian-born honorees
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| Recipient | Year | Notes | Award |
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| 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 |
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| No. of wins | No. of nominations | No. of shortlisted |
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| 74 | 268 | 4 |
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