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. 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 or with Italian citizenship actors.

Best Supporting Actor
Year Name Film Status Milestone / Notes
1957Vittorio De SicaA Farewell to ArmsNominatedFirst Italian man to be nominated for an acting award.
1973Vincent GardeniaBang the Drum SlowlyNominated
1975Robert De NiroThe Godfather: Part IIWonPerformance in the Italian language.
1987Vincent GardeniaMoonstruckNominated

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 (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
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.

NameYearAwardFilmResult
Charles Novi 1944 Best Art Direction – Color The Desert Song Nominated
Gabriel Scognamillo 1953 Best Art Direction – Color The Story of Three Loves Nominated
Arrigo Breschi 1960 Best Art Direction – Color It Started in Naples Nominated
Veniero Colasanti 1961Best Art Direction – ColorEl CidNominated
Piero Gherardi1961Best Art Direction – Black-and-WhiteThe Sweet Life (La dolce vita)Nominated
Dario Simoni 1962 Best Art Direction – Color Lawrence of Arabia Won
Piero Gherardi1963Best Art Direction – Black-and-WhiteNominated
Dario Simoni 1965 Best Art Direction – Color Doctor Zhivago Won
1965 Best Art Direction – Color The Agony and the Ecstasy Nominated
Luigi Scaccianoce 1966 Best Art Direction – Black-and-White The Gospel According to St. Matthew Nominated
Piero Gherardi1966Best Art Direction – ColorJuliet 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
1967 Best Art Direction/Set Decoration The Taming of the Shrew Nominated
Lorenzo Mongiardino
Carmelo Patrono
Gianni Quaranta
1973Best Art Direction/Set DecorationBrother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna)Nominated
Gianni Quaranta
Franco Zeffirelli
1987Best Art Direction/Set DecorationLa TraviataNominated
Elio Altramura
Gianni Quaranta
1987Best Art Direction/Set DecorationA Room with a ViewWon
Bruno Cesari
Osvaldo Desideri
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
1987Best Art Direction/Set DecorationThe Last EmperorWon
Bruno Rubeo 1989 Best Art Direction/Set Decoration Driving Miss Daisy Nominated
Dante Ferretti
Francesca Lo Schiavo
1989Best Art Direction/Set DecorationThe Adventures of Baron MunchausenNominated
1990Best Art Direction/Set DecorationHamletNominated
Ferdinando Scarfiotti 1992 Best Art Direction/Set Decoration Toys Nominated
Luciana Arrighi 1992 Best Art Direction/Set Decoration Howards End Won
1993 Best Art Direction/Set Decoration The Remains of the Day Nominated
Dante Ferretti 1993Best Art Direction/Set DecorationThe Age of InnocenceNominated
Dante Ferretti
Francesca Lo Schiavo
1994Best Art Direction/Set DecorationInterview with the VampireNominated
1998Best Art Direction/Set DecorationKundunNominated
Bruno Cesari1999Best Art Direction/Set DecorationThe Talented Mr. RipleyNominated
Luciana Arrighi 1999 Best Art Direction/Set Decoration Anna and the King Nominated
Dante Ferretti
Francesca Lo Schiavo
2002Best Art Direction/Set DecorationGangs of New YorkNominated
2004Best Art DirectionThe AviatorWon
2007Best Art DirectionSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWon
2011Best Art DirectionHugoWon
Alessandra Querzola 2017 Best Production Design Blade Runner 2049 Nominated

Best Cinematography

This list focuses on Italian-born cinematographers.

NameYearAwardFilmResult
Tony Gaudio
(shared with Harry Perry)
1929 Best Cinematography Hell's Angels Nominated
Tony Gaudio 1936 Best Cinematography Anthony Adverse Won
Joseph A. Valentine 1937 Best Cinematography Wings over Honolulu Nominated
1938 Best Cinematography 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 Best Cinematography – black and white Spring Parade Nominated
Tony Gaudio 1940 Best Cinematography – black and white The Letter Nominated
Sol Polito 1941 Best Cinematography – black and white 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 Best Cinematography – color Joan of Arc Won
Nicholas Musuraca 1948 Best Cinematography – black and white I Remember Mama Nominated
Pasqualino De Santis1968Best CinematographyRomeo and JulietWon
Vittorio Storaro1979Best CinematographyApocalypse NowWon
Giuseppe Rotunno1979Best CinematographyAll That JazzNominated
Vittorio Storaro1981Best CinematographyRedsWon
1987Best CinematographyThe Last EmperorWon
1990Best CinematographyDick TracyNominated
Dante Spinotti1997Best CinematographyL.A. ConfidentialNominated
1999Best CinematographyThe InsiderNominated
Mauro Fiore2009Best CinematographyAvatarWon

Best Costume Design

This list focuses on Italian-born costume designers.

NameYearAwardFilmResult
Vittorio Nino Novarese1949Best Costume Design – Black-and-WhitePrince of FoxesNominated
Maria De Matteis1956Best Costume Design – ColorWar and PeaceNominated
Piero Gherardi1961Best Costume Design – Black-and-WhiteThe Sweet Life (La dolce vita)Won
1963Best Costume Design – Black-and-WhiteWon
Vittorio Nino NovareseBest Costume Design – ColorCleopatraWon
Piero TosiBest Costume Design – ColorThe Leopard (Il gattopardo)Nominated
Vittorio Nino Novarese1965Best Costume Design – ColorThe Agony and the EcstasyNominated
Best Costume Design – ColorThe Greatest Story Ever ToldNominated
Piero Gherardi1966Best Costume Design – ColorJuliet of the Spirits (Giulietta degli spiriti)Nominated
Danilo DonatiBest Costume Design – Black-and-WhiteIl Vangelo secondo MatteoNominated
Best Costume Design – Black-and-WhiteLa MandragolaNominated
1967Best Costume DesignThe Taming of the ShrewNominated
1968Best Costume DesignRomeo and JulietWon
Vittorio Nino Novarese1970Best Costume DesignCromwellWon
Piero Tosi1971Best Costume DesignDeath in Venice (Morte a Venezia)Nominated
1973Best Costume DesignLudwigNominated
Milena Canonero
shared with Ulla-Britt Söderlund
1975Best Costume DesignBarry LyndonWon
Danilo Donati1976Best Costume DesignIl Casanova di Federico FelliniWon
Ambra Danon
Piero Tosi
1979Best Costume DesignLa cage aux follesNominated
Milena Canonero1981Best Costume DesignChariots of FireWon
Piero Tosi1982Best Costume DesignLa traviataNominated
Milena Canonero1985Best Costume DesignOut of AfricaNominated
Enrico Sabbatini 1986 Best Costume Design The Mission Nominated
Anna Anni
Maurizio Millenotti
Best Costume DesignOtelloNominated
Milena Canonero1988Best Costume DesignTucker: The Man and His DreamNominated
Gabriella Pescucci1989Best Costume DesignThe Adventures of Baron MunchausenNominated
Milena Canonero1990Best Costume DesignDick TracyNominated
Maurizio MillenottiBest Costume DesignHamletNominated
Franca SquarciapinoBest Costume DesignCyrano de BergeracWon
Gabriella Pescucci1993Best Costume DesignThe Age of InnocenceWon
Dante Ferretti1998Best Costume DesignKundunNominated
Milena Canonero1999Best Costume DesignTitusNominated
2001Best Costume DesignThe Affair of the NecklaceNominated
Gabriella Pescucci2005Best Costume DesignCharlie and the Chocolate FactoryNominated
Milena Canonero2006Best Costume DesignMarie AntoinetteWon
Antonella Cannarozzi2010Best Costume DesignI Am LoveNominated
Milena Canonero2014Best Costume DesignThe Grand Budapest HotelWon

Best Director

This list focuses on Italian-born directors.

NameYearAwardFilmResult
Frank Capra1933Best DirectorLady for a DayNominated
1934Best DirectorIt Happened One NightWon
1936Best DirectorMr. Deeds Goes to TownWon
1938Best DirectorYou Can't Take It with YouWon
1939Best DirectorMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonNominated
1946Best DirectorIt's a Wonderful LifeNominated
Federico Fellini1961Best DirectorThe Sweet Life (La dolce vita)Nominated
Pietro Germi1962Best DirectorDivorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)Nominated
Federico Fellini1963Best DirectorNominated
Michelangelo Antonioni1966Best DirectorBlowupNominated
Gillo Pontecorvo1968Best DirectorThe Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri)Nominated
Franco Zeffirelli1968Best DirectorRomeo and JulietNominated
Federico Fellini1970Best DirectorFellini SatyriconNominated
Bernardo Bertolucci1973Best DirectorLast Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi)Nominated
Federico Fellini1975Best DirectorI Remember (Amarcord)Nominated
Lina Wertmüller1976Best DirectorSeven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze)Nominated
Bernardo Bertolucci1987Best DirectorThe Last EmperorWon
Roberto Benigni1998Best DirectorLife Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)Nominated

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.

YearFilmResult
1947ShoeshineHonorary Award
1949The Bicycle ThiefHonorary Award
1950The Walls of MalapagaHonorary Award
1956La stradaWon
1957Nights of CabiriaWon
1958Big Deal on Madonna StreetNominated
1959The Great WarNominated
1960KapòNominated
1962The Four Days of NaplesNominated
1963Won
1964Yesterday, Today and TomorrowWon
1965Marriage Italian-StyleNominated
1966The Battle of AlgiersNominated
1968The Girl with the PistolNominated
1970Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionWon
1971The Garden of the Finzi-ContinisWon
1974AmarcordWon
1975Scent of a WomanNominated
1976Seven BeautiesNominated
1977A Special DayNominated
1978Viva Italia!Nominated
1979To Forget VeniceNominated
1981Three BrothersNominated
1987The FamilyNominated
1989Cinema ParadisoWon
1990Open DoorsNominated
1991MediterraneoWon
1995The Star MakerNominated
1998Life Is BeautifulWon
2005Don't TellNominated
2013The Great BeautyWon

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.

NameYearAwardFilmResultNotes
Daniele Amfitheatrof 1945 Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Guest Wife Nominated
1947 Best Scoring of a Musical Picture Song of the South Nominated Shared nomination with Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott.
Gian Carlo Menotti1952Best Scoring of a Musical PictureThe MediumNominated
Nino Rota 1974 Best Original Score The Godfather Part II Won Shared with Carmine Coppola.
Giorgio Moroder1978Best Original ScoreMidnight ExpressWon
Ennio Morricone1978Best Original ScoreDays of HeavenNominated
1986Best Original ScoreThe MissionNominated
1987Best Original ScoreThe UntouchablesNominated
1991Best Original ScoreBugsyNominated
Nicola Piovani1998Best Original Score – DramaticLife Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)Won
Ennio Morricone2000Best Original ScoreMalènaNominated
Dario Marianelli2005Best Original ScorePride & PrejudiceNominated
2007Best Original ScoreAtonementWon
2012Best Original ScoreAnna KareninaNominated
Ennio Morricone2015Best Original ScoreThe Hateful EightWon

Best Music (Original Song)

This list focuses on songs by Italian-born composers and/or lyricists.

NameYearFilm and SongResultNotes
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 Moroder1983Flashdance
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
WonShared with Irene Cara and Keith Forsey.
1986Top Gun
"Take My Breath Away"
WonShared 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.

NameYearAwardFilmResult
Sergio Amidei
Federico Fellini
1946 Best Screenplay Rome, Open City (Roma, città aperta)Nominated
Cesare Zavattini 1949 Best Screenplay Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)Nominated
Bernardo Bertolucci1971Best Screenplay – AdaptedThe Conformist (Il conformista)Nominated
Vittorio Bonicelli
Ugo Pirro
Best Screenplay – AdaptedThe Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini)Nominated
Ruggero Maccari
Dino Risi
1975Best Screenplay – AdaptedScent of a Woman (Profumo di donna)Nominated
Federico Fellini
Bernardino Zapponi
1976Best Screenplay – AdaptedFellini's Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini)Nominated
Bernardo Bertolucci1987Best Screenplay – AdaptedThe Last EmperorWon
Anna Pavignano
Furio Scarpelli
Giacomo Scarpelli
Massimo Troisi
1995Best Screenplay – AdaptedThe Postman (Il postino)Nominated

Best Writing – Original Screenplay

This list focuses on Italian-born screenplay writers.

NameYearAwardFilmResult
Sergio Amidei
Adolfo Franci
Cesare Giulio Viola
Cesare Zavattini
1947 Best Screenplay Shoeshine (Sciuscià) Nominated
Sergio Amidei
Federico Fellini
Roberto Rossellini
1949Best ScreenplayPaisàNominated
Federico Fellini
Tullio Pinelli
1956Best Screenplay – OriginalThe Road (La strada)Nominated
Federico Fellini
Ennio Flaiano
Tullio Pinelli
1957Best Screenplay – OriginalI VitelloniNominated
Federico Fellini
Ennio Flaiano
Tullio Pinelli
Brunello Rondi
1961Best Screenplay – OriginalThe Sweet Life (La dolce vita)Nominated
Sergio Amidei
Diego Fabbri
Indro Montanelli
Best Screenplay – Original General Della Rovere (Il generale Della Rovere) Nominated
Ennio De Concini
Alfredo Giannetti
Pietro Germi
1962Best Screenplay – OriginalDivorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)Won
Federico Fellini
Ennio Flaiano
Tullio Pinelli
Brunello Rondi
1963Best Screenplay – OriginalNominated
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Massimo Franciosa
Nanni Loy
Vasco Pratolini
Carlo Bernari
Best Screenplay – Original The Four Days of Naples (Le quattro giornate di Napoli) Nominated
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Mario Monicelli
1964 Best Screenplay – Original The Organizer (I compagni) Nominated
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Mario Monicelli
Tonino Guerra
Giorgio Salvioni
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
1965 Best Screenplay – Original Casanova 70 Nominated
Michelangelo Antonioni
Tonino Guerra
(shared with Edward Bond)
1966Best Story and Screenplay -
Written Directly for the Screen
BlowupNominated
Gillo Pontecorvo
Franco Solinas
1968Best Screenplay – OriginalThe Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri)Nominated
Nicola Badalucco
Enrico Medioli
Luchino Visconti
1969Best Screenplay – OriginalThe Damned (La caduta degli dei)Nominated
Elio Petri
Ugo Pirro
1971Best Screenplay – Original(Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto)Nominated
Federico Fellini
Tonino Guerra
1975Best Screenplay – OriginalI Remember (Amarcord)Nominated
Lina Wertmüller 1976 Best Screenplay – Original Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) Nominated
Roberto Benigni
Vincenzo Cerami
1998Best Screenplay – OriginalLife Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)Nominated
Alessandro Camon
(shared with Oren Moverman)
2009 Best Screenplay – Original 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 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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