List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Italy has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since the conception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[1]
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was not created until 1956; however, between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States. These awards were not competitive, as there were no nominees but simply a winner every year that was voted on by the Board of Governors of the Academy.[2] Three Italian films received Honorary Awards during this period. For the 1956 Academy Awards, a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.[3]
As of 2016, twenty-eight Italian films have been nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and fourteen films have won the award. Among all countries that have submitted films for the award, Italy ranks first in terms of films that have won the award, followed by France (nine awards) and Spain (four awards), and second in terms of nominees, behind France (thirty-four nominations) and ahead of Spain (nineteen nominations).[4] The only Italian directors to win multiple awards are Federico Fellini and Vittorio De Sica. Fellini received four awards for La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, 8½, and Amarcord, the most in the history of the Academy, and had three other films submitted, although none of them were accepted as nominees.[5] De Sica received two Honorary Awards prior to the conception of the formal award for Shoeshine and The Bicycle Thief and two actual Academy Awards for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, and had one other film, Marriage Italian-Style, accepted as a nominee.[6][7][8]
Submissions
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956.[3] The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.[1] Before the award was created, the Board of Governors of the Academy voted on a film every year that was considered the best foreign language film released in the United States, and there were no submissions.[2] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Italy for review by the Academy for the award since its conception.
| Year (Ceremony) | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Director | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 (20th) |
Shoeshine | Sciuscià | De Sica, VittorioVittorio De Sica | Won Honorary Award |
| 1949 (22nd) |
The Bicycle Thief | Ladri di biciclette | De Sica, VittorioVittorio De Sica | Won Honorary Award |
| 1950 (23rd) |
The Walls of Malapaga | Le mura di Malapaga | Clément, RenéRené Clément | Won Honorary Award |
| 1956: (29th) |
La Strada | La strada | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Won Academy Award |
| 1957: (30th) |
Nights of Cabiria | Le notti di Cabiria | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Won Academy Award |
| 1958: (31st) |
Big Deal on Madonna Street | I soliti ignoti | Monicelli, MarioMario Monicelli | Nominated |
| 1959: (32nd) |
The Great War | La grande guerra | Monicelli, MarioMario Monicelli | Nominated |
| 1960: (33rd) |
Kapò | Kapò | Pontecorvo, GilloGillo Pontecorvo | Nominated |
| 1961 (34th) |
La Notte | La Notte | Antonioni, MichelangeloMichelangelo Antonioni | Not Nominated |
| 1962: (35th) |
The Four Days of Naples | Le quattro giornate di Napoli | Loy, NanniNanni Loy | Nominated |
| 1963: (36th) |
8½ | Otto e mezzo | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Won Academy Award |
| 1964: (37th) |
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | Ieri, oggi, domani | De Sica, VittorioVittorio De Sica | Won Academy Award |
| 1965: (38th) |
Marriage Italian-Style | Matrimonio all'Italiana | De Sica, VittorioVittorio De Sica | Nominated |
| 1966: (39th) |
The Battle of Algiers | La Battaglia di Algeri | Pontecorvo, GilloGillo Pontecorvo | Nominated |
| 1967: (40th) |
China is Near | La Cina è vicina | Bellocchio, MarcoMarco Bellocchio | Not Nominated |
| 1968: (41st) |
The Girl with the Pistol | La ragazza con la pistola | Monicelli, MarioMario Monicelli | Nominated |
| 1969: (42nd) |
Fellini Satyricon | Fellini Satyricon | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Not Nominated |
| 1970: (43rd) |
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto | Petri, ElioElio Petri | Won Academy Award |
| 1971: (44th) |
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini | De Sica, VittorioVittorio De Sica | Won Academy Award |
| 1972: (45th) |
Roma | Roma | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Not Nominated |
| 1974: (47th) |
Amarcord | Amarcord | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Won Academy Award |
| 1975: (48th) |
Scent of a Woman | Profumo di donna | Risi, DinoDino Risi | Nominated |
| 1976: (49th) |
Seven Beauties | Pasqualino Settebellezze | Wertmüller, LinaLina Wertmüller | Nominated |
| 1977: (50th) |
A Special Day | Una giornata particolare | Scola, EttoreEttore Scola | Nominated |
| 1978: (51st) |
Viva Italia! | I nuovi mostri | Monicelli, MarioMario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Ettore Scola | Nominated |
| 1979: (52nd) |
To Forget Venice | Dimenticare Venezia | Brusati, FrancoFranco Brusati | Nominated |
| 1980: (53rd) |
A Leap in the Dark | Salto nel vuoto | Bellocchio, MarcoMarco Bellocchio | Not Nominated |
| 1981: (54th) |
Three Brothers | Tre Fratelli | Rosi, FrancescoFrancesco Rosi | Nominated |
| 1982: (55th) |
The Night of the Shooting Stars | La notte di San Lorenzo | Taviani, Paolo and VittorioPaolo and Vittorio Taviani | Not Nominated |
| 1983: (56th) |
And the Ship Sails On | E la nave va | Fellini, FedericoFederico Fellini | Not Nominated |
| 1984: (57th) |
Where's Picone? | Mi manda Picone | Loy, NanniNanni Loy | Not Nominated |
| 1985: (58th) |
Macaroni | Maccheroni | Scola, EttoreEttore Scola | Not Nominated |
| 1986: (59th) |
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil | Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico | Wertmüller, LinaLina Wertmüller | Not Nominated |
| 1987: (60th) |
The Family | La famiglia | Scola, EttoreEttore Scola | Nominated |
| 1988: (61st) |
The Legend of the Holy Drinker | La leggenda del santo bevitore | Olmi, ErmannoErmanno Olmi | Not Nominated |
| 1989: (62nd) |
Cinema Paradiso | Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | Tornatore, GiuseppeGiuseppe Tornatore | Won Academy Award |
| 1990: (63rd) |
Open Doors | Porte Aperte | Amelio, GianniGianni Amelio | Nominated |
| 1991: (64th) |
Mediterraneo | Mediterraneo | Salvatores, GabrieleGabriele Salvatores | Won Academy Award |
| 1992: (65th) |
The Stolen Children | Il ladro di bambini | Amelio, GianniGianni Amelio | Not Nominated |
| 1993: (66th) |
The Great Pumpkin | Il grande cocomero | Archibugi, FrancescaFrancesca Archibugi | Not Nominated |
| 1994: (67th) |
Lamerica | Lamerica | Amelio, GianniGianni Amelio | Not Nominated |
| 1995: (68th) |
The Star Maker | L'uomo delle stelle | Tornatore, GiuseppeGiuseppe Tornatore | Nominated |
| 1996: (69th) |
My Generation | La mia generazione | Labate, WilmaWilma Labate | Not Nominated |
| 1997: (70th) |
The Best Man | Il testimone dello sposo | Avati, PupiPupi Avati | Not Nominated |
| 1998: (71st) |
Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Benigni, RobertoRoberto Benigni | Won Academy Award |
| 1999: (72nd) |
Not of This World | Fuori dal mondo | Piccioni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Piccioni | Not Nominated |
| 2000: (73rd) |
The Hundred Steps | I cento passi | Giordana, Marco TullioMarco Tullio Giordana | Not Nominated |
| 2001: (74th) |
The Son's Room | La stanza del figlio | Moretti, NanniNanni Moretti | Not Nominated |
| 2002: (75th) |
Pinocchio | Pinocchio | Benigni, RobertoRoberto Benigni | Not Nominated |
| 2003: (76th) |
I'm Not Scared | Io non ho paura | Salvatores, GabrieleGabriele Salvatores | Not Nominated |
| 2004: (77th) |
The Keys to the House | Le chiavi di casa | Amelio, GianniGianni Amelio | Not Nominated |
| 2005: (78th) |
Don't Tell | La bestia nel cuore | Comencini, CristinaCristina Comencini | Nominated |
| 2006: (79th) |
The Golden Door | Nuovomondo | Crialese, EmanueleEmanuele Crialese | Not Nominated |
| 2007: (80th) |
The Unknown Woman | La sconosciuta | Tornatore, GiuseppeGiuseppe Tornatore | Made January Shortlist |
| 2008: (81st) |
Gomorrah | Gomorra | Garrone, MatteoMatteo Garrone | Not Nominated |
| 2009: (82nd) |
Baarìa | Baarìa | Tornatore, GiuseppeGiuseppe Tornatore | Not Nominated |
| 2010: (83rd) |
The First Beautiful Thing[9] | La prima cosa bella | Virzì, PaoloPaolo Virzì | Not Nominated[10] |
| 2011: (84th) |
Terraferma[11] | Terraferma | Crialese, EmanueleEmanuele Crialese | Not Nominated |
| 2012: (85th) |
Caesar Must Die[12] | Cesare deve morire | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Not Nominated |
| 2013: (86th) |
The Great Beauty[13] | La grande bellezza | Paolo Sorrentino | Won Academy Award[14] |
| 2014: (87th) |
Human Capital[15] | Il capitale umano | Paolo Virzì | Not Nominated |
| 2015: (88th) |
Don't Be Bad[16] | Non essere cattivo | Claudio Caligari | Not Nominated |
| 2016: (89th) |
Fire at Sea[17] | Fuocoammare | Gianfranco Rosi | TBD |
See also
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
- List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- Cinema of Italy
References
- 1 2 "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards – Page 1". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- 1 2 "History of the Academy Awards – Page 2". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Foreign Language Film Facts". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Federico Fellini – Awards". Moviefone. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (1989-02-21). "Nomination Intricacies For Foreign-Film Oscar". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "The Bicycle Thief (1949) – Awards & Nominations". MSN. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Vittorio De Sica – Awards". Moviefone. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Virzì's The First Beautiful Thing sets out to conquer Hollywood". cineuropa. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "L'Italia candida agli Oscar il film dei fratelli Taviani". Gazzetta di Parma. Gazzetta di Parma. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Italy Picks Sorrentino's "Beauty" As Its Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ "Oscars 2014: Full list of winners". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ "Oscars: Italy Selects 'Human Capital' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ Anderson, Ariston (28 September 2015). "Oscars: Italy Submits 'Non Essere Cattivo' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Ariston (26 September 2016). "Oscars: Italy Selects 'Fire at Sea' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
