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List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Italian director Federico Fellini has received four Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the most for any director in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has had three other films submitted to the Academy

Italy has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[nb 1] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

As of 2023, thirty Italian films have been nominated for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and eleven 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-nine nominations) and ahead of Spain (nineteen nominations).[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9][10]

Submissions

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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.[5] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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 Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1947
(20th) 		Shoeshine Sciuscià Vittorio De Sica Won Honorary Award
1949
(22nd) 		The Bicycle Thief Ladri di biciclette Won Honorary Award
1950
(23rd) 		The Walls of Malapaga Le mura di Malapaga René Clément Won Honorary Award
1956
(29th) 		La Strada Federico Fellini Won Academy Award
1957
(30th) 		Nights of Cabiria Le notti di Cabiria Won Academy Award
1958
(31st) 		Big Deal on Madonna Street I soliti ignoti Mario Monicelli Nominated
1959
(32nd) 		The Great War La grande guerra Nominated
1960
(33rd) 		Kapò Gillo Pontecorvo Nominated
1961
(34th) 		La Notte Michelangelo Antonioni Not nominated
1962
(35th) 		The Four Days of Naples Le quattro giornate di Napoli Nanni Loy Nominated
1963
(36th) 		8½ Otto e mezzo Federico Fellini Won Academy Award
1964
(37th) 		Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Ieri, oggi, domani Vittorio De Sica Won Academy Award
1965
(38th) 		Marriage Italian-Style Matrimonio all'Italiana Nominated
1966
(39th) 		The Battle of Algiers La battaglia di Algeri Gillo Pontecorvo Nominated
1967
(40th) 		China is Near La Cina è vicina Marco Bellocchio Not nominated
1968
(41st) 		The Girl with the Pistol La ragazza con la pistola Mario Monicelli Nominated
1969
(42nd) 		Fellini Satyricon Federico Fellini Not nominated
1970
(43rd) 		Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto Elio Petri Won Academy Award
1971
(44th) 		The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini Vittorio De Sica Won Academy Award
1972
(45th) 		Roma Federico Fellini Not nominated
1974
(47th) 		Amarcord Federico Fellini Won Academy Award
1975
(48th) 		Scent of a Woman Profumo di donna Dino Risi Nominated
1976
(49th) 		Seven Beauties Pasqualino Settebellezze Lina Wertmüller Nominated
1977
(50th) 		A Special Day Una giornata particolare Ettore Scola Nominated
1978
(51st) 		Viva Italia! I nuovi mostri Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi, Ettore Scola Nominated
1979
(52nd) 		To Forget Venice Dimenticare Venezia Franco Brusati Nominated
1980
(53rd) 		A Leap in the Dark Salto nel vuoto Marco Bellocchio Not nominated
1981
(54th) 		Three Brothers Tre fratelli Francesco Rosi Nominated
1982
(55th) 		The Night of the Shooting Stars La notte di San Lorenzo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Not nominated
1983
(56th) 		And the Ship Sails On E la nave va Federico Fellini Not nominated
1984
(57th) 		Where's Picone? Mi manda Picone Nanni Loy Not nominated
1985
(58th) 		Macaroni Maccheroni Ettore 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 Lina Wertmüller Not nominated
1987
(60th) 		The Family La famiglia Ettore Scola Nominated
1988
(61st) 		The Legend of the Holy Drinker La leggenda del santo bevitore Ermanno Olmi Not nominated
1989
(62nd) 		Cinema Paradiso Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore Won Academy Award
1990
(63rd) 		Open Doors Porte aperte Gianni Amelio Nominated
1991
(64th) 		Mediterraneo Gabriele Salvatores Won Academy Award
1992
(65th) 		The Stolen Children Il ladro di bambini Gianni Amelio Not nominated
1993
(66th) 		The Great Pumpkin Il grande cocomero Francesca Archibugi Not nominated
1994
(67th) 		Lamerica Gianni Amelio Not nominated
1995
(68th) 		The Star Maker L'uomo delle stelle Giuseppe Tornatore Nominated
1996
(69th) 		My Generation La mia generazione Wilma Labate Not nominated
1997
(70th) 		The Best Man Il testimone dello sposo Pupi Avati Not nominated
1998
(71st) 		Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Roberto Benigni Won Academy Award
1999
(72nd) 		Not of This World Fuori dal mondo Giuseppe Piccioni Not nominated
2000
(73rd) 		The Hundred Steps I cento passi Marco Tullio Giordana Not nominated
2001
(74th) 		The Son's Room La stanza del figlio Nanni Moretti Not nominated
2002
(75th) 		Pinocchio Roberto Benigni Not nominated
2003
(76th) 		I'm Not Scared Io non ho paura Gabriele Salvatores Not nominated
2004
(77th) 		The Keys to the House Le chiavi di casa Gianni Amelio Not nominated
2005
(78th) 		Don't Tell La bestia nel cuore Cristina Comencini Nominated
2006
(79th) 		Golden Door Nuovomondo Emanuele Crialese Not nominated
2007
(80th) 		The Unknown Woman La sconosciuta Giuseppe Tornatore Made shortlist
2008
(81st) 		Gomorrah Gomorra Matteo Garrone Not nominated
2009
(82nd) 		Baarìa Giuseppe Tornatore Not nominated
2010
(83rd) 		The First Beautiful Thing[11] La prima cosa bella Paolo Virzì Not nominated[12]
2011
(84th) 		Terraferma[13] Emanuele Crialese Not nominated
2012
(85th) 		Caesar Must Die[14] Cesare deve morire Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Not nominated
2013
(86th) 		The Great Beauty[15] La grande bellezza Paolo Sorrentino Won Academy Award[16]
2014
(87th) 		Human Capital[17] Il capitale umano Paolo Virzì Not nominated
2015
(88th) 		Don't Be Bad[18] Non essere cattivo Claudio Caligari Not nominated
2016
(89th) 		Fire at Sea[19] Fuocoammare Gianfranco Rosi Not nominated
2017
(90th) 		A Ciambra[20] Jonas Carpignano Not nominated
2018
(91st) 		Dogman[21] Matteo Garrone Not nominated
2019
(92nd) 		The Traitor[22] Il traditore Marco Bellocchio Not nominated
2020
(93rd) 		Notturno[23] Gianfranco Rosi Not nominated
2021
(94th) 		The Hand of God[24] È stata la mano di Dio Paolo Sorrentino Nominated[25]
2022
(95th) 		Nostalgia[26] Mario Martone Not nominated
2023
(96th) 		Io Capitano Matteo Garrone Nominated

Shortlisted Films

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Every year since 2009, Italy has announced a list of finalists that varied in number over the years (from 4 to 25 films) before announcing its official Oscar nominee. The following films have been shortlisted by the Italy's Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive e Multimediali:

2009 The Big Dream · The Double Hour · Vincere[27]
2010 20 Cigarettes · Basilicata Coast to Coast · The Double Hour · I Am Love · Kiss Me Again · Loose Cannons · The Man Who Will Come · La nostra vita · Le quattro volte[28]
2011 Angel of Evil · Escort in Love · Heavenly Body · Notizie degli scavi · Tatanka · We Believed · We Have a Pope[29]
2012 Balancing Act · The Big Heart of Girls · Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood · Dormant Beauty · A Flat for Three · It Was the Son · Là-bas: A Criminal Education · Magnificent Presence · Reality[30]
2013 A Five Star Life · Long Live Freedom · Midway – Between Life and Death· Miele · The Mongrel · Salvo[31]
2014 Black Souls · Fasten Your Seatbelts · Quiet Bliss · Song'e Napule · Sotto una buona stella · The Wonders[32]
2015 Blood of My Blood · For Your Love · Latin Lover · Leopardi · Mia Madre · Sworn Virgin · The Wait · You Can't Save Yourself Alone[33]
2016 Indivisible · The Last Will Be the Last · Perfect Strangers · Pericle · Suburra · They Call Me Jeeg[34]
2017 The Ark of Disperata · Cinderella the Cat · Equilibrium · Everything You Want · A Family · Fortunata · I Have Friends in Heaven · It's the Law · Pure Hearts · The Order of Things · Sicilian Ghost Story · The Stuff of Dreams · Tenderness[35]
2018 As Needed · Bloody Richard · Boys Cry · Caina · L'Esodo · Il figlio sospeso · The Girl in the Fog · Happy as Lazzaro · Imperfect Age · Just Like My Son · Like a Cat on a Highway · Little Tito and the Aliens · Manuel · Naples in Veils · Nome di donna · On My Skin · The Place · The Stolen Caravaggio · There's No Place Like Home · Where I've Never Lived[36]
2019 The First King: Birth of an Empire · Martin Eden · Piranhas · The Vice of Hope[37]
2020 18 Presents · Alone with Her Dreams · Aspromonte: Land of the Forgotten · Bad Tales · Bar Joseph · Citizens of the World · Il delitto Mattarella · The Goddess of Fortune · Hidden Away · Into the Labyrinth · The Life Ahead · The Macaluso Sisters · Out of My League · Padrenostro · Pinocchio · The Predators · Rose Island · The Shift · The Stonebreaker · Thou Shalt Not Hate · Tornare · Trash · The Truth About La Dolce Vita · Volare[38]
2021 3/19 · A Chiara · A Girl Returned · The Bad Poet · The Catholic School · Dogworld · Ennio · I fratelli De Filippo · Freaks Out · The Giants · The Inner Cage · The King of Laughter · Parsifal · Superheroes · Three Floors · We Still Talk · Yaya e Lennie: The Walking Liberty[39]
2022 Caravaggio's Shadow · Chiara · Dante · The Eight Mountains · Giulia · The Hummingbird · L'immensità · Lord of the Ants · Mindemic · Small Body · Strangeness[40]
2023 A Brighter Tomorrow · C'è ancora domani · Casanova's Return · Fireworks · Kidnapped · Last Night of Amore · La chimera · Land of Women · Mixed by Erry · Supernova · Thank You Guys[41]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The category was previously named the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but this was changed to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in April 2019, after the Academy deemed the word "Foreign" to be outdated.[1][2]

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