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


has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature 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.
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. 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.
, thirty-two Italian films have been nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language 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 and Spain, and second in terms of nominees, behind France and ahead of Spain. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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 nominationOriginal titleDirectorResult
1947
ShoeshineSciuscià
1949
The Bicycle ThiefLadri di biciclette
1950
The Walls of MalapagaLe mura di Malapaga
1956:
La StradaLa strada
1957:
Nights of CabiriaLe notti di Cabiria
1958:
Big Deal on Madonna StreetI soliti ignoti
1959:
The Great WarLa grande guerra
1960:
KapòKapò
1961
La NotteLa Notte
1962:
The Four Days of NaplesLe quattro giornate di Napoli
1963:
8½Otto e mezzo
1964:
Yesterday, Today and TomorrowIeri, oggi, domani
1965:
Marriage Italian-StyleMatrimonio all'Italiana
1966:
The Battle of AlgiersLa Battaglia di Algeri
1967:
China is NearLa Cina è vicina
1968:
The Girl with the PistolLa ragazza con la pistola
1969:
Fellini SatyriconFellini Satyricon
1970:
Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionIndagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto
1971:
The Garden of the Finzi-ContinisIl Giardino dei Finzi-Contini
1972:
RomaRoma
1974:
AmarcordAmarcord
1975:
Scent of a WomanProfumo di donna
1976:
Seven BeautiesPasqualino Settebellezze
1977:
A Special DayUna giornata particolare
1978:
Viva Italia!I nuovi mostri, Dino Risi, Ettore Scola
1979:
To Forget VeniceDimenticare Venezia
1980:
A Leap in the DarkSalto nel vuoto
1981:
Three BrothersTre Fratelli
1982:
The Night of the Shooting StarsLa notte di San Lorenzo
1983:
And the Ship Sails OnE la nave va
1984:
Where's Picone?Mi manda Picone
1985:
MacaroniMaccheroni
1986:
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of BasilNotte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico
1987:
The FamilyLa famiglia
1988:
The Legend of the Holy DrinkerLa leggenda del santo bevitore
1989:
Cinema ParadisoNuovo Cinema Paradiso
1990:
Open DoorsPorte Aperte
1991:
MediterraneoMediterraneo
1992:
The Stolen ChildrenIl ladro di bambini
1993:
The Great PumpkinIl grande cocomero
1994:
LamericaLamerica
1995:
The Star MakerL'uomo delle stelle
1996:
My GenerationLa mia generazione
1997:
The Best ManIl testimone dello sposo
1998:
Life Is BeautifulLa vita è bella
1999:
Not of This WorldFuori dal mondo
2000:
The Hundred StepsI cento passi
2001:
The Son's RoomLa stanza del figlio
2002:
PinocchioPinocchio
2003:
I'm Not ScaredIo non ho paura
2004:
The Keys to the HouseLe chiavi di casa
2005:
Don't TellLa bestia nel cuore
2006:
The Golden DoorNuovomondo
2007:
The Unknown WomanLa sconosciuta
2008:
GomorrahGomorra
2009:
BaarìaBaarìa
2010:
The First Beautiful ThingLa prima cosa bella
2011:
TerrafermaTerraferma
2012:
Caesar Must DieCesare deve morirePaolo and Vittorio Taviani
2013:
The Great BeautyLa grande bellezzaPaolo Sorrentino
2014:
Human CapitalIl capitale umanoPaolo Virzì
2015:
Don't Be BadNon essere cattivoClaudio Caligari
2016:
Fire at SeaFuocoammareGianfranco Rosi
2017:
A CiambraA CiambraJonas Carpignano
2018:
DogmanDogmanMatteo Garrone
2019:
The TraitorIl traditoreMarco Bellocchio