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Roberto Remigio Benigni Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI [1] (/ b ə ˈ n iː n i /; Italian: [roˈbɛrto beˈniɲɲi]; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy drama film Life Is Beautiful (1997), for which he ...
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 21, 1999. [11] Life Is Beautiful was the second film nominated simultaneously for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film in the same year (the first being Z in 1969). [12] Best Actor winner Roberto Benigni was the second person to direct himself to an acting Oscar win.
At the 71st Academy Awards, Benigni won Best Actor for his role, with the film winning two more awards for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Foreign Language Film. [21] Benigni jumped on top of the seats as he made his way to the stage to accept his first award, and upon accepting his second, said, "This is a terrible mistake because ...
The Venice Film Festival will honor Oscar-winning Italian actor/director Roberto Benigni with its 2021 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Benigni, whose “Life Is Beautiful” – which he co ...
Italian actor Roberto Benigni gave the first non-English winning performance in Life Is Beautiful (1997) in this category. The record for most wins is three, held by Daniel Day-Lewis , while nine other actors have won twice.
The nominees for the 72nd Academy Awards were announced on February 15, 2000, at 5:38 a.m. PST ... Roberto Benigni: Presenter of the award for Best Actress:
Roberto Benigni, whose film “Life Is Beautiful” won three Oscars in 1999, has come out of the woodwork to support Matteo Garrone’s Golden Globe-nominated “Io Capitano,” which is Italy ...
Won Academy Award: 1995: Massimo Troisi: Best Actor: The Postman (Il Postino) Il Postino: Italian Nominee 1998: Roberto Benigni: Best Actor: Life Is Beautiful: La vita è bella: Italian Won Academy Award: Fernanda Montenegro: Best Actress: Central Station: Central do Brasil: Portuguese: Nominee 1999: Samantha Morton: Best Supporting Actress ...