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Life Is Beautiful (1997) More at IMDbPro »La vita è bella (original title)
| AFI Fest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1998 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Feature Film Roberto Benigni |
| Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Roberto Benigni
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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Oscar |
Best Actor in a Leading Role Roberto Benigni |
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Best Foreign Language Film Italy. |
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Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Nicola Piovani |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director Roberto Benigni |
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Best Film Editing Simona Paggi |
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Best Picture Elda Ferri Gianluigi Braschi |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Vincenzo Cerami Roberto Benigni |
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| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) Roberto Benigni |
| American Comedy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | American Comedy Award |
Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Roberto Benigni |
| Athens International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Audience Award |
Roberto Benigni
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| Australian Film Institute | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Best Foreign Film Award |
Roberto Benigni
(director)
Arnon Milchan (producer) |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Roberto Benigni |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language Elda Ferri Gianluigi Braschi Roberto Benigni |
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Best Screenplay - Original Vincenzo Cerami Roberto Benigni |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Roberto Benigni |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | 3rd place | BSFC Award |
Best Director Roberto Benigni |
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Best Foreign Language Film |
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| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Foreign-Language Film |
| Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Picture |
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| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
Roberto Benigni
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| Nominated | Palme d'Or |
Roberto Benigni
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Roberto Benigni |
| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Actor Roberto Benigni |
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Best Picture |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director Roberto Benigni |
| Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Actor Roberto Benigni |
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Best Movie |
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Best Screenplay Vincenzo Cerami Roberto Benigni |
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| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | CEC Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Italy. |
| Czech Lions | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Czech Lion |
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) Roberto Benigni |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Roberto Benigni (director) Italy. |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | David |
Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) Roberto Benigni |
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Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia) Tonino Delli Colli |
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Best Costume Design (Migliore Costumista) Danilo Donati |
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Best Director (Migliore Regista) Roberto Benigni |
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Best Film (Miglior Film) |
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Best Producer (Migliore Produttore) Elda Ferri Gianluigi Braschi |
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Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo) Danilo Donati |
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Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami |
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| Scholars Jury David |
Roberto Benigni
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| Nominated | David |
Best Editing (Migliore Montatore) Simona Paggi |
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Best Music (Migliore Musica) Nicola Piovani |
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Best Sound (Migliore Fonico di Presa Diretta) Tullio Morganti |
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Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore non Protagonista) Sergio Bini Bustric |
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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Roberto Benigni |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | European Film Award |
Best Actor Roberto Benigni |
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Best Film Gianluigi Braschi (producer) Elda Ferri (producer) |
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| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | FCCA Award |
Best Foreign-Language Film |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Foreign Film |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film Roberto Benigni Italy. |
| Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Critic's Choice Award |
Best Actor Roberto Benigni Tied with 'Dylan Baker' for Happiness (1998). |
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Best Director Roberto Benigni |
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Best Film Roberto Benigni Tied with Happiness (1998). |
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| German Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Best Foreign Film |
Roberto Benigni
Italy. |
| Goya Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) Italy. |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nicola Piovani |
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Guild Film Award - Gold |
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) Roberto Benigni |
| Harry Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Harry Award | |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) Roberto Benigni |
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Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film) Roberto Benigni |
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Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto) Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami |
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Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami |
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Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore Non Protagonista) Giustino Durano |
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| Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best Score (Migliore Musica) Nicola Piovani |
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| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Foreign Film |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Actor Roberto Benigni |
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Best Director Roberto Benigni Tied with Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan (1998). |
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Best Foreign Film |
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| Lumiere Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Lumiere Award |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Roberto Benigni |
| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Roberto Benigni
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Foreign Films |
| Special Achievement Award |
Roberto Benigni
For special achievement in filmmaking |
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| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Film |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Elda Ferri Gianluigi Braschi |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Audience Award |
Roberto Benigni
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| Robert Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Robert |
Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) Roberto Benigni (director) Tied with All About My Mother (1999). |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language Roberto Benigni (director) Italy. |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Roberto Benigni |
| Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi Horst Buchholz Sergio Bini Bustric Giorgio Cantarini Giustino Durano Amerigo Fontani Giuliana Lojodice Marisa Paredes |
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| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Roberto Benigni
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| Vancouver International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Most Popular Film |
Roberto Benigni
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| Warsaw International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Audience Award |
Roberto Benigni
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