Cast

Roberto Benigni

1952

Active years (films on this site)

1979–2003

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeMusical

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Jim Jarmusch2 filmsBernardo Bertolucci1 filmFederico Fellini1 film

Biography

Roberto Remigio Benigni is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing, and starring in the Holocaust comedy drama film Life Is Beautiful (1997), for which he received the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best International Feature Film. Benigni is the first, and only, recipient of an Academy Award for Best Actor for a non-English language performance.

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Awards and honours

International

• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor 1987
• David di Donatello for Best Actor 1989
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor 1992
• David di Donatello for Best Actor 1998
• European Film Award for Best Actor 1998
• European Film Award for Best Film 1998
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor 1998
• Academy Award for Best Actor 1999
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1999
• European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award 2000
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2005
• honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 2007
• Honorary Lumière Award 2020
• Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2021
• Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actor
• Ciak d'oro - best supporting actor
• David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
• David di Donatello School Award
• David di Donatello for Best Director
• David di Donatello for Best Original Script
• Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

National / local

• Globo d'oro for Livetime Achievement
• Globo d'oro for best film
• Globo d'oro for best screenplay

4 films on this site

1. La Luna 1979 · Bernardo Bertolucci · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
2. Down by Law 1986 · Jim Jarmusch · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
3. The Voice of the Moon 1990 · Federico Fellini · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
4. Coffee and Cigarettes 2003 · Jim Jarmusch · IMDb 7.0 · Cast