Best Director
This list focuses on Italian-born directors.
| Actor | Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Capra (Capra is an Italian-born American director) |
1933 | Best Director | Lady for a Day | Nominated |
| Frank Capra | 1934 | Best Director | It Happened One Night | Won |
| Frank Capra | 1936 | Best Director | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Won |
| Frank Capra | 1938 | Best Director | You Can't Take It with You | Won |
| Frank Capra | 1939 | Best Director | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Nominated |
| Frank Capra | 1946 | Best Director | It's a Wonderful Life | Nominated |
| Federico Fellini | 1961 | Best Director | The Sweet Life (La dolce vita) | Nominated |
| Pietro Germi | 1962 | Best Director | Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) | Nominated |
| Federico Fellini | 1963 | Best Director | 8½ | Nominated |
| Michelangelo Antonioni | 1966 | Best Director | Blowup | Nominated |
| Gillo Pontecorvo | 1968 | Best Director | The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri) | Nominated |
| Franco Zeffirelli | 1968 | Best Director | Romeo and Juliet | Nominated |
| Federico Fellini | 1970 | Best Director | Satyricon | Nominated |
| Bernardo Bertolucci | 1973 | Best Director | Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi) | Nominated |
| Federico Fellini | 1975 | Best Director | I Remember (Amarcord) | Nominated |
| Lina Wertmüller | 1976 | Best Director | Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze) | Nominated |
| Bernardo Bertolucci | 1987 | Best Director | The Last Emperor | Won |
| Roberto Benigni | 1998 | Best Director | Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) | Nominated |
Read more about this topic: List Of Italian Academy Award Winners And Nominees