David di Donatello for Best International Film

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The David di Donatello for Best International Film (Italian : David di Donatello per il miglior film internazionale), known as the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film (Italian : David di Donatello per il miglior film straniero) prior to 2022, is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy’s answer to the Oscars", [1] presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, Academy of Italian Cinema) since the 1959 edition. The category is specifically for films not competing for European honours. No awards were granted during the 1960 and 1961 editions, from 1965 to 1971, and in 1981. [2] Starting from the 2019 edition, the award also includes films that previously would have belonged to the category of Best European Film.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are indicated in bold.

1950s-1960s

1958 The Prince and the Showgirl , directed by Laurence Olivier
1959 Gigi , directed by Vincente Minnelli
1960 No Award
1961 Ben Hur , directed by William Wyler
1962 Judgment at Nuremberg , directed by Stanley Kramer
1963 The Longest Day , produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
1964 Lawrence of Arabia , directed by David Lean
1965 My Fair Lady , directed by George Cukor
1966 The Agony and the Ecstasy , directed by Carol Reed
1967 Doctor Zhivago , directed by David Lean
1968 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner , directed by Stanley Kramer
1969 2001: A Space Odyssey , directed by Stanley Kubrick

1970s

1970 The Lion in Winter , directed by Anthony Harvey
1971 Ryan's Daughter , directed by David Lean
1972 The French Connection , directed by William Friedkin
1973 The Godfather , directed by Francis Ford Coppola
1974 Jesus Christ Superstar , directed by Norman Jewison
1975 The Towering Inferno , directed by Irwin Allen
1976 Nashville , directed by Robert Altman
1977 Marathon Man , directed by John Schlesinger
1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind , directed by Steven Spielberg
1979 The Wishing Tree (ნატვრის ხე / Natvris khe), directed by Tengiz Abuladze

1980s

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990s

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000s

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020s

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Awards by nation

CountryNumber of
winning films
Number of
nominated films
Flag of the United States.svg United States of America 3480
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1116
Flag of France.svg France 88
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 13
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 12
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 11
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 10
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 10
Flag of Iran.svg Iran 10
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 10
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 10
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [nb 1] 10
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 03
Flag of Germany.svg Germany [nb 2] 02
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 02
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 02
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 01
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 01
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 01
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 01
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 01
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 01
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 01
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 01

Notes

  1. The Soviet Union received its nomination for a Georgian-language film and was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991.
  2. Includes films of West Germany.

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