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Nastro d'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...
'' (Silver Ribbon) is a
film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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film critics.
This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Actor.
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
is the record holder with seven Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Actor received from 1955 to 1991, followed by
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...
and
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
He was one of the most prominent Italian ac ...
, both four times winners.
1940s
* 1946 –
Andrea Checchi – ''
Two Anonymous Letters''
* 1947 –
Amedeo Nazzari – ''
The Bandit''
* 1948 –
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...
– ''
Heart
The heart is a muscular Organ (biology), organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrie ...
''
* 1949 –
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.
Biography
Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While ...
– ''
In the Name of the Law''
1950s
* 1950 – not awarded
* 1951 –
Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo Fabrizi (; born Aldo Fabbrizi; 1 November 1905 – 2 April 1990) was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and comedian, best known for the role of the heroic priest in Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open City'' and as partner of Totò in ...
– ''
Father's Dilemma''
* 1952 –
Totò
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...
– ''
Cops and Robbers''
* 1953 –
Renato Rascel
Renato Ranucci (; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), known by the stage name Renato Rascel (), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972. He represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with t ...
– ''
The Overcoat
"The Overcoat" (, translit. Shinyél’; sometimes translated as "The Cloak" or "The Mantle") is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story has had a great influence on Russian literature. Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, ...
''
* 1954 –
Nino Taranto – ''
Easy Years''
* 1955 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
Days of Love''
* 1956 –
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.
Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the b ...
– ''
The Bachelor''
* 1957 – not awarded
* 1958 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
White Nights
White night, White Night, or White Nights may refer to:
* White night (astronomy), a night in which it never gets completely dark, at high latitudes outside the Arctic and Antarctic Circles
* White Night festivals, all-night arts festivals held in ...
''
* 1959 –
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...
– ''
Big Deal on Madonna Street''
1960s
* 1960 –
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.
Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the b ...
– ''
The Great War''
* 1961 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
La Dolce Vita
''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life'Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi. The film stars M ...
''
* 1962 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
Divorce, Italian Style''
* 1963 –
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...
– ''
The Easy Life''
* 1964 –
Ugo Tognazzi
Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...
– ''
The Conjugal Bed''
* 1965 –
Saro Urzì – ''
Seduced and Abandoned''
* 1966 –
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
He was one of the most prominent Italian ac ...
– ''
Questa volta parliamo di uomini''
* 1967 –
Totò
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...
– ''
The Hawks and the Sparrows''
* 1968 –
Gian Maria Volonté – ''
We Still Kill the Old Way We Still Kill the Old Way may refer to:
* We Still Kill the Old Way (1967 film), an Italian crime film
* We Still Kill the Old Way (2014 film), a British crime drama film
* "We Still Kill the Old Way, a song by Lostprophets from '' Start Somethin ...
''
* 1969 –
Ugo Tognazzi
Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...
– ''
La bambolona''
1970s
* 1970 –
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
He was one of the most prominent Italian ac ...
– ''
The Conspirators''
* 1971 –
Gian Maria Volonté – ''
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion''
* 1972 –
Riccardo Cucciolla
Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Sacco & Vanzetti' ...
– ''
Sacco e Vanzetti''
* 1973 –
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini (; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beaut ...
– ''
The Seduction of Mimi''
* 1974 –
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini (; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beaut ...
– ''
Love and Anarchy''
* 1975 –
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...
– ''
Scent of a Woman''
* 1976 –
Michele Placido
Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...
– ''
Victory March''
* 1977 –
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.
Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the b ...
– ''
An Average Little Man''
* 1978 –
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
He was one of the most prominent Italian ac ...
– ''
In the Name of the Pope King''
* 1979 –
Flavio Bucci – ''
Ligabue''
1980s
* 1980 –
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
He was one of the most prominent Italian ac ...
– ''
Café express''
* 1981 –
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the th ...
– ''
Three Brothers''
* 1982 –
Ugo Tognazzi
Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...
– ''
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man''
* 1983 –
Francesco Nuti
Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in Prato, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group ''Giancattivi'' tog ...
– ''
The Pool Hustlers''
* 1984 –
Carlo Delle Piane – ''
A School Outing''
* 1985 –
Michele Placido
Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...
– ''
Pizza connection''
* 1986 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
Ginger and Fred''
* 1987 –
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni ( , ; born 27 October 1952) 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 Beautifu ...
– ''
Down by Law'' (in English language)
* 1988 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
Dark Eyes''
* 1989 –
Gian Maria Volonté – ''
The Abyss
''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...
'' (in French language)
1990s
* 1990 –
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...
– ''
The Sleazy Uncle''
* 1991 –
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...
– ''
Towards Evening''
* 1992 –
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni ( , ; born 27 October 1952) 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 Beautifu ...
– ''
Johnny Stecchino''
* 1993 –
Diego Abatantuono
Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, comedian and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento.
Biography and career
Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother f ...
– ''
Puerto Escondido''
* 1994 –
Paolo Villaggio
Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, comedian, film director, and writer. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandom ...
– ''
The Secret of the Old Woods
''The Secret of the Old Woods'' () is a 1993 Italian fantastic drama film written, directed and starred by Ermanno Olmi. It is based on the novel with the same name by Dino Buzzati.
For his performance Paolo Villaggio won the Nastro d'Argento fo ...
''
* 1995 –
Alessandro Haber – ''
The True Life of Antonio H.''
* 1996 –
Sergio Castellitto – ''
The Star Maker''
* 1997 –
Leonardo Pieraccioni – ''
Il ciclone''
* 1998 –
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni ( , ; born 27 October 1952) 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 Beautifu ...
– ''
Life Is Beautiful
''Life Is Beautiful'' (, ) is a 1997 Italian period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his imagin ...
''
* 1999 –
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini (; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beaut ...
– ''
The Room of the Scirocco''
2000s
* 2000 –
Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor.
Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'', ...
– ''
I Prefer the Sound of the Sea''
* 2001 –
Stefano Accorsi – ''
The Ignorant Fairies
''The Ignorant Fairies'' (; released on DVD in the US as ''His Secret Life'') is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Turkish-Italian film director Ferzan Özpetek.
The story follows a woman who discovers that her recently deceased husband ha ...
''
* 2002 –
Sergio Castellitto – ''
My Mother's Smile''
* 2003
**
Neri Marcorè – ''
Incantato''
**
Gigi Proietti
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, dubber, comedian, singer and television presenter.
Early life
He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, originally from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. Dur ...
– ''
Febbre da cavallo - La mandrakata
''Fever'' (; ) is a 1943 Italian-Spanish drama film. I was directed by Primo Zeglio and starred Paola Barbara, Carlo Tamberlani and Mary Carrillo.Chiti & Poppi p.137 It was made in Madrid as a co-production (media), co-production between the two ...
''
* 2004
**
Alessio Boni,
Fabrizio Gifuni,
Luigi Lo Cascio,
Andrea Tidona – ''
The Best of Youth
''The Best of Youth'' () is a 2003 Italian romantic drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and written by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli. A family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003, it chronicles the life of the middle-class Car ...
''
**
Roberto Herlitzka
Roberto Herlitzka (2 October 1937 – 31 July 2024) was an Italian theatre and film actor. He has appeared in 38 films since 1973. In 2004 he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor and Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for his role i ...
– ''
Good Morning, Night''
* 2005 –
Toni Servillo – ''
The Consequences of Love
''The Consequences of Love'' () is a 2004 Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini, Gianna Paola Scaffidi, and Raffaele Pisu. In the film, Titta Di G ...
''
* 2006 –
Pierfrancesco Favino,
Kim Rossi Stuart,
Claudio Santamaria – ''
Romanzo criminale
''Romanzo criminale'' (; "Criminal Novel") is an Italian-language crime drama film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido. It was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn inspi ...
''
* 2007 –
Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor.
Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'', ...
– ''
The Caiman
''The Caiman'' (, referring to the caiman) is a 2006 Italian satirical comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before the be ...
''
* 2008 –
Toni Servillo – ''
The Girl by the Lake
''La ragazza del lago'', internationally released as ''The Girl by the Lake'', is a 2007 Italian thriller film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on a novel written by Karin Fossum.
Plot
A young girl called Mart ...
''
* 2009 –
Toni Servillo – ''
Il Divo
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''
2010s
* 2010
**
Elio Germano
Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six David of Donatello., a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Life and career
Born in Ro ...
– ''
La nostra vita''
**
Christian De Sica – ''
The Youngest Son
''The Youngest Son'' () is a 2010 Italian comedy drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 2010 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, in which it won the Remi Grand Award for best theatrical feature. For this film Christian De Sic ...
''
* 2011 –
Kim Rossi Stuart – ''
Angel of Evil''
* 2012 –
Pierfrancesco Favino – ''
ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards'' and ''
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy''
* 2013 –
Aniello Arena – ''
Reality
Reality is the sum or aggregate of everything in existence; everything that is not imagination, imaginary. Different Culture, cultures and Academic discipline, academic disciplines conceptualize it in various ways.
Philosophical questions abo ...
''
* 2014 –
Fabrizio Bentivoglio and
Fabrizio Gifuni – ''
Human Capital
Human capital or human assets is a concept used by economists to designate personal attributes considered useful in the production process. It encompasses employee knowledge, skills, know-how, good health, and education. Human capital has a subs ...
''
* 2015 –
Alessandro Gassmann – ''
An Italian Name'' and ''
The Dinner''
* 2016 –
Stefano Accorsi – ''
Italian Race''
* 2017 –
Renato Carpentieri – ''
Tenderness''
* 2018 –
Marcello Fonte and
Edoardo Pesce – ''
Dogman''
* 2019 –
Pierfrancesco Favino – ''
The Traitor''
2020s
* 2020 –
Pierfrancesco Favino – ''
Hammamet''
* 2021 –
Kim Rossi Stuart – ''
Everything's Gonna Be Alright''
* 2022 –
Pierfrancesco Favino – ''
Nostalgia
Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. The word ''nostalgia'' is a neoclassical compound derived from Greek language, Greek, consisting of (''nóstos''), a Homeric word me ...
''
**
Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor.
Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'', ...
– ''
The Inner Cage'' and ''
The Hidden Child'' (shared)
*2023 –
Alessandro Borghi and
Luca Marinelli - ''
The Eight Mountains'' (shared)
*2024 –
Michele Riondino - ''
Palazzina Laf''
See also
*
David di Donatello for Best Actor
The David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Italian language, Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior attore protagonista'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to re ...
*
Cinema of Italy
The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by List of Italian film directors, Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and ...
References
External links
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists official site
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Nastro d'Argento
Film awards for lead actor