Vittorio De Sica

Awards & Honours

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Vittorio De Sica's four Academy Awards place him among the most honored directors in the history of the Oscars. Bicycle Thieves is consistently ranked on critics' lists of the greatest films ever made. In 1952, the British Film Institute named it the second-greatest film of all time. De Sica's ability to capture the human condition with authenticity and compassion has influenced generations of filmmakers, from Satyajit Ray to Martin Scorsese.

AwardsVittorio De Sica won four Academy Awards: two honorary Oscars for Shoeshine (1947) and Bicycle Thieves (1949), and two Best Foreign Language Film Oscars for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964) and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971). He also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Farewell to Arms (1957). His films have been honored at festivals worldwide.

Honours & Distinctions

Honorary Academy Award

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences·1947

For the film 'Shoeshine'.

Honorary Academy Award

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences·1949

For the film 'Bicycle Thieves'.

Rankings & Lists

Greatest Films of All Time

Sight & Sound·1952

#10

Greatest Films of All Time

Sight & Sound·1962

Records & Feats

First director to win two Honorary Academy Awards

Awards·1949

De Sica received honorary Oscars for 'Shoeshine' (1947) and 'Bicycle Thieves' (1949).