Paolo Sorrentino

Italian film director and screenwriter

Paolo Sorrentino

Sorrentino at the 2018 Venice Film Festival

Born|  (1970-05-31) 31 May 1970 (age 54)

Naples, Campania, Italy

Alma mater| University of Naples Federico II
Occupations|

* Film director
* screenwriter

Years active| 1994–present
Notable work| Il Divo (2009)
The Great Beauty (2013)
The Hand of God (2021)
Awards| Full list

Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970)[1] is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared to Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento.

Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedy-drama One Man Up (2001) for which he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director followed by The Consequences of Love (2004), The Family Friend (2006), and This Must Be the Place (2011). The biographical drama Il Divo (2009) was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize. He received critical acclaim with the art drama The Great Beauty (2013) which won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2]

He followed with Youth (2015), Loro (2018), and The Hand of God (2021) the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is also known for his work on television creating and directing the HBO drama series The Young Pope (2016), and The New Pope (2019). He has worked with songwriters Antonello Venditti, Paloma Faith and Mark Kozelek and written three books published in Italian.

## Early life

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Sorrentino was born in the Arenella district of Naples in 1970, and was orphaned at age 16 after losing both of his parents.

## Career

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### 1998–2012: Rise to prominence

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His first film as a screenwriter, The Dust of Naples, was released in 1998. He also began directing short movies, including L'amore non ha confini in 1998 and La notte lunga in 2001. His feature-length debut was One Man Up, for which he was awarded the Nastro D'Argento prize.

He achieved international recognition in 2004 for his thriller The Consequences of Love. The film, which explores the mindset of a lonely businessman being used as a pawn by the Mafia, won many awards and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[3] Sorrentino's next feature, The Family Friend, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May[4] and the London Film Festival in October 2006; it tells the story of a malicious septuagenarian loan shark who develops a fixation with the daughter of one of his customers. Sorrentino made his acting debut the same year with a cameo appearance in Nanni Moretti's film The Caiman, which was also shown at the 2006 London Film Festival.

Sorrentino's following film, Il Divo (2008), is a dramatised biopic of Giulio Andreotti, the controversial Italian politician. The feature, which won the Prix du Jury at Cannes Film Festival, sees Sorrentino reunited with The Consequences of Love star Toni Servillo, who plays the part of Andreotti. In 2009, it was announced Sorrentino wrote the screenplay for a film version of Niccolò Ammaniti's novel Ti prendo e ti porto via (Steal You Away).[5] This Must Be the Place (2011) marked the English-language feature debut of the Italian filmmaker. The plot centres on a middle-aged, wealthy rock star, played by two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn, who becomes bored in his retirement and takes on the quest of finding the guard of the German camp where his father was imprisoned, who now lives in hiding in the United States. The film was co-written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello,[6] and premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

### 2013–present: Breakthrough and acclaim

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His 2013 film The Great Beauty won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2014 Academy Awards.[8] Jay Weissberg of Variety hailed the film as "a densely packed, often astonishing cinematic feast that honors Rome in all its splendor and superficiality."[9] It won the Bafta award for Best Film Not in the English Language in the 67th British Academy Film Awards. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[10] The film also received several accolades at the 2013 European Film Awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" for Sorrentino.[11]

Sorrentino then directed Youth (2015), his second English-language film which features Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor. The film also starred Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, and Jane Fonda.[12] It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[13] Kenneth Turan of NPR described the film as "a meditation on the wonders and complications of life, an examination of what matters to people, no matter what their age".[14] Sorrentino received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Director.

In 2019, it was announced that Sorrentino would be directing Jennifer Lawrence as mob informant Arlyne Brickman in Mob Girl. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Teresa Carpenter.[15] Sorrentino will also be working as a co-producer on the film with Lawrence, as well as co-writing the screenplay.[15][16]

Sorrentino’s 2021 feature, The Hand of God, filmed in Naples, contains autobiographical elements. In an article about the film, The Guardian called it a coming of age story that was Sorrentino's "most personal" film to date, representing a departure from the detached style of some of his earlier work. Sorrentino also called the film "a completely different movie" in terms of style and, regarding the autobiographical elements, acknowledged that "almost everything is true."[17] The film, which reunited Sorrentino with Toni Servillo, was selected as the Italian entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[18] The film was nominated but ultimately lost to the Ryusuke Hamaguchi film Drive My Car (2021).

As announced in 2021, Sorrentino will next direct the biopic Sue[19] starring and produced by Lawrence as well. The movie — to be written by Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo and John Logan — will chronicle the life of Hollywood agent Sue Mengers as Apple Studios backs the film. [20] In a fierce bidding war for the film between Apple and Netflix, the package offers ranged from $80 million to $95 million for the budget.[21] In 2023 it was reported Sorrentino was directing another "love letter to Naples" starring Gary Oldman.[22]

## Personal life

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When asked about the influence of the Vatican on society, Sorrentino said he was a non-believer.[23]

In 2015, Sorrentino was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the American University of Rome.[24]

## Filmography

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Sorrentino in 2008

### Film

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Feature films

Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Notes

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1998  | The Dust of Naples | No  | Yes  |
2001  | One Man Up | Yes  | Yes  |
2004  | The Consequences of Love | Yes  | Yes  |
2006  | The Family Friend | Yes  | Yes  |
2008  | Il Divo | Yes  | Yes  |
2011  | This Must Be The Place | Yes  | Yes  |
2013  | The Great Beauty | Yes  | Yes  |
2014  | Rio, I Love You | Yes  | Yes  | Segment: La Fortuna
2015  | Youth | Yes  | Yes  |
2018  | Loro | Yes  | Yes  |
2021  | The Hand of God | Yes  | Yes  |
2024  | Parthenope | Yes  | Yes  |

Short films and documentaries

Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Notes

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1994  | Un paradiso [it] | Yes  | Yes  | Short film
1998  | L'amore non ha confini [it] | Yes  | Yes  | Short film
2001  | La notte lunga | Yes  | Yes  | Short film
2002  | La primavera del 2002. L'Italia protesta, l'Italia si ferma | Yes  | No  | Documentary
2004  | Giovani talenti italiani | Yes  | No  | Documentary
Segment: Quando le cose vanno male
2009  | La partita lenta [it] | Yes  | Yes  | Short film
2009  | L'Aquila 2009. Cinque registi tra le macerie | Yes  | No  | Documentary
Segment: L'assegnazione delle tende
2010  | Napoli 24 [it] | Yes  | Yes  | Documentary
Segment: La principessa di Napoli
2011  | In the Mirror | Yes  | Yes  | Commercial for Yamamay
2014  | Sabbia | Yes  | No  | Commercial for Armani
2014  | The Dream | Yes  | Yes  | Commercial for Bulgari
2017  | Killer in Red | Yes  | Yes  | Commercial for Campari

Acting roles

Year  | Title  | Role

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2006  | The Caiman | Aida's Husband
2009  | A Question of the Heart | Alberto's Friend

### Television

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TV series

Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Notes

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2016  | The Young Pope | Yes  | Yes  | 10 episodes; also creator
2019  | The New Pope | Yes  | Yes  | 9 episodes; also creator

Other TV work

Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Role  | Notes

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2000  | La squadra |  | Yes  |  | 2 episodes
2004  | Sabato, domenica e lunedì | Yes  |  |  | Television film
2010  | Boris |  |  | Himself  | Episode: "Nella rete"
2014  | Le voci di dentro | Yes  |  |  | Television film
2020  | Homemade | Yes  | Yes  |  | Episode: "Voyage Au Bout De La Nuit"
2021  | Cinque pezzi facili | Yes  |  |  | 5 episodes
2023  | Call My Agent - Italia |  |  | Himself  | Season 1, episode 2[25]

## Bibliography

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### Novels

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* Everybody's Right (Italian: Hanno tutti ragione, Europa Editions, 2011)
* Gli aspetti irrilevanti (Mondadori, 2016)

### Short stories

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* Tony Pagoda e i suoi amici (Feltrinelli, 2012)

## Awards and honors

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Paolo Sorrentino

## References

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1. ^ "Paolo Sorrentino's Biography". comingsoon.it.
2. ^ Wyche2014-02-19T11:31:00+00:00, Elbert. "Paolo Sorrentino, The Great Beauty". Screen. Retrieved 12 December 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Consequences of Love". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Family Friend". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
5. ^ Coscia, Biagio."Il ritorno di Sorrentino alla sceneggiatura", corriere.it, January 30, 2009
6. ^ Fleming, Michael (17 May 2009). "Sorrentino putting Penn in his 'Place'". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
7. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
8. ^ Tiziano Peccia, "Critica e critiche alla Grande Bellezza", O Olho da História, numero 22 (April 2016)
9. ^ "Film Review: 'The Great Beauty'". Variety. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
10. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
11. ^ "Winners 2013". European Film Awards. European Film Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
12. ^ Child, Ben (13 May 2014). "Sorrentino's The Early Years stars Michael Caine as conductor compelled to perform for the Queen". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
13. ^ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
14. ^ "'Youth' Is A Meditation On Life's Wonders And Complications". NPR. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
15. ^ a b "Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Paolo Sorrentino's 'Mob Girl'". Variety. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
16. ^ Mob Girl at IMDb
17. ^ "The Hand of God review – Paolo Sorrentino relives his teens in a film of two halves". The Guardian. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
18. ^ "OSCAR 94^ EDIZIONE: "È STATA LA MANO DI DIO" È IL FILM ITALIANO DESIGNATO PER LA CATEGORIA "INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM AWARD"". ANICA (in Italian). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
19. ^ Aguirre, Abby (6 September 2022). "Jennifer Lawrence Talks Motherhood, Causeway, and the End of Roe v. Wade". Vogue. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
20. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr.; D'Alessandro, Anthony (13 August 2021). "Apple In Advanced Talks To Win Big Auction For Jennifer Lawrence-Sue Mengers Biopic Package". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
21. ^ Lang, Brent (9 August 2021). "Netflix, Apple Circling Jennifer Lawrence, Paolo Sorrentino Film About Sue Mengers". IndieWire. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
22. ^ "Gary Oldman Joins Paolo Sorrentino's Next Feature (and Another Love Letter to Naples)". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
23. ^ "With 'The Young Pope', Paolo Sorrentino takes on the Catholic Church in a way we've never seen before". SBS Movies. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
24. ^ "Honorary Degree recipients at The American University of Rome". The American University of Rome. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
25. ^ Manca, Mario (20 January 2023). "Call My Agent Italia è il remake italiano migliore di sempre" [Call My Agent Italia Is the Best Italian Remake of All Time]. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.

## External links

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Paolo Sorrentino filmography

Feature films|

* One Man Up (2001)
* The Consequences of Love (2004)
* The Family Friend (2006)
* Il Divo (2008)
* This Must Be the Place (2011)
* The Great Beauty (2013)
* Youth (2015)
* Loro (2018)
* The Hand of God (2021)
* Parthenope (2024)

Television series|

* The Young Pope (2016)
* The New Pope (2020)

Awards for Paolo Sorrentino

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Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1947–1955
(Honorary)|

* 1947: Shoeshine – Vittorio De Sica
* 1948: Monsieur Vincent – Maurice Cloche
* 1949: Bicycle Thieves – Vittorio De Sica
* 1950: The Walls of Malapaga – René Clément
* 1951: Rashomon – Akira Kurosawa
* 1952: Forbidden Games – René Clément
* 1953: No Award
* 1954: Gate of Hell – Teinosuke Kinugasa
* 1955: Samurai, The Legend of Musashi – Hiroshi Inagaki

1956–1975|

* 1956: La Strada – Federico Fellini
* 1957: Nights of Cabiria – Federico Fellini
* 1958: My Uncle – Jacques Tati
* 1959: Black Orpheus – Marcel Camus
* 1960: The Virgin Spring – Ingmar Bergman
* 1961: Through a Glass Darkly – Ingmar Bergman
* 1962: Sundays and Cybèle – Serge Bourguignon
* 1963: 8½ – Federico Fellini
* 1964: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Vittorio De Sica
* 1965: The Shop on Main Street – Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos
* 1966: A Man and a Woman – Claude Lelouch
* 1967: Closely Watched Trains – Jiří Menzel
* 1968: War and Peace – Sergei Bondarchuk
* 1969: Z – Costa-Gavras
* 1970: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri
* 1971: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio De Sica
* 1972: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel
* 1973: Day for Night – François Truffaut
* 1974: Amarcord – Federico Fellini
* 1975: Dersu Uzala – Akira Kurosawa

1976–2000|

* 1976: Black and White in Color – Jean-Jacques Annaud
* 1977: Madame Rosa – Moshé Mizrahi
* 1978: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs – Bertrand Blier
* 1979: The Tin Drum – Volker Schlöndorff
* 1980: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears – Vladimir Menshov
* 1981: Mephisto – István Szabó
* 1982: Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') – José Luis Garci
* 1983: Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
* 1984: Dangerous Moves – Richard Dembo
* 1985: The Official Story – Luis Puenzo
* 1986: The Assault – Fons Rademakers
* 1987: Babette's Feast – Gabriel Axel
* 1988: Pelle the Conqueror – Bille August
* 1989: Cinema Paradiso – Giuseppe Tornatore
* 1990: Journey of Hope – Xavier Koller
* 1991: Mediterraneo – Gabriele Salvatores
* 1992: Indochine – Régis Wargnier
* 1993: Belle Époque – Fernando Trueba
* 1994: Burnt by the Sun – Nikita Mikhalkov
* 1995: Antonia's Line – Marleen Gorris
* 1996: Kolya – Jan Svěrák
* 1997: Character – Mike van Diem
* 1998: Life Is Beautiful – Roberto Benigni
* 1999: All About My Mother – Pedro Almodóvar
* 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Ang Lee

2001–present|

* 2001: No Man's Land – Danis Tanović
* 2002: Nowhere in Africa – Caroline Link
* 2003: The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand
* 2004: The Sea Inside – Alejandro Amenábar
* 2005: Tsotsi – Gavin Hood
* 2006: The Lives of Others – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
* 2007: The Counterfeiters – Stefan Ruzowitzky
* 2008: Departures – Yōjirō Takita
* 2009: The Secret in Their Eyes – Juan José Campanella
* 2010: In a Better World – Susanne Bier
* 2011: A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
* 2012: Amour – Michael Haneke
* 2013: The Great Beauty – Paolo Sorrentino
* 2014: Ida – Paweł Pawlikowski
* 2015: Son of Saul – László Nemes
* 2016: The Salesman – Asghar Farhadi
* 2017: A Fantastic Woman – Sebastián Lelio
* 2018: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón
* 2019: Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
* 2020: Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg
* 2021: Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi
* 2022: All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger
* 2023: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer

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David di Donatello Award for Best Director

1956–1975|

* Gianni Franciolini (1956)
* Federico Fellini (1957)
* Alberto Lattuada (1959)
* Federico Fellini (1960)
* Michelangelo Antonioni (1961)
* Ermanno Olmi (1962)
* Vittorio De Sica (1963)
* Pietro Germi (1964)
* Vittorio De Sica / Francesco Rosi (1965)
* Alessandro Blasetti / Pietro Germi (1966)
* Luigi Comencini (1967)
* Carlo Lizzani (1968)
* Franco Zeffirelli (1969)
* Gillo Pontecorvo (1970)
* Luchino Visconti (1971)
* Sergio Leone / Franco Zeffirelli (1972)
* Luchino Visconti (1973)
* Federico Fellini (1974)
* Dino Risi (1975)

1976–2000|

* Mario Monicelli / Francesco Rosi (1976)
* Mario Monicelli / Valerio Zurlini (1977)
* Ettore Scola (1978)
* Francesco Rosi (1979)
* Marco Bellocchio / Gillo Pontecorvo (1980)
* Francesco Rosi (1981)
* Marco Ferreri (1982)
* Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (1983)
* Ettore Scola (1984)
* Francesco Rosi (1985)
* Mario Monicelli (1986)
* Ettore Scola (1987)
* Bernardo Bertolucci (1988)
* Ermanno Olmi (1989)
* Mario Monicelli (1990)
* Marco Risi / Ricky Tognazzi (1991)
* Gianni Amelio (1992)
* Roberto Faenza / Ricky Tognazzi (1993)
* Carlo Verdone (1994)
* Mario Martone (1995)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1996)
* Francesco Rosi (1997)
* Roberto Benigni (1998)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1999)
* Silvio Soldini (2000)

2001–present|

* Gabriele Muccino (2001)
* Ermanno Olmi (2002)
* Pupi Avati (2003)
* Marco Tullio Giordana (2004)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2005)
* Nanni Moretti (2006)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (2007)
* Andrea Molaioli (2008)
* Matteo Garrone (2009)
* Marco Bellocchio (2010)
* Daniele Luchetti (2011)
* Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (2012)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (2013)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2014)
* Francesco Munzi (2015)
* Matteo Garrone (2016)
* Paolo Virzì (2017)
* Jonas Carpignano (2018)
* Matteo Garrone (2019)
* Marco Bellocchio (2020)
* Giorgio Diritti (2021)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2022)
* Marco Bellocchio (2023)
* Matteo Garrone (2024)

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European Film Award for Best Director

* Wim Wenders (1988)
* Géza Bereményi (1989)
* Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001)
* Pedro Almodóvar (2002)
* Lars von Trier (2003)
* Alejandro Amenábar (2004)
* Michael Haneke (2005)
* Pedro Almodóvar (2006)
* Cristian Mungiu (2007)
* Matteo Garrone (2008)
* Michael Haneke (2009)
* Roman Polanski (2010)
* Susanne Bier (2011)
* Michael Haneke (2012)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2013)
* Paweł Pawlikowski (2014)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2015)
* Maren Ade (2016)
* Ruben Östlund (2017)
* Paweł Pawlikowski (2018)
* Yorgos Lanthimos (2019)
* Thomas Vinterberg (2020)
* Jasmila Žbanić (2021)
* Ruben Östlund (2022)
* Justine Triet (2023)

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Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Director

* Alessandro Blasetti / Vittorio De Sica (1946)
* Roberto Rossellini (1947)
* Alberto Lattuada / Giuseppe De Santis (1948)
* Vittorio De Sica (1949)
* Augusto Genina (1950)
* Alessandro Blasetti (1951)
* Renato Castellani (1952)
* Luigi Zampa (1953)
* Federico Fellini (1954)
* Federico Fellini (1955)
* Michelangelo Antonioni (1956)
* Pietro Germi (1957)
* Federico Fellini (1958)
* Pietro Germi (1959)
* Roberto Rossellini (1960)
* Luchino Visconti (1961)
* Michelangelo Antonioni (1962)
* Nanni Loy / Francesco Rosi (1963)
* Federico Fellini (1964)
* Pier Paolo Pasolini (1965)
* Antonio Pietrangeli (1966)
* Gillo Pontecorvo (1967)
* Elio Petri (1968)
* Franco Zeffirelli (1969)
* Luchino Visconti (1970)
* Elio Petri (1971)
* Luchino Visconti (1972)
* Bernardo Bertolucci (1973)
* Federico Fellini (1974)
* Luchino Visconti (1975)
* Michelangelo Antonioni (1976)
* Valerio Zurlini (1977)
* Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (1978)
* Ermanno Olmi (1979)
* Federico Fellini (1980)
* Francesco Rosi (1981)
* Marco Ferreri (1982)
* Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (1983)
* Pupi Avati / Federico Fellini (1984)
* Sergio Leone (1985)
* Mario Monicelli (1986)
* Ettore Scola (1987)
* Bernardo Bertolucci (1988)
* Ermanno Olmi (1989)
* Pupi Avati (1990)
* Gianni Amelio (1991)
* Gabriele Salvatores (1992)
* Gianni Amelio (1993)
* Nanni Moretti (1994)
* Gianni Amelio (1995)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1996)
* Maurizio Nichetti (1997)
* Roberto Benigni (1998)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1999)
* Silvio Soldini (2000)
* Nanni Moretti (2001)
* Marco Bellocchio (2002)
* Gabriele Salvatores (2003)
* Marco Tullio Giordana (2004)
* Gianni Amelio (2005)
* Michele Placido (2006)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (2007)
* Paolo Virzì (2008)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2009)
* Paolo Virzì (2010)
* Nanni Moretti (2011)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2012)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (2013)
* Paolo Virzì (2014)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2015)
* Paolo Virzì (2016)
* Gianni Amelio (2017)
* Matteo Garrone (2018)
* Marco Bellocchio (2019)
* Matteo Garrone (2020)
* Emma Dante (2021)
* Mario Martone (2022)

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Nastro d'Argento Award for Best New Director

* Marco Leto (1974)
* Luigi Di Gianni (1975)
* Ennio Lorenzini (1976)
* Giorgio Ferrara (1977)
* Sergio Nuti (1978)
* Salvatore Nocita (1979)
* Maurizio Nichetti (1980)
* Massimo Troisi (1981)
* Alessandro Benvenuti (1982)
* Franco Piavoli (1983)
* Gabriele Lavia (1984)
* Luciano De Crescenzo (1985)
* Enrico Montesano (1986)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1987)
* Carlo Mazzacurati (1988)
* Francesca Archibugi (1989)
* Ricky Tognazzi (1990)
* Sergio Rubini (1991)
* Antonio Capuano (1992)
* Mario Martone (1993)
* Pappi Corsicato (1994)
* Paolo Virzì (1995)
* Sandro Baldoni (1996)
* Roberto Cimpanelli (1997)
* Roberta Torre (1998)
* Luciano Ligabue (1999)
* Alessandro Piva (2000)
* Alex Infascelli (2001)
* Paolo Sorrentino (2002)
* Maria Sole Tognazzi (2003)
* Franco Battiato (2004)
* Saverio Costanzo (2005)
* Francesco Munzi (2006)
* Kim Rossi Stuart (2007)
* Andrea Molaioli (2008)
* Gianni Di Gregorio (2009)
* Valerio Mieli / Rocco Papaleo (2010)
* Alice Rohrwacher (2011)
* Francesco Bruni (2012)
* Valeria Golino (2013)
* Pierfrancesco Diliberto (2014)
* Edoardo Falcone (2015)
* Gabriele Mainetti (2016)
* Andrea De Sica (2017)
* Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo (2018)
* Leonardo D'Agostini / Valerio Mastandrea (2019)
* Marco D'Amore (2020)
* Pietro Castellitto (2021)
* Giulia Steigerwalt (2022)
* Giuseppe Fiorello (2023)
* Michele Riondino (2024)

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