Life Is Beautiful
Accolades
Life is Beautiful was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win the Grand Prix. Upon receiving the award, Benigni kissed the feet of jury president Martin Scorsese.

Life Is Beautiful

Section Title: Accolades
Table Section Text: Life is Beautiful was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win the Grand Prix. Upon receiving the award, Benigni kissed the feet of jury president Martin Scorsese.

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)

Academy Awards	21 March 1999	Best Picture	Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi	Nominated

Best Director	Roberto Benigni	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami	Nominated

Best Actor	Roberto Benigni	Won

Best Foreign Language Film	Life is Beautiful	Won

Best Editing	Simona Paggi	Nominated

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score	Nicola Piovani	Won

Australian Film Institute Awards	1999	Best Foreign Film	Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi	Won

BAFTA Awards	11 April 1999	Best Film Not in the English Language	Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi and Roberto Benigni	Nominated

Best Original Screenplay	Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami	Nominated

Best Actor	Roberto Benigni	Won

Cannes Film Festival	13–24 May 1998	Grand Prize	Won

César Awards	6 March 1999	Best Foreign Film	Won

Critics' Choice Awards	19 January 1999	Best Picture	Nominated

Best Foreign Language Film	Won

Best Actor	Roberto Benigni	Won

David di Donatello Awards	1998	Best Film	Won

Best Director	Won

Best Producer	Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi	Won

Best Script	Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami	Won

Best Leading Actor	Roberto Benigni	Won

Best Supporting Actor	Sergio Bustric	Nominated

Best Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli	Won

Best Editing	Simona Paggi	Nominated

Best Sound	Tullio Morganti	Nominated

Best Score	Nicola Piovani	Nominated

Best Production Design	Danilo Donati	Won

Best Costumes	Won

Scholars Jury David	Roberto Benigni	Won

European Film Awards	7 December 1998	Best Film	Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi	Won

Best Actor	Roberto Benigni	Won

Jerusalem Film Festival	1998	Best Jewish Experience	Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards	7 March 1999	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Cast	Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Roberto Benigni	Won

Toronto International Film Festival	10–19 September 1998	People's Choice Award	Won

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"Life Is Beautiful" won the Grand Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, nine David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film, and three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Benigni.

final_sentence: "Life Is Beautiful" won the Grand Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, nine David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film, and three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Benigni.