# Capri Hollywood International Film Festival

The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival is an annual international film festival held every late December or early January in Capri, Italy. Established in 1995, the competition section is open to international films, animation, documentaries and fiction.
The Hollywood Reporter referred to it as "the last major film festival of the year" and "a key stopping point on the road to the Academy Awards." The festival is dedicated to "establishing a bridge between the film communities of Italy and Hollywood."

## History

The festival was launched in 1995 by Italian journalist Pascal Vicedomini, in association with Capri In The World Institute, a non-profit organisation founded by Vicedomini. Since then, the festival holds an annual awards ceremony honouring the best in International and domestic talent. The festival is organised under the patronage of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. It is also supported by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism.
The festival takes place in Capri, Italy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival expanded beyond Capri, and the 25th edition was organised virtually. Notable board members include Bille August, Paul Haggis, Tony Renis, Dante Ferretti, Gianni Quaranta, among others. Previous notable honourees were Jim Sheridan, Helen Mirren, Sophia Loren, Frank Langella, Dario Argento, Francesco De Gregori, Brenda Blethyn, Bradley Cooper, Greta Gerwig.
Each year, more than 200 films from different countries and genres are screened at the festival.
Films that had their Italian premiere at the festival include 12 Years a Slave, Little Women, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Room, Precious, May December, among others.
Variety noted that the festival "occupies a unique spot on the global festival circuit, serving as both a final summing up of the past year in indie cinema and as a look-ahead to [the following year]."

## Competition section

Feature, medium and short films compete in the festival, where the works are selected by a board, which also selects the winners. Entries are divided into two sections: International and Italian. Feature, medium and short films that compete in the international section, cannot participate in any other local festivals.

## Award categories

* Best Picture
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Animated Movie
* Best Documentary Feature
* Best Foreign Language Film
* Best Cinematography
* Best Film Editing
* Best Make-up and Hairstyling
* Best Production Design
* Best Original Song
* Best Original Score
* Best Sound Editing / Best Sound Mixing
* Best Visual Effects
* Best Ensemble Cast
* Career Achievement Award
At the end of the festival, the directors of the winning films in feature, medium, and short films category are honoured separately.

## Winners

| Year | Best Picture | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress |
| 2024 | Emilia Pérez | Edward Berger (Conclave) | Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) | Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) | Colman Domingo (Rustin) | Carey Mulligan (Maestro) |
| 2022 | Elvis | Baz Luhrmann (Elvis) | Brendan Fraser (The Whale) | Ana de Armas (Blonde) |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Paolo Sorrentino (The Hand of God) | Peter Dinklage (Cyrano) | Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) | Anthony Hopkins (The Father) | Sophia Loren (The Life Ahead) |
| 2019 | The Irishman | Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) | Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) | Renée Zellweger (Judy) |
| 2018 | Vice | Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) | Marcello Fonte (Dogman) | Glenn Close (The Wife) |
| 2017 | Get Out | Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) | James Franco (The Disaster Artist) | Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) |
| 2016 | La La Land | Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) | Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) / Michael Keaton (The Founder) | Emma Stone (La La Land) |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | Cary Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation) | Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight) | Brie Larson (Room) |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) | Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner) | Amy Adams (Big Eyes) / Jennifer Aniston (Cake) |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | David O. Russell (American Hustle) | Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) | Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | J.A. Bayona (The Impossible) | Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) | Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) |
| 2011 | The Artist | Emanuele Crialese (Terraferma) | Michael Fassbender (Shame) | Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) |