italian director federico fellini was older than his american classmates at his third nomination and , amongst other foreigners , had not been nominated for his older retrospectives , " the nuova " and " evenings of cabiria " , though both titles had won the outstanding foreign - title picture in 1956 and 1957 , respectively . fellini later received an honorary oscar in 1993 , who was basically a compensations gesture .
An Italian director is awarded an honorary Oscar.