Bicycle Thieves
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: "Sciuscià" and "Bicycle Thieves" (honorary), while "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" and "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of "Sciuscià" (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and "Bicycle Thieves" helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. "Bicycle Thieves" was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history.