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    Roberto Benigni

    Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director

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  1. Sep 9, 2023 · Roberto Benigni wins the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in 'Life Is Beautiful' at the 71st Oscars in 1999.Watch full acceptance speech https://...

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  2. Aug 5, 2023 · Italy wins the Oscar for Foreign Language Film for 'Life Is Beautiful' at the 71st Academy Awards, accepted by Roberto Benigni and presented by Sophia Loren. ...more.

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  3. Mar 11, 2023 · Benigni, a child at heart, proved just how important this was while dancing on the tops of chairs at the 71st Academy Awards as he won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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  4. Benigni was the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for a non–English language performance. Benigni made his acting debut in 1977's Berlinguer, I Love You, which he also wrote, and which was directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci.

  5. Although there were Internet users who claimed that this scene was a historical revisionism made to make it easier to win an Oscar, Roberto Benigni denied these claims. Accolades. Life Is Beautiful was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win the Grand Prix.

  6. Mar 11, 2024 · Roberto Benigni is an Oscar rarity, winning for a performance not in the English language. He also became only the second actor to win this prize in a film that he also directed, after Laurence...

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  8. Feb 24, 2012 · The Italian actor-director's Holocaust comedy-drama won the actor, score and foreign-language film Academy Awards that year. Roberto Benigni walked on the seats at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion...