- 1940s
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- 2010s
- See also
- References
- External links
The Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned annually, since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists") the association of Italian film critics.[1][2] This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Director. Federico Fellini is the record holder with seven Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Director received from 1954 to 1984[3] (also the only one awarded in two consecutive editions, in 1954 in 1955 for the films I vitelloni and La Strada), followed by Luchino Visconti,[4] Gianni Amelio[5] and Giuseppe Tornatore, with four awards each. 1940s - 1946
- Alessandro Blasetti - Un giorno nella vita
- Vittorio De Sica - Shoeshine
- 1947 - Roberto Rossellini - Paisan
- 1948
- Alberto Lattuada - Flesh Will Surrender
- Giuseppe De Santis - Tragic Hunt
- 1949 - Vittorio De Sica - Bicycle Thieves
1950s - 1950 - Augusto Genina - Heaven over the Marshes
- 1951 - Alessandro Blasetti - Prima comunione
- 1952 - Renato Castellani - Two Cents Worth of Hope
- 1953 - Luigi Zampa - The City Stands Trial
- 1954 - Federico Fellini - I Vitelloni
- 1955 - Federico Fellini - La Strada
- 1956 - Michelangelo Antonioni - Le Amiche
- 1957 - Pietro Germi - The Railroad Man
- 1958 - Federico Fellini - Nights of Cabiria
- 1959 - Pietro Germi - A Man of Straw
1960s - 1960 - Roberto Rossellini - General della Rovere
- 1961 - Luchino Visconti - Rocco and His Brothers
- 1962 - Michelangelo Antonioni - La Notte
- 1963
- Nanni Loy - The Four Days of Naples
- Francesco Rosi - Salvatore Giuliano
- 1964 - 'Federico Fellini - 8½
- 1965 - Pier Paolo Pasolini - The Gospel According to St. Matthew
- 1966 - Antonio Pietrangeli - Io la conoscevo bene
- 1967 - Gillo Pontecorvo - The Battle of Algiers
- 1968 - Elio Petri - We Still Kill the Old Way
- 1969 - Franco Zeffirelli - Romeo and Juliet
1970s - 1970 - Luchino Visconti - The Damned
- 1971 - Elio Petri - Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
- 1972 - Luchino Visconti - Death in Venice
- 1973 - Bernardo Bertolucci - Last Tango in Paris
- 1974 - Federico Fellini - Amarcord
- 1975 - Luchino Visconti - Conversation Piece
- 1976 - Michelangelo Antonioni - The Passenger
- 1977 - Valerio Zurlini - The Desert of the Tartars
- 1978 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani - Padre Padrone
- 1979 - Ermanno Olmi - The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1980s - 1980 - Federico Fellini - City of Women
- 1981 - Francesco Rosi - Tre fratelli
- 1982 - Marco Ferreri - Tales of Ordinary Madness
- 1983 - Paolo and Vittorio Taviani - The Night of the Shooting Stars
- 1984
- Pupi Avati - Una gita scolastica
- Federico Fellini - And the Ship Sails On
- 1985 - Sergio Leone - Once Upon a Time in America
- 1986 - Mario Monicelli - Speriamo che sia femmina
- 1987 - Ettore Scola - The Family
- 1988 - Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor
- 1989 - Ermanno Olmi - The Legend of the Holy Drinker
1990s - 1990 - Pupi Avati - The Story of Boys & Girls
- 1991 - Gianni Amelio - Open Doors
- 1992 - Gabriele Salvatores - Mediterraneo
- 1993 - Gianni Amelio - The Stolen Children
- 1994 - Nanni Moretti - Caro diario
- 1995 - Gianni Amelio - Lamerica
- 1996 - Giuseppe Tornatore - The Star Maker
- 1997 - Maurizio Nichetti - Luna e l'altra
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful
- 1999 - Giuseppe Tornatore - The Legend of 1900
2000s - 2000 - Silvio Soldini - Bread and Tulips
- 2001 - Nanni Moretti - The Son's Room
- 2002 - Marco Bellocchio - My Mother's Smile
- 2003 - Gabriele Salvatores - I'm Not Scared
- 2004 - Marco Tullio Giordana - The Best of Youth
- 2005 - Gianni Amelio - The Keys to the House
- 2006 - Michele Placido - Romanzo Criminale
- 2007 - Giuseppe Tornatore - The Unknown Woman
- 2008 - Paolo Virzì - Tutta la vita davanti
- 2009 - Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo
2010s - 2010 - Paolo Virzì - The First Beautiful Thing
- 2011 - Nanni Moretti - Habemus Papam
- 2012 - Paolo Sorrentino - This Must Be the Place
- 2013 - Giuseppe Tornatore - The Best Offer
- 2014 - Paolo Virzì - Human Capital
- 2015 - Paolo Sorrentino - Youth
- 2016 - Paolo Virzì - Like Crazy
- 2017 - Gianni Amelio - Tenderness
- 2018 - Matteo Garrone - Dogman
See also - David di Donatello for Best Director
- Cinema of Italy
References 1. ^{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=88-7742-221-1}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Tad Bentley Hammer|title=International film prizes: an encyclopedia|publisher=Garland, 1991|isbn=0824070992}}
3. ^{{cite web|publisher=imdb.com|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000019/awards|title=Awards for Federico Fellini}}
4. ^{{cite web|publisher=imdb.com|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0899581/awards|title=Awards for Luchino Visconti}}
5. ^{{cite web|publisher=imdb.com|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002167/awards|title=Awards for Gianni Amelio}}
External links - Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists official site {{it}}
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