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Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...

'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best

Score Score or scorer may refer to: *Test score, the result of an exam or test Business * Score Digital, now part of Bauer Radio * Score Entertainment, a former American trading card design and manufacturing company * Score Media, a former Canadian ...

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classi ...

is the record holder with nine Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Score received from 1965 to 2013.

1940s

*1947 - Renzo Rossellini - '' Paisan'' *1948 - Renzo Rossellini - ''The Brothers Karamazov'' *1949 -

Alessandro Cicognini Alessandro Cicognini (15 January 1906 – 9 November 1995) was an Italian composer who is chiefly remembered for his film scores. Biography Born in Pescara, Cicognini graduated with a degree in music composition from the Milan Conservatory in ...

- '' Bicycle Thieves''

1950s

*1950 - Roman Vlad - for all his works *1951 -

Giovanni Fusco Giovanni Fusco (10 October 1906, Sant'Agata dei Goti, Benevento – 31 May 1968, Rome) was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor, who has written numerous film scores since 1936, including those of Alain Resnais's ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (195 ...

- '' Story of a Love Affair'' *1952 - Mario Nascimbene - '' Rome 11:00'' *1953 - Valentino Bucchi - '' Eager to Live'' *1954 - Mario Zafred - ''

Chronicle of Poor Lovers ''Chronicle of Poor Lovers'' ( it, Cronache di poveri amanti) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It competed for the Grand Prix at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Florence, spring of 1925, the young typographer Mario ...

'' *1955 -

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (22 February 1909 – 21 August 1987) was an Italian composer, born in Genoa. He is best known for scoring many films, including ''Legend of the Lost'', ''Conspiracy of Hearts'', '' Gorgo'', ''The Legion's Last Patrol' ...

- ''

Lost Continent Lost lands are islands or continents believed by some to have existed during pre-history, but to have since disappeared as a result of catastrophic geological phenomena. Legends of lost lands often originated as scholarly or scientific theor ...

'' *1956 -

- '' Vertigine bianca'' *1957 - Nino Rota - '' War and Peace'' *1958 - Nino Rota - '' White Nights'' *1959 - Carlo Rustichelli - '' A Man of Straw''

1960s

*1960 - Mario Nascimbene - '' Estate Violenta'' *1961 -

- ''

L'Avventura ''L'Avventura'' ( en, "The Adventure") is a 1960 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Developed from a story by Antonioni with co-writers Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra, the film is about the disappearance of a young woman ...

'' *1962 -

Giorgio Gaslini Giorgio Gaslini (; 22 October 1929 – 29 July 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist, composer and conductor. He began performing aged 13 and recorded with his jazz trio at 16. In the 1950s and 1960s, Gaslini performed with his own quartet. He was ...

- ''

La Notte ''La Notte'' (; en, "The Night") is a 1961 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti (with Umberto Eco appearing in a cameo). Filmed on location in Milan, the film is the ...

'' *1963 - Piero Piccioni - ''

Salvatore Giuliano Salvatore Giuliano (; Sicilian: Turiddu or Sarvaturi Giulianu; 16 November 1922 – 5 July 1950) was an Italian bandit, who rose to prominence in the disorder that followed the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. In September of that year, Gi ...

'' *1964 - Nino Rota - '' 8½'' *1965 -

- ''

A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, a ...

'' *1966 - Armando Trovajoli - ''

Sette uomini d'oro ''Seven Golden Men'' ( it, Sette uomini d'oro) is a 1965 Italian crime- comedy film directed by Marco Vicario. A film about a bank heist, it follows a gang of men and one woman. It followed the same story line as '' Topkapi'', and has a sequ ...

'' *1967 - Carlo Rustichelli - '' L'armata Brancaleone'' *1968 - Mario Nascimbene - '' Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te'' *1969 - Nino Rota - ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...

1970s

*1970 -

- '' Metti una sera a cena'' *1971 -

Stelvio Cipriani Stelvio Cipriani (20 August 1937 – 1 October 2018), also known as Viostel, was an Italian composer, mostly of motion picture soundtracks. Biography Though not raised with a strong musical upbringing, as a child Cipriani was fascinated by his ...

- '' The Anonymous Venetian'' *1972 -

- '' Sacco e Vanzetti'' *1973 - Guido De Angelis, Maurizio De Angelis - '' All the Way, Boys'' *1974 - Tony Renis - '' Brothers Blue'' *1975 - Giancarlo Chiaramello - ''

Orlando Furioso ''Orlando furioso'' (; ''The Frenzy of Orlando'', more loosely ''Raging Roland'') is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was ...

'' *1976 -

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

- '' Yuppi du'' *1977 - Fred Bongusto - ''

Oh, Serafina! ''Oh, Serafina!'' is a 1976 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is strictly based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Fred Bongusto was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Score. Cast * ...

'' *1978 - Armando Trovajoli - '' A Special Day'' *1979 - Nino Rota - ''

Orchestra Rehearsal ''Orchestra Rehearsal'' ( it, Prova d'orchestra) is a 1978 Italian-German satirical film directed by Federico Fellini. It follows an Italian orchestra as the members go on strike against the conductor. The film was shown out of competition at the 1 ...

1980s

*1980 - Fred Bongusto - '' La Cicala'' *1981 - Riz Ortolani - '' Aiutami a sognare'' *1982 -

Lucio Dalla Lucio Dalla (; 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards. Dalla was the composer of " Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso, and ...

, Fabio Liberatori - '' Talcum Powder'' *1983 -

Angelo Branduardi Angelo Branduardi (born 12 February 1950) is an Italian folk/folk rock singer-songwriter and composer who scored relative success in Italy and European countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Greece. Biography Branduardi wa ...

- '' State buoni... se potete'' *1984 - Riz Ortolani - '' Una gita scolastica'' *1985 -

- ''

Once Upon a Time in America ''Once Upon a Time in America'' ( it, C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American venture produ ...

'' *1986 -

Tony Esposito Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito (April 23, 1943 – August 10, 2021) was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 15 of those for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was one of ...

- '' Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)'' *1987 ** Armando Trovajoli - '' The Family'' ** Riz Ortolani - '' The Inquiry'' ** Giovanni Nuti - ''

Stregati ''Stregati'' (''Bewitched'') is a 1986 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. For this film Giovanni Nuti won the Nastro d'Argento for best score. Plot Lorenzo is a dj who lives in Genoa, in a loft near the port; he condu ...

'' *1988 -

- '' The Untouchables'' *1989 - Eugenio Bennato, Carlo D'Angiò - '' Cavalli si nasce''

1990s

*1990 -

Claudio Mattone Claudio Mattone (born 28 February 1943) is an Italian composer, lyricist and music producer. Born in Santa Maria a Vico, Caserta, Mattone approached music at young age, as a jazz pianist. After leaving the university he moved to Rome, where he de ...

- ''

Scugnizzi Scugnizzi is a 1989 Italian musical drama, directed by Nanni Loy. The film is also called "Street Kids" in the American market. Plot Fortunato Assante (Leo Gullotta) is an out work/out of money actor. He agrees to take a job teaching drama at a ...

'' *1991 -

Nicola Piovani Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer, and winner of the 1998 Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar for the score of the Roberto Benigni film ''La Vita è bella'', better known to ...

- ''

The Voice of the Moon ''The Voice of the Moon'' ( it, La voce della luna) is a 1990 Italian dramatic comedy film directed and written by Federico Fellini and starring Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, and Nadia Ottaviani. Based on the novel ''Il poema dei lunatici'' by ...

'', ''

In nome del popolo sovrano ''In the Name of the Sovereign People'' ( it, In nome del popolo sovrano) is a 1990 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. It won the David di Donatello for best costumes. Plot Rome, Papal States, 1849. Pop ...

'', '' Il male oscuro'', '' The Sun Also Shines at Night'' *1992 - Pino Daniele - '' Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse'' *1993 - Manuel De Sica - ''

Al lupo al lupo ''Al lupo al lupo'' (''Wolf! Wolf!'') is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. The film won two Nastro d'Argento awards, for best script and best score. Plot Gregorio, his brother Vanni and their sister Livia have progressively ...

'' *1994 - Federico De Robertis - '' Sud'' *1995 -

Luis Enríquez Bacalov Luis Enríquez Bacalov (30 August 1933 – 15 November 2017) was an Argentine-born film composer. He learned music from Enrique Barenboim, father of Daniel Barenboim the conductor of the Berlin, and Chicago orchestras, and also Berta Sujovolsky ...

- '' Il Postino: The Postman'' *1996 -

- '' Beyond the Clouds'' *1997 - Paolo Conte - '' La freccia azzurra'' *1998 - Nino D'Angelo - '' Tano da morire'' *1999 - Eugenio Bennato - '' La stanza dello scirocco''

2000s

*2000 -

- '' Canone inverso'' *2001 -

- '' Malèna'' *2002 -

Edoardo Bennato Edoardo Bennato (born 23 July 1946, Naples, Campania, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is the brother of the singer-songwriter Eugenio Bennato. He is considered one of the greatest Italian rockers, a genre that he has often combined ...

- '' Il principe e il pirata'' *2003 -

- '' Pinocchio'' *2004 -

Paolo Fresu Paolo Fresu ( sc, Pàulu; born 10 February 1961) is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music. Career Born in Berchidda, Sardinia, he picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the ...

- '' L'isola'' *2005 -

Banda Osiris Banda Osiris are an Italian ensamble of musicians, actors and composers. Career The group formed in 1980, in Vercelli. Their name is a pun/tribute to Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer Wanda Osiris. They initially started their care ...

- '' First Love'' *2006 - Negramaro,

Roy Paci Rosario (Roy) Paci (born September 16, 1969 in Augusta) is an Italian trumpeter, singer, composer and arranger. Music and career Born in Sicily, Paci started playing the piano as a young child and picked up the trumpet at age 10. By 13, he w ...

Fabio Barovero Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

, Simone Fabbroni,

Louis Siciliano Louis Siciliano (born in Naples, Italy - March 19, 1975) is a Jazz and World-Music composer, piano and synth performer, sound engineer and music producer. Career Siciliano produced, composed, orchestrated, conducted and mixed soundtracks for fe ...

- '' La febbre'' *2007 -

- ''

The Unknown Woman ''The Unknown Woman'' ( it, La sconosciuta, ; also known as ''The Other Woman'') is a 2006 Italian psychological thriller mystery film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore that depicts a woman alone in a foreign country, haunted by a horrible past. ...

'' *2008 -

Paolo Buonvino Paolo Buonvino (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian composer, musician, conductor, and music arranger. Life and career Buonvino was born on 29 March 1968 in Scordia, a comune in Sicily, Italy. He earned his Piano Bachelor-Degree from the Cons ...

- '' Quiet Chaos'' *2009 -

- ''

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2010s

*2010 - Rita Marcotulli - ''Basilicata coast to coast'' *2011 - Negramaro - ''Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male'' *2012 - Franco Piersanti - ''Terraferma (film), Terraferma'', ''The First Man (film), The First Man'' *2013 -

- ''The Best Offer'' *2014 - Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi - ''Song'e Napule'' *2015 -

- ''Hungry Hearts (2014 film), Hungry Hearts'' *2016 - Carlo Virzì - ''Like Crazy (2016 film), Like Crazy''

References

External links

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists official site
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