The Golden Neptune (Italian: "Nettuno d'oro") is a prize conferred by the City of Bologna, since 1974, to citizens, companies, associations and cultural institutions that have brought honour to the city, through their professional or public activity. The prize, awarded by resolution of the municipal council of Bologna, is a reproduction of the statue of the Neptune fountain in Piazza Maggiore, a symbol of the city.
The prize is not to be confused with another of the same name, awarded since 1971, by the Bologna chapter of the Lions Club, for emerging local artists.
Winners Year Recipient 1974 I Franco, restaurant 1975 Dr. Ubaldo Belli, President of the Court of Appeals 1976 Gen. Renzo Apollonio, Regional military commander for Tosco-Emiliana Dr. Giuseppe Lettieri, Questore di Bologna Dr. Tommaso Boccardi, Secretary General of the City Bologna 1979 Dr. Guido Padalino, Prefect of Bologna 1981 Dr. Riccardo Boccia, Prefect of Bologna 1982 Carlo Alberto Cappelli, Superintendent of Arena di Verona 1982 Ruggero Raimondi, Singer 1983 Doctor Dixie, Jazz band Prof. Francesco Delitala, Orthopedist M° Aldo Borgonzoni, Painter Prof. Carlo Cacciari, Gastroenterologist Piera Degli Esposti, actor Prof. Gaetano Placitelli, Surgeon 1984 Prof. Leonardo Gui, Orthopedist 1985 Pupi Avati, Film director Prof. Domenico Campanacci, Physiotherapist 1986 Prof. Giuseppe Lenzi, Head of Division of Infectious Diseases Prof. Cesare Musatti, Psychoanalyst Prof. Leonardo Possati, Surgeon 1987 Sergiu Celibidache, Orchestra director Prof. Pietro Tagariello, Surgeon Norma Mascellani, Painter 1988 Valerio Adami, Painter 1990 Father Michele Casali, Founder Centro San Domenico 1991 Dr. Mario Santandrea, Pharmacists Maiella Brigade, Partisan brigade from Abruzzo 1992 Pompilio Mandelli, Painter 1994 Ilario Rossi, Painter Giovanni Ciangottini, Painter 1995 Giulio Salmi, Director Opere ONARMO of Bologna Quinto Ferrari, musician 1996 Mariele Ventre (in memoriam), Director of Coro dell'Antoniano Alberto Tomba, Skier 1998 Dr. Enzo Mosino, Prefect of Bologna Giuseppe Gagliardi, Painter Orchestra of the City Theatre Vittorio Zironi, Founder Museum of Tappezzeria Henghel Gualdi, musician 1999 Pierre Marchande, editor 2001 Ivo Galletti, Industrialist Padre Ernesto Caroli, Founder Antoniano 2002 Pierluigi Collina, football referee Gianluigi Porelli, President of Virtus 2003 Giacomo Bulgarelli, Footballer Romano Montroni, Libraian 2004 Luigi Preti, politician Bologna F.C., The team which won the scudetto in 1964 2005 Domenico Marrano, Surgeon 2006 Luciano Leonesi, Writer e theatre director Giuseppe Campos Venuti, Architect Tito Gotti, critic 2007 Fausto Carpani, singer-songwriter Ducati Motor Holding, Company 2009 Vittorio Franceschi, actor, writer and theatre director 2010 Francesco Guccini, singer-songwriter Marino Golinelli, Industrialist 2011 Giancarla Codrignani, Professor of classical literature Fulvio Alberto Medini,Nettuno d'oro a Fulvio Alberto Medini – Motivazioni general manager of the city of Bologna Marco Di Vaio, FootballerIl premio è stato dapprima restituito dal Footballer e successivamente gli è stato riconsegnato 2012 Mario Capecchi, Geneticist Giovanni Sedioli, founder of Fondazione Aldini Valeriani Alex Zanardi, Racedriver and hand-cyclist 2013 Aldina Balboni, Founder of Casa Santa Chiara 2014 Martina Grimaldi, Swimmer Marco Belinelli, Basketball player 2015 Ezio Bosso, Composer and conductor 2016 Stadio, Band 2017 Vincenzo Balzani, Chemist
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External links List of winners; Comune di Bologna