Monica Bellucci is an Italian actress. Her first credited television role was in the Italian miniseries Vita coi figli in 1991. In 1996, Bellucci starred in the French film The Apartment in a role that saw her nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress. In 1998, she won the Globo d'oro Award for Best Actress for her performance in L'ultimo capodanno. For her role of Sylvia in the 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Saturn Awards. In 2003, for her role as Alessia in the film Remember Me, My Love, Bellucci received a David di Donatello Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Nastro d'Argento Award in the same category. Bellucci received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the commercially successful American film The Passion of the Christ and another for her role as Baroness Emilia Speziali in Napoleon and Me. At the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival, the Canadian film Ville-Marie earned her the Best Actress Award from the Dublin Film Critics' Circle. In 2017, On the Milky Road earned her the Nastro d'Argento europeo (European Silver Ribbon Award) and the Russian (Golden Knight) award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Bellucci received honorary awards from academic and other institutions. Mikhail Gorbachev presented her with a Women's World Award in 2009. In 2017, she received the Virna Lisi Prize, a lifetime achievement award in Rome. Bellucci was also awarded the Honorary Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award the same year. The French Lumières Academy gave her an Honorary Award in 2018, and she received an Honorary Magritte Award from the Belgian André Delvaux Academy in 2020. In 2021, Bellucci was given the David Special at the David di Donatello ceremony, a lifetime career achievement award from the Academy of Italian Cinema.
Bellucci also received honours from governments. In 2006, French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy made her a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. In 2010, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano awarded her the Vittorio De Sica medal at the Quirinal Palace. In 2016, French President François Hollande presented Bellucci with the knight insignia in the National Order of the Legion of Honour at the Élysée Palace. In 2020, Mayor Dario Nardella bestowed her with the Key to the City of Florence.
Film +Awards and nominations for Bellucci's film work Award Year Work Category Result César Awards 1997 Most Promising Actress David di Donatello 2003 Remember Me, My Love Best Supporting Actress DIFF AwardsDublin Film Critics' Circle selection 2016 Ville-Marie Best Actress European Film Awards 2001 Malèna Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress Globo d'oro 1998 L'ultimo capodanno Best Actress Locarno Film Festival 2026 Ketticè Best Performance MTV Movie & TV Awards 2004 Best Kiss Nastro d'Argento 2003 Remember Me, My Love Best Supporting Actress 2005 2007 Napoleon and Me 2017 On the Milky Road European Silver Ribbon Award Saturn Awards 2002 Brotherhood of the Wolf Best Supporting Actress 2003 & Cinescape Face of the Future AwardFemale Teen Choice Awards 2003 Tears of the Sun & Choice Breakout Movie Actress (Golden Knight) Award 2017 On the Milky Road Best Actress in a Leading Role
Theatre +Awards and nominations for Bellucci's stage work Award Year Work Category Result Maria Callas Monaco Gala Awards 2022 Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Best Artist Nastro d'Argento 2024 Protagonist of the Year in Documentaries
Special and academic honours +Special and academic honours received by Bellucci Ceremony Year Award Globo d'oro 2005 Women's World Award 2009 World Actress Award Taormina Film Fest 2011 Taormina Arte Award Ischia Global Film and Music Festival 2012 Ischia Award for Actor of the Year Küstendorf Film and Music Festival 2013 Films of the Future Award Ciak d'oro 2014 Superciak d'Oro Femminile Award (Career) Los Cabos International Film Festival 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award CityfestCinema Foundation for Rome 2017 Virna Lisi Prize 2017 Career Achievement Award Mumbai International Film Festival 2017 Special Award San Sebastián International Film Festival 2017 Honorary Donostia Award for Career Achievement Trieste Film Festival 2017 Eastern Star Award Filming in Italy FestivalLos Angeles 2018 Career Achievement AwardLos Angeles Italian Culture Festival (2018 Awards):
IIC Los Angeles Creativity Award for Italian Excellence in the World Lumière Awards 2018 Honorary Lumière Award Chinese Business Club as part of International Women's Day 2020 Woman of the Year Award Magritte Awards 2020 Honorary Magritte Award David di Donatello 2021 David Special (Career David di Donatello Award)David di Donatello Award (2021) David Special:
Flaiano Prizes 2021 International Flaiano Lifetime Achievement Award (Golden Pegasus) 48th Flaiano International Awards (2021):
Torino Film Festival2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Stella della Mole Award for Artistic Innovation Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2023 Honorary Golden Alexander Globo d'oro 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Taormina Film Fest 2025 Special International Award
State honours Decorations Knight of the Order of Arts and LettersIn 2006, Bellucci was conferred with the knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, at his official residence on Place Beauvau.
Knight of the Legion of HonourIn 2016, she received the Legion of Honour from France's President François Hollande at the Élysée Palace.
Other honours +Name of country, year given, and name of honour Country Year Honour Belgium 2019 Inducted into the Ostend's Walk of Fame Italy 2010 medal for Italian cinema from President Giorgio Napolitano 2020 Key to the City of Florence from Mayor Dario Nardella
See also List of Monica Bellucci performances
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