Volpi_Cup_for_Best_Actor

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

Award

The Volpi Cup for Best Actor (Italian: Coppa Volpi per la migliore interpretazione maschile) is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed several times since their introduction, ranging from two to four awards per edition and sometimes acknowledging both leading and supporting performances.

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The festival was officially competitive for the first time in 1934. The acting award was named Grande medaglia d'oro dell'Associazione Nazionale Fascista dello Spettacolo per il migliore attore (Great Gold Medal of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment for the Best Actor). After a four-year hiatus caused by the war, the festival was once again competitive in 1947. The acting award in the immediate post-war period was named Premio Internazionale per il migliore attore (International Award for the Best Actor).[1][2][3][4] The festival was again competitive in 1980 but the acting awards given by the competition jury were not reinstated until 1983: the prizes were no longer called Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup) but were simply referred to as Premio per il migliore attore (Best Actor Award). The winners did not receive cup-shaped awards but were instead given rectangular plaques. In 1988, for the first time in 20 years, the most recognizable prizes of the festival were re-established. The two acting award was officially named Coppa Volpi per la migliore interpretazione maschile (Volpi Cup for the Best Actor).[5] As of 2023, Peter Sarsgaard is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Memory.

Winners

The following actors received the Volpi Cup or other major Best Actor Award:[6][7]

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Multiple winners

The following individuals have received multiple Best Actor awards:

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See also

The following individuals have also received Best Actor award(s) at Cannes or Berlin Film Festival.

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Notes

A^ : Winner of the award was chosen by public voting.
B^ : Performer to receive a single award which honor the outstanding work in multiple different films in the same official competition slate.

References

  1. [1]
    "La Magnani premiata come miglior attrice". La Stampa. 16 September 1947. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
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    "Il Gran Premio ad "Amleto" di Olivier". La Stampa. 5 September 1948. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
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    "L'assegnazione dei diciassette premi". L'Unità. 2 September 1949. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
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    "L'assegnazione dei premi". La Stampa. 11 September 1950. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
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    "Tutti i premiati". La Stampa. 10 September 1988. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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    "Coppa Volpi for best actors since 1935". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1934 to 2012". carnivalofvenice.com. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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