2011
“Someday this pain will be useful to you”Golden Globe for Best Screenplay
2005
Media Salles’s European Producer of the Year Award for Elda Ferri during the Cinema Expo International in Amsterdam
2005
“Alla luce del sole” David Giovani Award for Best Film; Flaiano Award – Audience Award and Best Actor; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Actor; San Fedele Award – Best Picture
2003
“The Soul Keeper” Golden Globe; Flaiano Award – Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best Director (audience award)
1999
Raul Wallenberg Award for Elda Ferri, prestigious international prize for achievements in supporting the memory of Shoah
1999
“The Lost Lover”” Flaiano Award – Best Picture 2001
1998
Academy Award Nominationfor Elda Ferri, together with Gianluigi Braschi, for Life is Beautiful as Best Picture
1995
“Sostiene Pereira” 3 David di Donatello 1995, Golden Globe
1993
“Look to the Sky”David di Donatello Best Director; Special Moscow Festival Award 1995; 1996 Vienna Film Festival Award
1990
“The Bachelor” 3 David di Donatello
1982
“La festa perduta” First Prize at SAN SEBASTIAN FESTIVAL
1981
“Maledetti vi amerò” PARDO D’ORO Award at THE FESTIVAL OF LOCARNO