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'Terraferma' Italian Candidate for Academy Awards

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 10/13/2011 - 06:46

A film that garnered accolades in Venice has been selected as the Italian candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Terraferma, the work of Italian…

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Italian Actress Generates Oscar Rumors

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 01/10/2011 - 11:00

Official nominations won't be announced for two more weeks, but Italian actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno is a serious contender for this year's Best Actress Oscar…

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Italy pins Oscar hopes on Crialese

by ITALY | Tue, 10/03/2006 - 06:02

An epic tale about Italian emigration at the start of the 20th century was chosen as Italy's entry for the best foreign film Oscar on Monday. Nuovomondo (…