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National Board of Review 'Best Film' Win: The summary states the film was 'Rankeomitted-detail

#Q ORIGINAL QUESTION

Regarding the film Bicycle Thieves (1948), what awards were associated with the film, including foreign awards and film festival awards?

#M ANNOTATED LLM RESPONSE

Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), directed by Vittorio De Sica, is one of the most decorated films in cinema history. Released in 1948, it became a global sensation, winning major honors in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

1. Major North American Awards

The film's success in the U.S. was instrumental in establishing the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as a permanent category.

Academy Awards (1950):
- Honorary Award (Winner): Voted by the Board of Governors as the "most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949."
- Best Writing, Screenplay (Nominee): Cesare Zavattini was nominated for his adaptation of Luigi Bartolini's novel.
Golden Globes (1950):
- Best Foreign Film (Winner): Awarded the Samuel Goldwyn International Award.
National Board of Review (1949):
- Best Film (Winner): Ranked #1 on the list of Top Foreign Films.
- Best Director (Winner): Vittorio De Sica.
New York Film Critics Circle (1949):
- Best Foreign Language Film (Winner).

2. European and International Awards

BAFTA Awards (1950):
- Best Film from any Source (Winner): The British Academy's top prize.
Bodil Awards (Denmark, 1950):
- Best European Film (Winner).
Cinema Writers Circle Awards (Spain, 1951):
- Best Foreign Film (Winner).
Kinema Junpo Awards (Japan, 1951):
- Best Foreign Language Film (Winner).

3. Film Festival Awards

While the film did not compete at the "Big Three" (Cannes, Venice, Berlin) in its initial year in the same way modern films do, it dominated other major festivals of the era:

Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland, 1949):
- Special Prize of the Jury (Winner).
Brussels World Film and Music Festival (1949):
- Grand Prize (Winner).

4. National Italian Awards (Nastro d’Argento)

In its home country, the film swept the 1949 Silver Ribbons (Nastro d'Argento), organized by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists:

Best Film (Miglior film a soggetto)
Best Director (Migliore regia) – Vittorio De Sica
Best Screenplay (Migliore sceneggiatura) – Shared by the writing team including Zavattini and De Sica.
Best Story (Miglior soggetto) – Cesare Zavattini
Best Cinematography (Migliore fotografia) – Carlo Montuori
Best Score (Miglior commento musicale) – Alessandro Cicognini

5. Historical Recognition

Beyond competitive awards, the film is famous for topping the first-ever Sight & Sound poll in 1952, where it was voted the Greatest Film of All Time by an international panel of critics and filmmakers. It has remained a staple on "Greatest of All Time" lists from the BFI, AFI, and Time magazine for over 75 years.

#F CORRECTION FEED (CLICK TO SEARCH)

[1] The success of *Bicycle Thieves* and *Shoeshine* (both De Sica films) convinced the Academy to create a permanent competitive category for Best Foreign Language Film in 1956.

[2] The film received an Honorary Award at the 22nd Academy Awards (held in 1950) for being the most outstanding foreign language film of 1949.

[3] Cesare Zavattini was nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay at the 22nd Academy Awards.

[4] The film won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, which was then called the Samuel Goldwyn International Award.

[5] The film won the National Board of Review's award for **Best Film** (Any Language), not just Best Foreign Film. This was a significant achievement as it beat all American films released that year.

[6] Vittorio De Sica won Best Director from the National Board of Review in 1949.

[7] The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source in 1950.

[8] The film was voted the #1 Greatest Film of All Time in the inaugural *Sight & Sound* critics' poll in 1952.

#O MISSED POINTS & OVERSIGHTS

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National Board of Review 'Best Film' Win

The summary states the film was 'Ranked #1 on the list of Top Foreign Films' by the NBR. While true, it omits the more prestigious fact that it won the overall 'Best Film' award, beating all English-language releases.

#C RELATED QUERIES

#01 Did Bicycle Thieves win the Palme d'Or?

#02 Who beat Bicycle Thieves in the 1962 Sight & Sound poll?

#03 What other films have won both the BAFTA for Best Film and the Honorary Oscar?

#S SOURCES

wikiwand.com janusfilms.com italychronicles.com kanopy.com seattlepi.com thefilmexperience.net wikipedia.org cinemaessentials.com corinthfilms.com unibo.it wikipedia.org wikipedia.org flinders.edu.au wikipedia.org wikipedia.org bfi.org.uk

#R ORIGINAL AI RESPONSE

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*Bicycle Thieves* (Italian: *Ladri di biciclette*), directed by Vittorio De Sica, is one of the most decorated films in cinema history. Released in 1948, it became a global sensation, winning major honors in the United States, Europe, and Asia. ### **1. Major North American Awards** The film's success in the U.S. was instrumental in establishing the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as a permanent category. * **Academy Awards (1950):** * **Honorary Award (Winner):** Voted by the Board of Governors as the "most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949." * **Best Writing, Screenplay (Nominee):** Cesare Zavattini was nominated for his adaptation of Luigi Bartolini's novel. * **Golden Globes (1950):** * **Best Foreign Film (Winner):** Awarded the Samuel Goldwyn International Award. * **National Board of Review (1949):** * **Best Film (Winner):** Ranked #1 on the list of Top Foreign Films. * **Best Director (Winner):** Vittorio De Sica. * **New York Film Critics Circle (1949):** * **Best Foreign Language Film (Winner).** ### **2. European and International Awards** * **BAFTA Awards (1950):** * **Best Film from any Source (Winner):** The British Academy's top prize. * **Bodil Awards (Denmark, 1950):** * **Best European Film (Winner).** * **Cinema Writers Circle Awards (Spain, 1951):** * **Best Foreign Film (Winner).** * **Kinema Junpo Awards (Japan, 1951):** * **Best Foreign Language Film (Winner).** ### **3. Film Festival Awards** While the film did not compete at the "Big Three" (Cannes, Venice, Berlin) in its initial year in the same way modern films do, it dominated other major festivals of the era: * **Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland, 1949):** * **Special Prize of the Jury (Winner).** * **Brussels World Film and Music Festival (1949):** * **Grand Prize (Winner).** ### **4. National Italian Awards (Nastro d’Argento)** In its home country, the film swept the **1949 Silver Ribbons** (Nastro d'Argento), organized by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: * **Best Film** (*Miglior film a soggetto*) * **Best Director** (*Migliore regia*) – Vittorio De Sica * **Best Screenplay** (*Migliore sceneggiatura*) – Shared by the writing team including Zavattini and De Sica. * **Best Story** (*Miglior soggetto*) – Cesare Zavattini * **Best Cinematography** (*Migliore fotografia*) – Carlo Montuori * **Best Score** (*Miglior commento musicale*) – Alessandro Cicognini ### **5. Historical Recognition** Beyond competitive awards, the film is famous for topping the first-ever **Sight & Sound** poll in 1952, where it was voted the **Greatest Film of All Time** by an international panel of critics and filmmakers. It has remained a staple on "Greatest of All Time" lists from the BFI, AFI, and *Time* magazine for over 75 years.

#A DIRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED ANALYSIS)

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Bicycle Thieves (1948) is one of the most awarded films in history. Its major accolades include an Academy Honorary Award (1950) for most outstanding foreign language film and a nomination for Best Screenplay. It won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film (Samuel Goldwyn Award) and the BAFTA for Best Film from any Source. Notably, it won the National Board of Review's top prize for Best Film (Any Language) in 1949, a rare feat for a foreign film. In Europe, it won the Grand Prize at the World Film Festival in Belgium (Knokke), the Special Prize of the Jury at Locarno, and swept the Italian Nastro d'Argento awards (Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Story, Score, Cinematography). It also topped the inaugural Sight & Sound poll in 1952 as the Greatest Film of All Time.

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