David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
The David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy’s answer to the Oscars". It was awarded by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of non-Italian film actors during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was created during the second edition of the ceremony, in 1957, and cancelled after the 1996 event.
Dustin Hoffman, with four awards, was the record-holder in this category.
Laurence Olivier was the first actor to win this award, in 1957.
Harvey Keitel was the final winner in the category, in 1996.
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's David, a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano. There are 26 award categories, as of 2023.
A David di Donatello awarded in 2014
Italian President Ciampi shows the prize at the 2005 awards ceremony.