Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. was the first winner in the category for his role in Scandal in Sorrento. is one of the only two actors to win the award seven times, from The Great War to The Family. won the award seven times out of eight nominations, one of the only two actors to achieve so, winning for his roles in films from The Great War to An Average Little Man. won the award five times out of six nominations, the first time for his multiple roles in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. won the award three times, for his roles in L'immorale, La califfa, and My Friends. won the award four times from 1969 to 1978, for his roles in I See Naked, The Conspirators, Bread and Chocolate and In the Name of the Pope King. won twice for his roles in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and Open Doors, being nominated four times. won the award four times out of seven nominations, from 1971 for The Seduction of Mimi to 2001 for I Love You Eugenio. won twice from 1976 to 1980. won twice for the same role, in The Pool Hustlers and Casablanca, Casablanca. won the award for his roles in The Little Devil and Life Is Beautiful, which also earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. won only once out of eight nominations, for his role in The Yes Man. won the award twice for his roles in The Great Pumpkin and Don't Move, being nominated six times. won only once out of six nominations, for his role in An Eyewitness Account. won twice out of five nominations, for Radiofreccia and Italian Race. won the award in 2000 for his role in Bread and Tulips, the first foreign actor to achieve so. won the award four times out of eight nominations, for The Consequences of Love, The Girlby the Lake, Il Divo, and The Great Beauty. won in 2006 his role in The Caiman after seven nominations. won the award three times out of four nominations, for his roles in My Brother is an Only Child, La nostra vita and Leopardi. won the award twice, for The First Beautiful Thing and Balancing Act, being nominated seven times.
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Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals have won multiple Best Actor awards:
Wins
Actor
7
Vittorio Gassman
7
Alberto Sordi
5
Marcello Mastroianni
4
Giancarlo Giannini
4
Nino Manfredi
4
Toni Servillo
3
Elio Germano
3
Ugo Tognazzi
2
Stefano Accorsi
2
Roberto Benigni
2
Sergio Castellitto
2
Adriano Celentano
2
Valerio Mastandrea
2
Francesco Nuti
2
Carlo Verdone
2
Gian Maria Volonté
2
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and Alberto Sordi, here pictured on the set of The Great War, won the award seven times, more than everyone else. has been nominated nine times, more than everyone else. The following directors have received three or more Best Actor nominations :
