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And the Oscar goes to.
Italy wins the Oscar for Foreign Language Film for 'Life Is Beautiful' at the 71st Academy Awards, accepted by Roberto Benigni and presented....
How &#;Life Is Beautiful&#;s&#; Roberto Benigni Stole the Oscars Show in
This story first appeared in the March 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Roberto Benigni upstaged the other big events at the Oscars, no easy feat considering there was plenty of news: an upset best picture win by Shakespeare in Love, a protest against honoree Elia Kazan and Steven Spielberg&#;s second directing victory for Saving Private Ryan.
The focus of the night had been the contest between Miramax&#;s Shakespeare and DreamWorks&#; Ryan.
For months, there had been accusations of shenanigans in wooing voters and reports of overspending on ads. But that battle took a backseat when Sophia Loren joyously waved the envelope containing the name of foreign-language winner Life Is Beautiful and shouted &#;Roberto!&#;
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The Italian actor-director, then 46, made his way to the podium by walking partway across the tops of the Dorothy Chandler Pa
