Monica Bellucci is an Italian actress. Her first credited television role was in the Italian miniseries Vita coi figli in 1991. In 1996, Bellucci starred in the French film The Apartment in a role that saw her nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress. In 1998, she won the Globo d'oro Award for Best Actress for her performance in L'ultimo capodanno. For her role of Sylvia in the 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Saturn Awards. In 2003, for her role as Alessia in the film Remember Me, My Love, Bellucci received a David di Donatello Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Nastro d'Argento Award in the same category. Bellucci received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in the commercially successful American film The Passion of the Christ and another for her role as Baroness Emilia Speziali in Napoleon and Me. At the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival, the Canadian film Ville-Marie earned her the Best Actress Award from the Dublin Film Critics' Circle. In 2017, On the Milky Road earned her the Nastro d'Argento europeo (European Silver Ribbon Award) and the Russian (Golden Knight) award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Bellucci received honorary awards from academic and other institutions. Mikhail Gorbachev presented her with a Women's World Award in 2009. In 2017, she received the Virna Lisi Prize, a lifetime achievement award in Rome. Bellucci was also awarded the Honorary Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award the same year. The French Lumières Academy gave her an Honorary Award in 2018, and she received an Honorary Magritte Award from the Belgian André Delvaux Academy in 2020. In 2021, Bellucci was given the David Special at the David di Donatello ceremony, a lifetime career achievement award from the Academy of Italian Cinema.
Bellucci also received honours from governments. In 2006, French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy made her a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. In 2010, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano awarded her the Vittorio De Sica medal at the Quirinal Palace. In 2016, French President François Hollande presented Bellucci with the knight insignia in the National Order of the Legion of Honour at the ÃÂlysée Palace. In 2020, Mayor Dario Nardella bestowed her with the Key to the City of Florence.
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters<br>In 2006, Bellucci was conferred with the knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, at his official residence on Place Beauvau.
Knight of the Legion of Honour<br>In 2016, she received the Legion of Honour from France's President François Hollande at the ÃÂlysée Palace.