Hollywood Flashback: ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ Had a Big Oscar Win in 1965
Italy has been a regular contender for the international feature Oscar since the 1940s, having won the award 14 times — the most of any country. Four of those winners were directed by Vittorio De Sica, whose 1946 film, Shoeshine, was the first foreign film to be recognized by the Academy with an honorary Oscar.