The Prix Italia award winners for radio drama categories, by year. These lists do not include television and music awards.
1940's[]
1949[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Frederic General | Jacques Constant, Radiodiffusion Francaise | France |
| Second Prize | The Old and Truthful Story of Rumpeishltskin | Francis Dillon, BBC | United Kingdom |
| Third Prize | Chanson Perdue | Pierre Rocher, Radio Montecarlo | Monaco |
1950's[]
1950[]
Ceremony held in Turin.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Ifigenia | Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alberto Perrini, Radio Italiana | Italy |
| Second Prize | D'un Diable de Briquet | Raymond Chevreuille, Institut National Belge de Radiodiffusion | Belgium |
| Third Prize | The Wolf's Betrothed | Tauno Pylkkanen Oy, Yleisradio | Finland |
1951[]
Ceremony held in Naples.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize | A Devil's Tear by René Clair and Jean Forest | Théophile Gautier, Radiodiffusion Francaise | France |
| First Prize | The Face of Violence by Jacob Bronowsky | Music by Anthony Hopkins, BBC | United Kingdom |
| Second Prize | Celestial Music by Peter Herz | Music by Walter Goldschmidt, Oesterreichische Rundspruchwesen | Austria |
| Third Prize | Shadows Over Atlantis by Arend de Vries | Music by Karel Mengelberg, Nederlandsche Radio Unie | The Nederlands |
1952[]
Ceremony held in Milan.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize | Le Joueur de Flute by Marius Constant | Radiodiffusion Francaise | France |
| First Prize | Lord Inferno by G.F. Ghedini | Radio Italiana | Italy |
1953[]
Ceremony held in Palermo.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Christopher Columbus by Charles Bertin | Music by Jacques Stehman, lnstitut National Belge de Radiodiffusion | Belgium |
| RAI Prize | The Streets of Pompei by Henry Reed | Music by Anthony Smith-Masters, BBC | United Kingdom |
1954[]
Ceremony held in Florence.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas | Douglas Cleverdon, BBC | United Kingdom |
| RAI Prize | Prisoner's Progress by Louis MacNeice | BBC | United Kingdom |
1955[]
Ceremony held in Perugia.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | C'est Vrai Mais Il Ne Faut Pas le Croire by Claude Aveline | Radiodiffusion Télévision Francaise | France |
| RAI Prize | The Homecoming by Peter Hirche | ARD | Germany |
1956[]
Ceremony held in Rimini.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | L'Examen de Calcul by Jacques Perret, adapted by Jean Forest | Radiodiffusion Télévision Francaise | France |
| RAI Prize | Ballade Pour Tim, Pecheur de Truites by Carlo Castelli | SSR | Switzerland |
1957[]
Ceremony held in Taormina.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Of This We Live, Of That We Die by Herbert Heisenrich | ARD | Germany |
| RAI Prize | The Dock Brief by John Mortimer | BBC | United Kingdom |
1958[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | One Evening on Late Autumn by Friedrich Durrenmatt | ORF | Austria |
| RAI Prize | The Bird by Aleksandar Obrenovic | JRT | Jugoslavia |
| UNESCO Human Rights Prize | Anna Frank - Trace of a Child by Ernst Schnabel | ARD | Germany |
1959[]
Ceremony held in Sorrento.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Last Summer of Childwood by John Reeves | CBC | Canada |
| RAI Prize | Embers by Samuel Beckett | Donald McWhinnie, BBC | United Kingdom |
1960's[]
1960[]
Ceremony held in Trieste.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | La Findanzata del Bersagliere by Edoardo Anton | RadioTelevisione Italiana | Italy |
| RAI prize | Pour la vie d'un Homme by Maurice Picard | Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion | Switzerland |
1961[]
Ceremony held in Pisa.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Weaver's Grave by Michéal O’hAodha | Radio Eireann | Ireland |
| RAI prize | Monsieur Joseph by Nebojša Nicolić | [[]] |
1962[]
Ceremony held in Verona.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark | BBC | United Kingdom |
| RAI prize | I Was Not Afraid of the Mountain by Yukio Doi | NHK | Japan |
| Prix Italia for stereophonic drama | The Volcano by Izuho Sudo | NHK | Japan |
1963[]
Ceremony held in Naples.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Les Enfants du Palais by Michel Cournot | Radiodiffusion Télévision Francaise | France |
| RAI prize | A Story of the Sea by Naoya Uchimura | National Association of Commercial Broadcasters | Japan |
| Prix Italia for stereophonic drama | Le Refus by Pierre Walker | Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion | Switzerland |
1964[]
Ceremony held in Genoa.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Yamamba by Shuji Terayama | NHK | Japan |
| RAI prize | Charged To Your Account by Ludvik Askenazi | Czech Radio | Czech Republic |
1965[]
Ceremony held in Florence.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Piano in the River by Dan Treston | RTE | Ireland |
| RAI prize | The Anger of Achilles by Robert Graves | BBC | United Kingdom |
| RAI prize | The Founding by Peter Gurney | BBC | United Kingdom |
1966[]
Ceremony held in Palermo.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Crisis Centre by Miloslav Stehlik | Czech Radio | Czech Republic |
| RAI prize | La Vue de Delft by Quentin Ritzen, Gérard Blum | Bronislaw Horowicz, Radiodiffusion Télévision Francaise | France |
1967[]
Ceremony held in Ravenna.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | A Hard Day's Night by Anders Bodelsen | DR | Denmark |
| RAI prize | Tantadruj by Ciril Kosmak, adaptation by Mitja Meiak | JRT | Jugoslavia |
1968[]
Ceremony held in Rome.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Albert's Bridge by Tom Stoppard | Charles Lefeaux, BBC | United Kingdom |
| RAI prize | The Prize-Ring by Ioan Grigoresco, adapted by Ilie Paunesco | Radiodifuziunea si Televiziunea Romana | Romania |
1969[]
Ceremony held in Mantua.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Inevitable End of the Marathon Runner by Jiri Vilimek and Jìrì Horchicka | Czech Radio | Czech Republic |
1970's[]
1970[]
Ceremony held in Florence.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | A Seat in the Park by Finn Havrevold | Paul Skoe, NRK | Norway |
| RAI prize | Evelyn by Rhys Adrian | John Tydeman, BBC | United Kingdom |
1971[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Perela, Uomo Di Fumo by Roberto Guicciardini and Sergio Liberovici | RAI | Italy |
| Prix Italia for stereophonic drama | Krajputasi - Roadside Tombstones by Arsa Jovanavic | Marjan Radocìc, JRT | Yugoslavia |
1972[]
Ceremony held in Turin.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Crueland by Hubert Wiedfeld | Klaus Mehrland, ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
| RAI prize | Récit by Severo Sarduy | René Jentet, ORTF | France |
1973[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Pump by James Cameron | BBC | United Kingdom |
| RAI Prize | What For? by Rene Jentet | ORTF | France |
| 50th Anniversary of Radio Prize | Ad Libitum by Miran Kucis, Zvonimir Baisic, Maksim Jurjevic | JRT | Yugoslavia |
1974[]
Ceremony held in Florence.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Mystery by Bill Naughton | Guy Vaesen, BBC | United Kingdom |
| RAI Prize | The Scream From Golgotha by Anders Westenholz | Ole Kröll, DR | Denmark |
1975[]
Ceremony held in Florence.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Lullaby For Grown-Ups by Satoshi Akihama | Atsuko Hiramo, NHK | Japan |
| RAI Prize | L'Italien de la Rue des Cloys by Fabrice Pinte | Radio France | France |
1976[]
Ceremony held in Bologna.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Piccole Abilita by Franco Ruffini | Giorgio Bandini, RAI | Italy |
| RAI Prize | Forget Me Not by Bruno Gillet, Madeleine Louys | Madeleine Sola, Radio France | France |
1977[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Grunstein Variation by Wolfgang Kohlhaase | SKR | Democratic Republic of Germany |
| RAI Prize | The Inversion of America by Mauricio Kagel | ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
1978[]
Ceremony held in Milan.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Weissman and Copperhead by George Tabori | Jorg Jannings, ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
| RAI Prize | A Day in the Life of Denis Ivanovitch by Vladimir Kocjancic | Ales Jan, JRT | Yugoslavia |
1979[]
Ceremony held in Lecce.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Wings by Arthur Kopit | John Madden, CPB/NPR | United States |
| RAI Prize | A Double Bass in Search of Love by Maria Filippone Colonna, Francesco Petracchi | Lorenzo Solvetti, RAI | Italy |
1980's[]
1980[]
Ceremony held in Riva Del Garda.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Witch's Baby by Luigi Santucci | Marco Parodi, RAI | Italy |
| RAI Prize | The Inundation by [[]] | Hans Krendlesberger, ORF | Austria |
1981[]
Ceremony held in Siena.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Intensive Care or An Endless Vegetable-Like Existence by Christop Gahl | Horst H. Vollmer, ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
| RAI Prize | Return From Paradise by Takako Nagato | Harumi Watanabe, NHK | Japan |
1982[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Florent and the Tuxedo Millions by Peter Redgrove | Brian Miller, BBC | United Kingdom |
| Special Prize | The Words of a Day by Benedetto Bertoli | Pietro Formentini, RAI | Italy |
1983[]
Ceremony held in Capri.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Seagull-Eaters by Cecile Loveid | Nicole Mace, NRK | Norway |
| Special Prize for Drama | Tempore Pestis Non Aperiatur by Gabriella Botti | Giuseppe Rocca, RAI | Italy |
1984[]
Ceremony held in Trieste.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Frames of Mind by [[]] | Gie Laenen. BRT | Belgium |
| Special Prize for Drama | The "Speak-Your-Mind" Cabin by [[]] | Jurgens Geers, Inge Kurtz, ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
1985[]
Ceremony held in Cagliari.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Scenes from an Execution by Howard Barker | Richard Wortely, BBC | United Kingdom |
| Special Prize for Drama | Love's Labor by [[]] | Giorgio Bandini, RAI | Italy |
1986[]
Ceremony held in Lucca.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | One Zoom Too Many by Beatrice Audry, Jacques Taroni | Bemard Charon, Radio France | France |
| Special Prize | The Liberation of Prometheus by Heiner Goebbels, Heiner Muller | Christof Bugger, ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
1987[]
Ceremony held in Vicenza.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Northwest Passage by [[]] | Guntram Vesper, ARD | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Special Prize | One Summer Night In Sweden by Staffan Roos, Erland Josephson | Eva Ancker, SR | Sweden |
1988[]
Ceremony held in Capri.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Hang Up by [[]] | Robert Cooper, BBC | United Kingdom |
| Special Prize | Crystal Mountain by [[]] | Vaino Vainio, YLE | Finland |
1989[]
Ceremony held in Perugia.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | From the Depth of Waters by [[]] | Henryk Rozen, PRT | Poland |
| Special Prize | Wind, Listen to My Soul by [[]] | Ikuko Saimyoji, NHK | Japan |
1990's[]
1990[]
Ceremony held in Palermo.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Summer of the Aliens by [[]] | Jane Ulman AUBC | Australia |
| Special Prize | A Matter of the Soul by Ingmar Bergman | Ingmar Bergman, SR | Sweden |
1991[]
Ceremony held in Pesaro.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Feather by Erik Ohls | Erik Ohls, YLE | Finland |
| Special Prize | The Apron of the Terrorist by Liet Lenshoek | Kees Jan Hundling, Kees Vlaanderen, NOS | Netherlands |
1992[]
Ceremony held in Parma.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Alvhild by Karl Hoff | Steinard Berthelsen, NRK | Norway |
| Special Prize | Flies in the Winter by Dusan Dusek | Wiktor Lukác |
1993[]
Ceremony held in Rome.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Pilgrimage to Beethoven by Richard Wagner by [[]] | Christine Bernard-Sugy, Radio France | France |
| Special Prize | The Gift by [[]] | Emmet Feigenberg, DR | Denmark |
1994[]
Ceremony held in Turin.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Lights of Jerico by [[]] | Jane Ulman, ABC | Australia |
| Special Prize | The Maltese Goddess by [[]] | Thomas Lopez NPR | United States |
1995[]
Ceremony held in Bologna.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Vestal Virgin by [[]] | Solveig Mattsson, YLE | Finland |
| Special Prize | Apocalypse Live by [[]] | Andreas Ammer, FM Einheit ARD | Germany |
1996[]
Ceremony held in Naples.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | The Cyrcus Left. The Lions Stayed On by [[]] | J. Kukula, PR | Poland |
| Special Prize | Roman Dogs by [[]] | H. Goebbels, ARD | Germany |
1997[]
Ceremony held in Ravenna.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Italia | Pop-Corn by [[]] | L. Francisci, RAI | Italy |
| Special Prize | The Voluptuous Tango by David Zane Mairowitz | Ned Chaillet, BBC | United Kingdom |
1998[]
Ceremony held in Assisi.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Play | Rita's Lullaby by [[]] | C. Williams, ABC | Australia |
| Serials | Heirs of Time by [[]] | F. Volpini, RNE | Spain |
1999[]
Ceremony held in Florence/Siena.
| Category | Production | 'Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Plays | Unscheduled Show - 7 by [[]] | I. Fei, RAI | Italy |
The jury unanimously decided not to award a prize in the "serials" category.
2000's[]
2000[]
Ceremony held in Bologna/Rimini.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Plays | Stake Out by [[]] | Ole Kröll, DR | Denmark |
| Serials | Eymerich's Castle by [[]] | Paolo Modugno, RAI | Italy |
2001[]
Ceremony held in Bologna/Reggio Emilia.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Plays | Dhulan the Bride by [[]] | Wilma Labate, RAI Radio 3 | Italy |
The jury unanimously decided not to award a prize in the "serials" category.
2002[]
Ceremony held in Palermo/Agrigento.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Brick by [[]] | Vedrana Virhovnik, HRT | Croatia |
| Adapted Drama | Aura by [[]] | Sunao Matsumoto, NKH | Japan |
2003[]
Ceremony held in Catania/Siracusa.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Brazil by [[]] | Tue Biering, DR | Denmark |
No prize was awarded in the "adapted drama" category.
2004[]
Ceremony held in Catania/Taormina.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | The Confession by [[]] | Martin Sailer, ORF | Austria |
| Adapted Drama | M by [[]] | Toby Swift, BBC | United Kingdom |
2005[]
Ceremony held in Milan.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Radio North Suriname by [[]] | Gustav Borreman, Xander Straat, Leo Knikman, NPB | Netherlands |
| Adapted Drama | My Arm by [[]] | Toby Swift, BBC | United Kingdom |
2006[]
Ceremony held in Venice.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Lee De Forest - Spirit of the Pioneer by [[]] | Jeroen Stout, NPB | Netherlands |
| Adapted Drama | The Sorrow of War by [[]] | Yoshihisa Hoshina, NHK | Japan |
2007[]
Ceremony held in Verona.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body by Ed Hime | Jessica Dromgoole, BBC | United Kingdom |
| Adapted Drama | Metropolis by [[]] | Toby Swift, BBC | United Kingdom |
2008[]
Ceremony held in Cagliari.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Santo Subito by [[]] | Eberhard Petschinka, ARD | Germany |
| Adapted Drama | A True Story by [[]] | Jasna Mesaric, HRT | Croatia |
2009[]
Ceremony held in Turin.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Farben by Mathieu Bertholet | Marguerite Gateau, SRF | France |
| Adapted Drama | My Body In Nine Parts by Raymond Federman | Goetz Naleppa, Allemagne ARD | Germany |
2010's[]
2010[]
Ceremony held in Turin.
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Drama | Moving Dead by [[]] | Myron Meerson, SRF | France |
| Adapted Drama | Little Enemyz by [[]] | Petschinka, ORF | Austria |
2011[]
Ceremony held in .
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
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2012[]
Ceremony held in .
| Category | Production | Producer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] by [[]] | [[]] | ||
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