Rome, Chamber of Deputies, Gruppi Parlamentari Hall, 4 October 2024.

The Award

The Italy-USA Foundation promoted at the Italian Parliament the new edition of the America Award; it is a prestigious recognition of great civil and institutional work. The award is mainly seen as a means to acknowledge and encourage initiatives and work aimed at favoring relationships between Europe and the United States of America. Clearly famous, eminent figures that have distinguished themselves in their work and have achieved the utmost excellence in their respective fields of interested and activities, and important results in favor of transatlantic friendship, will be considered. The 2024 ceremony was held in Rome at the Chamber of Deputies, on Thursday October 4, at 5 PM. A special award will be conferred in memory of the film director Franco Zeffirelli. The Italy-USA Foundation, in the frame of the America Award, also conferred three medals of the Italian Parliament to three students of American universities: Olivia DeLaura, Lucas Vesey, Alexandria Marie Davis. The anchorwoman was the journalist Didi Leoni.

Winners

Simona Agnes, president Fondazione Biagio Agnes

Max Biaggi, motorcycle road racer

Alessandra Galloni, editor in chief Reuters

Guillermo Mariotto, fashion designer

Giorgio Moroder, Academy Award winner

Yvonne Sciò, actress

Michael Spence, economist, Nobel laureate

Walter Villadei, astronaut

Antonella Viola, scientist