 There is a list of special awards received such as the Lifetime Achievement Award or "Man of the Year".A seven-time Academy Award nominee, De Niro won two Oscars for playing Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II" (1974) and Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" (1980).For his first win, De Niro was not present and director Francis Ford Coppola accepted the award on his behalf.