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Bernardo Bertolucci Biography

Birth Name:Bernardo Bertolucci

Birth Place:Parma, Italy

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Assistant director

Fast Facts

Awarded the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or distinction at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
He began writing at the age of 15, as he initially wanted to become a poet like his father, Attilio Bertolucci
Quote: "I am still against any kind of censorship․ It's a subject in my life that has been very important․"
After working in Europe for many years, he finally came to Hollywood in the late 1980s to direct the critically acclaimed 1987 biopic "The Last Emporer", his first film alongside producer Jeremy Thomas
Began his career in filmmaking as an assistant to director Pier Paolo Pasolini, a job that his father helped him secure
Charges were brought against him after making "Last Tango in Paris", as an Italian censorship commission felt a specified rape scene was too vulgar, revoking his civil rights for five years and ordering him to destroy all copies of the film
Directed his first full-length feature film at age 22

Awards

1968Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1968Golden Lion-: nominated
1969Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1970Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1970Journalists' Special Award-: winner
1970Interfilm Award - Recommendation-: winner
1970Sutherland Trophy-: winner
1970Golden Spike-Best Film: winner
1971Golden Goblet-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
1971NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
1972Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
1972NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1973Golden Goblet-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
1973Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): winner
1974Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1974DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1974Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1977Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
1981Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1981Palme d'Or-: nominated
1987Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1988ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1988Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
1988Oscar-Best Director: winner
1988César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
1988David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
1988David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
1988DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
1988Special Prize of the Jury-: winner
1988Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
1988Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
1988Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
1988Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
1988Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
1988Hochi Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
1988Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): winner
1988Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
1988Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
1988WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1989Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
1989BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
1989BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: nominated
1989Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
1989Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
1989Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
1990NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
1991Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
1991Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
1991Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1991Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): nominated
1994Golden Camera-Film - International: winner
1996Palme d'Or-: nominated
1996David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
1996Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
1996Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
1997Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): nominated
1998Freedom of Expression Award-: winner
1999David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
1999Golden Globe-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
1999Golden Goblet-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2000Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
2001Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2001Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2004EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
2004Golden Globe-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
2004Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): nominated
2013David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
2013David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
2013David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
2013Golden Globe-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
2013EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Director: winner
2013EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
2013Silver Ribbon of the Year-: winner
2013Audience and SNGCI Award-: winner
2013Golden Arena-International Competition: Best Film: nominated