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Bernardo Bertolucci

Birth Name:
Bernardo Bertolucci
Birth Place:
Parma, Italy
Profession
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Assistant director
Bernardo Bertolucci

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 LionNominated
  • 1969Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1970Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1970Interfilm Award - RecommendationWinner
  • 1970Journalists' Special AwardWinner
  • 1970Sutherland TrophyWinner
  • 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'OrNominated
  • 1987Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1988ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1988Oscar - Best Director:Winner
  • 1988Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: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 JuryWinner
  • 1988Golden Ciak - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1988Golden Ciak - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Nominated
  • 1988Golden Ciak - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1988Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1988Golden Globe - Best Director - 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 Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1991Golden Ciak - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1991Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1991Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1994Golden Camera - Film - International:Winner
  • 1996Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1996David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Nominated
  • 1996Golden Ciak - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1996Golden Ciak - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1997Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1998Freedom of Expression AwardWinner
  • 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
  • 2008Felix - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2008Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2013David - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Nominated
  • 2013David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Nominated
  • 2013David - Best Film (Miglior Film):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 YearWinner
  • 2013Audience and SNGCI AwardWinner
  • 2013Golden Arena - International Competition: Best Film:Nominated
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