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Franco Zeffirelli

Birth Name:
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli
Birth Place:
Tuscany, Italy
Profession
Director, Writer, Production designer, Assistant director, Art department, Actor, Art director, Music department
Franco Zeffirelli

Fast Facts

  • Awarded the inaugural Premio Colosseo by the city of Rome in 2009
  • Released "Florence: Days of Destruction" to raise money for his hometown after experiencing devastating floods in 1966
  • Studied at the University of Florence before leaving to fight in WWII as an interpreter for British soldiers
  • Began his directing career with 1967's "The Taming of the Shrew" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before gaining international success with his second film, 1968's "Romeo and Juliet"
  • While continuing with film work, he also began directing numerous operatic productions in the 1950s
  • First Italian to receive an honorary knighthood by the British government in 2004
  • Offered himself as an image consultant to Pope Benedict XVI in 2007 after growing dissatisfied with how the Pontiff had been presenting himself to the media

Awards

  • 1967PlateWinner
  • 1968Honorary AwardWinner
  • 1969Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1969BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1969David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1969DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1969Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1969Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1969Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 1969NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1972David - Best Director (Migliore Regia):Winner
  • 1973OCIC AwardWinner
  • 1978BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Play:Nominated
  • 1978Silver Ribbon - Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia):Winner
  • 1981Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
  • 1982Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 1982Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
  • 1983Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration:Nominated
  • 1984BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 1984BAFTA Film Award - Best Production Design/Art Direction:Winner
  • 1986Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievements - Classical Music/Dance Programming:Winner
  • 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 1991David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 1995Golden Kikito - Best Latin Film (Melhor Filme):Nominated
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