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Vincente Minnelli Biography
Birth Name:Lester Anthony Minnelli
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession Director, Music department, Writer
Fast Facts
- Won the prize for Top Director at the 1960 Golden Laurel Awards
- In 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Before entering showbusiness, he worked as a window dresser at Marshall Field's department store
- Is recognized for his visual touch with set and costume designs
- Is widely regarded for his direction of various movie musicals
- Would insist on using a special shade of yellow that had to be hand mixed by MGM painters
- Is credited with inventing the crab dolly, which can move the camera in any direction
Awards
- 1938Mussolini Cup-Best Foreign Film: nominated
- 1947Award-Best Musical Comedy: winner
- 1951DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1952Oscar-Best Director: nominated
- 1952Grand Prize of the Festival-: nominated
- 1952DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1952Golden Globe-Best Director: nominated
- 1953DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1953Golden Lion-: nominated
- 1957Golden Globe-Best Director: nominated
- 1959Oscar-Best Director: winner
- 1959DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
- 1959Golden Globe-Best Director: winner
- 1960BAFTA Film Award-Best Film from any Source: nominated
- 1960Palme d'Or-: nominated
- 1961DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1961DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 2019Retro Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated