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Lina Wertmüller

  • Birth: August 14, 1928
  • Death: December 9, 2021
  • Age: 93
  • Italy

Lina Wertmüller (14 August 1926 - 9 December 2021) was an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties. Lina Wertmüller is best known for directing a series ... More

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nominations

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winning rate

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win

Academy Awards

Edition Year Award Movie Status
92nd edition 2020 Honorary Award - "For her provocative disruption of political and social norms delivered with bravery through her weapon of choice: the camera lens." Winner
49th edition 1977 Best Director Seven Beauties
49th edition 1977 Best Original Screenplay Seven Beauties

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