Lina Wertmüller

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

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 of satirical films during the 1970s, including The Wounded Metalworker, A Film of Love and Anarchy, Towards an Unusual Destiny on the Blue Waves of Summer, and Pasqualino. The latter film allowed her to make cinematic history by becoming the first woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. In 2019, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded her an Honorary Oscar for her lifetime achievement.