Piero Tosi (10 April 1927 – 10 August 2019) was an Italian costume designer. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design five times. In 2013, he received an Academy Honorary Award as "a visionary whose incomparable costume designs shaped timeless, living art in motion pictures."
Piero Tosi
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Tosi in 2001
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Born | (1927-04-10)10 April 1927 |
Died | 10 August 2019(2019-08-10) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
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Occupation | Costume designer |
Tosi's film credits include Senso, Bellissima, The Leopard, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Death in Venice, The Night Porter, and La Traviata.
He was particularly known for his exhaustively researched and intricately detailed historical costumes.
He won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes twice, as well as the 50th Anniversary David in 2006. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design twice, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design five times.
† | Indicates non-competitive categories |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1963 | Best Costume Design – Color | The Leopard | Nominated | [2] |
1971 | Best Costume Design | Death in Venice | Nominated | [3] |
1973 | Ludwig | Nominated | [4] | |
1979 | La Cage aux Folles | Nominated | [5] | |
1982 | La Traviata | Nominated | [6] | |
2013 | Academy Honorary Award † | Received | [7] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Academy Film Awards | ||||
1971 | Best Costume Design | Death in Venice | Won | [8] |
1983 | La Traviata | Won | [9] |
Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
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Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2002 | President's Award † | Received | |
David di Donatello Awards | 1981 | Best Costumes | The Lady of the Camellias | Won |
1994 | Sparrow | Won | ||
2006 | 50th Anniversary David † | Received | ||
Globo d'oro | 2000 | Career Golden Globe † | Received | |
Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1960 | Best Costume Design | Policarpo | Won |
1961 | Rocco and His Brothers | Nominated | ||
1962 | The Lovemakers | Won | ||
1963 | Careless | Won | ||
1964 | The Leopard | Won | ||
The Organizer | Nominated | |||
1969 | Spirits of the Dead | Nominated | ||
1970 | The Damned | Nominated | ||
1971 | Metello | Nominated | ||
1972 | Death in Venice | Won | ||
1974 | Ludwig | Won | ||
1976 | Down the Ancient Staircase | Nominated | ||
1981 | The Lady of the Camellias | Won | ||
1983 | La Traviata | Won | ||
1995 | Sparrow | Won | ||
2014 | Honorary Ribbon † | Received |
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