Piero Tosi
Piero Tosi | |
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 Tosi in 2001 | |
| Born | 10 April 1927 Sesto Fiorentino, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 10 August 2019 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
Piero Tosi (10 April 1927 – 10 August 2019) was an Italian costume designer. He has received numerous accolades, including two BAFTA Awards and two David di Donatellos, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards. In 2013, he became the first costume designer to receive an Academy Honorary Award as "a visionary whose incomparable costume designs shaped timeless, living art in motion pictures."
Biography
[edit]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.
He died in Rome on 10 August 2019, at the age of 92.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]Major associations
[edit]| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Best Costume Design – Color | The Leopard | Nominated | [2] |
| 1972 | Best Costume Design | Death in Venice | Nominated | [3] |
| 1974 | Ludwig | Nominated | [4] | |
| 1980 | La Cage aux Folles | Nominated | [5] | |
| 1983 | La Traviata | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2014 | Academy Honorary Award | — | Honored | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1972 | Best Costume Design | Death in Venice | Won | [8] |
| 1984 | La Traviata | Won | [9] | |
Miscellaneous awards
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2003 | President's Award | — | Honored |
| David di Donatello Awards | 1981 | Best Costumes | The Lady of the Camellias | Won |
| 1994 | Sparrow | Won | ||
| 2006 | 50th Anniversary David | — | Honored | |
| Italian Golden Globe | 2000 | Career Golden Globe | — | Honored |
| 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 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | Honored |
References
[edit]- ^ "È morto il costumista Piero Tosi: lavorò con Visconti, disse no a Kubrick e vinse l'Oscar". Corriere della Sera. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "The 2013 Governors Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "25th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "37th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Piero Tosi at IMDb
- L'abito e il volto. Incontro con Piero Tosi on YouTube An Italian documentary directed by Francesco Costabile
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- Piero Tosi, on Instagram @pierotosiofficial, the only official IG page , created by Valentina Tosi: Piero's niece and Andrea Sorrentino : Costume Designer, Piero Tosi's student and his close friend.