Franco Zeffirelli - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	12-February-1923
Place of Birth	Florence (Italy, Tuscany, Province of Florence)
Nationality	Italy
Also know as	Gianfranco Corsi, F. Zeffirelli, Franco Zeffirelli, KBE, A Burton-Zeffirelli Poduction, Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli, Gianfranco Corsi, F. Zeffirelli, Zeffirelli, Zeffirelli, G. Franco Zeffirelli, F. Zeffirelli, Gianfranco Corsi Zeffirelli, Gianfranco Corsi, F. Zeffirelli, Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli
Profession	Film Director, Production Designer, Screenwriter, Politician, Set Designer, Theatre Director, Librettist
Franco Zeffirelli, KBE is an Italian director and producer of films and television. He is also a director and designer of operas and a former senator for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. He is principally known for his 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, although his 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth won acclaim and is still shown on Easter weekend in many countries. He received an honorary knighthood from the British government in 2004 when he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was awarded the Premio Colosseo in 2009 by the city of Rome.

Awards by Franco Zeffirelli

Check all the awards nominated and won by Franco Zeffirelli.

2004

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design	Absolutely! (Perhaps)

2002

David di Donatello Special Award

1991

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film

Honored for : Hamlet

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film	Hamlet

1987

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film	Otello

1986

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in Classical Music or Dance Programming

Honored for : Cavalleria Rusticana Great Performances

National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Honored for : Otello

(Italy)

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in Classical Music or Dance Programming	Cavalleria Rusticana Great Performances

1985

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Classical Music or Dance Programming - Directing

Honored for : I Pagliacci

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Classical Music or Dance Programming - Directing	I Pagliacci

1984

BAFTA Award for Best Production Design

Honored for : La Traviata

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Production Design	La Traviata
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film	La Traviata

1982

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design	La Traviata

1981

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Director	Endless Love

1979

David di Donatello European David Award

1978

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Play	Jesus of Nazareth

1975

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design	Saturday Sunday Monday

1972

David di Donatello for Best Director	Honored for : Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1969

David di Donatello for Best Director

Honored for : Romeo and Juliet

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture	Romeo and Juliet
BAFTA Award for Best Direction	Romeo and Juliet

1968

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director	Romeo and Juliet
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Romeo and Juliet

1963

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	The Lady of the Camellias

1962

Special Tony Award	(For designs and direction of the Old Vic's Romeo and Juliet)

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