Awards & Winners

Furio Scarpelli

Date of Birth 16-December-1919
Place of Birth Rome
(Italy, Lazio, Province of Rome)
Nationality Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Also know as Scarpelli, Scarpelli, Scarpelli
Profession Screenwriter, Journalist, Writer
Furio Scarpelli, also called Scarpelli, was an Italian screenwriter, famous for his collaboration on numerous Commedia all'italiana films with Agenore Incrocci, forming the duo Age & Scarpelli. He was the son of journalist Filiberto Scarpelli. During his childhood he devoted himself to writing and drawing. During World War II, he started to work as an illustrator for satire magazines, together with Federico Fellini and Ettore Scola, and he met Agenore Incrocci, best known as Age. Furio was born and died in Rome, Italy. In 1949, he started his famous collaboration with Age as the duo Age & Scarpelli, writing some of the first Totò successes until 1952. Together with Age, he worked on a total of 120 Italian movies. These include some of the most famous of all, such as Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti. After closing his relationship with Age, he wrote several movies with Ettore Scola, and the first works of directors such as Francesca Archibugi and Paolo Virzì. His third Nomination to Oscar was for Il postino, written with his son Giacomo. He also taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Posthumous the film Tormenti, from his graphic novel.

Awards by Furio Scarpelli

Check all the awards nominated and won by Furio Scarpelli.

2001


Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter Unfair Competition

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Hard-Boiled Egg

1996


David di Donatello for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Celluloid

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
David di Donatello for Best Screenplay Celluloid
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted Il Postino: The Postman

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Il Postino: The Postman

1987


David di Donatello for Best Screenplay
Honored for : The Family

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
David di Donatello for Best Screenplay The Family

1980


1975


David di Donatello for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Come Home and Meet My Wife

1965


Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Casanova 70

1964


Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Organizer