Bernardo Bertolucci OMRI 16 March 1941 26 November 2018 was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema Bertoluccis work achieved international acclaim He was the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director for The Last Emperor 1987 one of many accolades including two Golden Globes two David di Donatellos a British Academy Award and a César Award In recognition of his work he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme dOr Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival He had previously received a Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernardo Bertolucci licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia