Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci (Italian: Bernardo Bertolucci, pronounced: [berˈnardo bertoˈluttʃi]; March 16, 1941 - November 26, 2018), Italian screenwriter, film director, and member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). With the movie "The Last Emperor", he won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. He was awarded the Honorary Palme d'Or - Lifetime Achievement Award at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in 2011. Bernardo Bertolucci died of cancer on November 26, 2018, at the age of 77.