2005Nominee
Best Director
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Giacomo Battiato
Actor · Director · Writer
Verona, Italy
October 18, 1943
Biography
Giacomo Battiato (born 18 October 1943) is an Italian film director and writer. He began his career in 1973 on Italian RAI TV and ten years later started in cinema with I paladini. His first book, Fuori dal cielo (1996), won the Prize Domenico Rea. He directed two non-fiction films about Pope John Paul II: Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (Karol, un uomo diventato Papa) in 2005 and Karol: The Pope, The Man (Karol, un papa rimasto uomo) in 2006.
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2015Nominee
Best Director
Max and Helene
1983Nominee
Best Director
Hearts and Armour
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Director
L'Infiltré
1988Highlight
Best Director
Stradivari
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Hearts and Armour
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