Maria De Matteis Explained

Maria De Matteis
Birth Date:	6 March 1898
Birth Place:	Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Death Date:	Rome, Italy
Occupation:	Costume designer
Yearsactive:	1937–1985

Maria De Matteis (6 March 1898 – 9 December 1988) was an Italian costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film War and Peace (1956).

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1952	The Golden Coach	Jean Renoir
1956	War and Peace	King Vidor
1960	Gastone	Mario Bonnard
1961	Barabbas	Richard Fleischer
1966		John Huston
1970	Waterloo	Sergei Bondarchuk

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Academy Awards	1957	Best Costume Design – Color	War and Peace		^[1]
British Academy Film Awards	1971	Best Costume Design	Waterloo		^[2]
Nastro d'Argento Awards	1953	Best Costume Design	The Golden Coach
	1961		Gastone
	1962		Barabbas
	1967
Primetime Emmy Awards	1985	Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special	Christopher Columbus		^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . live . July 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073656/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957 . November 11, 2014.
2. Web site: The 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners . British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) . live . July 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316225114/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1971/film . March 16, 2016.
3. Web site: Maria De Matteis . July 21, 2023 . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.