Vittorio Sodano

Vittorio Sodano , also Victor Sodano , is an Italian make- up artist . Sodano began working in a London special effects studio when he was 16. The first film he claims to have worked on was made in 1999: Prima del tramonto .

He works as a lecturer and runs a make-up school named after him in Rome. He names Rick Baker as one of his role models .

Together with Aldo Signoretti , Sodano was nominated twice for an Oscar in the best make-up category. First in 2007 for Apocalypto and a second time in 2010 for Il Divo . Signoretti and Sodano won the David di Donatello 2009 in the categories of best hairstyling and best make-up, respectively , for the same film . The following year, Sodano was able to repeat this success with Die Fahne der Freiheit .

In 2017, Sodano was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

• 2002: The most beautiful day of my life (Il più bel giorno della mia vita)
• 2005: The Empire of Wolves (L'Empire des loups)
• 2006: Black Dahlia
• 2006: Apocalypto
• 2008: Il Divo
• 2010: The flag of freedom (Noi credevamo)

Web links

• Vittorio Sodano in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sodanos website (in English and Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Biography ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; on: victorsodano.com. 
2. ↑ Website of the school ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 
3. ↑ Boris Sollazzo: Vittorio Sodano: dopo Andreotti sogno Papa Wojtyla ; on: ilsole24ore.com, undated [2009/2010].
4. ↑ Entry Sodanos  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   ; on the website of David di Donatello.
5. ↑ Class of 2017 at app.oscars.org (accessed June 30, 2017)