Piero Tosi (born April 10, 1927) is an Academy Award-nominated Italian costume designer. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Costume design is the Design of the appearance of the characters in a Theater or cinema performance His credits include Bellissima, The Leopard, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Death in Venice, The Night Porter, and La Traviata. Bellissima is an Italian neorealism 1951 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti. The Leopard ( Il Gattopardo) is an award-winning 1963 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti, based on Giuseppe Yesterday Today and Tomorrow ( Ieri oggi domani) is a Comedy film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica. Death in Venice (in Italian Morte a Venezia) is a 1971 film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Dirk Bogarde and Björn The Night Porter ( Il Portiere di notte) is a controversial 1974 film by Italian director Liliana Cavani, starring Dirk Bogarde La Traviata is a 1983 Italian film written designed and directed by Franco Zeffirelli. He won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes twice, as well as the 50th Anniversary David in 2006. Albo d'oro 1981 Piero Tosi - La vera storia della Signora delle camelie 1982 He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design twice, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design five times. 2006 - El Laberinto del fauno - Lala Huete The Devil Wears Prada – Patricia This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies