In 1988, The Last Emperor won all nine Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture and Best Director. Bernardo Bertolucci also received the Golden Lion Award at the 2007 Venice Film Festival for his life’s work. He was also awarded the inaugural Honorary Palme d’Or Award (at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival). Between 1962 and 2012, Bertolucci received sixteen cinematographic awards and twenty-four filmography awards. Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 26, 2018 in Rome, Italy at the age of 77.
