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    Lina Wertmüller, first woman nominated for Oscar in directing, has died

    The Italian filmmaker made extravagant, eye-popping films. She used to say she wasn't surprised to be the first woman nominated for an Oscar in directing — she was only surprised that she didn't win.
    by Neda Ulaby Dec 09, 2021 2 minutes
    Lina Wertmüller's most famous film, <em>Seven Beauties,</em> is about a dissolute Italian Army deserter captured by the Germans during World War II. She's shown above in September 1984.

    Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller was the first woman ever nominated for an Oscar in directing. The films she made were extravagant and eye-popping, and she used to say she wasn't surprised to be the first woman nominated for an Oscar in directing — she was only surprised that she didn't win.

    Wertmüller has died at the age ofaccording to a Dec. 9 statement from Italy's minister of culture.

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