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Theodor Pištěk

Czech painter, costume designer and scenographer (1932-2025) · Artists · Died at 93

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Theodor Pištěk was a Czech painter, costume designer, set designer, and racing driver. His costume designs and film sets are internationally acclaimed. He won an Oscar for his costumes for Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman. For Forman's next film, Valmont, Pištěk won a César Award and was nominated for a second Oscar.

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2025Died3 December 20252003Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech FilmAward2000Czech Medal of MeritAward1990César Award for Best Costume DesignAward1985Academy Award for Best Costume DesignAward1932Born25 October 1932

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Awards

Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film2003
Czech Medal of Merit2000
César Award for Best Costume Design1990
Academy Award for Best Costume Design1985

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Theodor Pištěk was a Czech painter, costume designer, set designer, and racing driver. His costume designs and film sets are internationally acclaimed. He won an Oscar for his costumes for Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman. For Forman's next film, Valmont, Pištěk won a César Award and was nominated for a second Oscar. In 2003, he received the Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, in 2013, he was awarded the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and in 2017, he received the Golden Slipper for Outstanding Contribution to Films for Children and Young People.

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Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2025 · aged 93

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