Best Production Design1966 Film Fan Awards38th Academy Awards
Best Production Design Nominee
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Nominated Talent & Credits
John DeCuir— Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
Jack Martin Smith— Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
Dario Simoni— Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
Synopsis / Overview
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
Historical Academy Record
ART DIRECTION (Color) — 38th Academy Awards (1966)
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