Francesco Pegoretti

Italian make-up artist

Francesco Pegoretti
Occupation	Make-up artist
Years active	2004–present

Francesco Pegoretti is an Italian make-up artist.^[1]^[2] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film Pinocchio.^[3]^[4] The son of hairstylist Alberta Pegoretti,^[5] he also won two David di Donatello Awards, in 2016 for Tale of Tales and in 2021 for Pinocchio.^[6]

Selected filmography

Virginia, la monaca di Monza (2004)
My Brother Is an Only Child (2007)
Purple Sea (2009)
The Big Dream (2009)
La nostra vita (2010)
Barabbas (2012)
Anna Karenina (2012)
Romeo & Juliet (2013)
White as Milk, Red as Blood (2013)
Siberian Education (2013)
Hercules (2014)
Tale of Tales (2015)
Ben-Hur (2016)
The Young Messiah (2016)
Naples in Veils (2017)
Black Butterfly (2017)
Beirut (2018)
The Happy Prince (2018)
Pinocchio (2019; Academy Award co-nominated with Dalia Colli and Mark Coulier)
Chevalier (2022)
Napoleon (2023)
Finally Dawn (2023)

References

^ Giardina, Carolyn (12 April 2021). "How 'Pinocchio' Turned a Real Boy Into a Puppet Who Longs to Be a Real Boy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ Zemler, Emily (22 March 2021). "'Pinocchio' hair and makeup team creates a seamless blend of animals, humans, puppets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ Olsen, Mark (25 April 2021). "'Ma Rainey's' hair and makeup team make history with Oscar win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ Gabardi, Vittoria Filippi (23 April 2021). "Dior, Alta Moda, Cinema e Oscar: è il momento di Francesco Pegoretti". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ Pallocci, Chiara (9 May 2020). "Francesco Pegoretti, ancora David di Donatello per l'hair stylist sabino". Rieti Life (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2024.