Vittorio Sodano

Vittorio Sodano (Victor) is an Italian make-up artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work in Apocalypto (2006) and for Il divo (2010).

He was born in Naples on September 1, 1974. At the age 16, in London, he began his work as a make-up artist as a sculptor and prosthodontist in a laboratory for film special effects. In 1996, he made his début in cinema with the film Prima che il tramonto (Before the Sunset) by Stefano Incerti, for which he won an award for make-up and special effects at the Locarno Film Festival. With considerable knowledge in the field of special effects Make-up artist and application of prosthesis he began to assert himself in the Italian and European cinema, becoming a personal make-up artist of Italian actresses Margherita Buy, Laura Morante, Mariangela Melato and Valeria Golino. In 2023, he worked as make-up supervisor for the film Joachim and the Apocalypse by Jordan River.

Sodano has contributed to the field of fine arts through his teaching roles at various academies. Sodano has shared his expertise and experience in make-up and special effects at renowned institutions such as the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma (RUFA), which offers innovative courses in various arts and design disciplines​. Additionally, he has been involved with the ACME Academy of Fine Arts and Media in Milan, where the curriculum focuses on practical and theoretical aspects of visual and media arts​ (ACME Milano)​. These engagements highlight his commitment to fostering new talent and advancing the education of fine arts students.

In 2024, Sodano is set to be the makeup artist for an upcoming film starring Gerard Butler and Amr Saad.

Awards and nominations

In 2007 Sodano got his first Oscar nomination for Apocalypto by Mel Gibson and a second one in 2010 for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino. In 2009 he won the "David of Donatello" (a significant Italian award) for the same movie in the make-up artist category

• 2007 - Oscar nomination for Apocalypto by Mel Gibson.
• 2007 - Award Cinearti 'La chioma di Berenice' for Apocalypto by Mel Gibson.
• 2008 - Award Cinearti 'La chioma di Berenice' for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino.
• 2009 - Italian award 'David di Donatello' for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino.
• 2010 - Oscar nomination for Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino.

Filmography

• 1996 - Il fratello minore by Stefano Gigli.
• 1999 - Prima del tramonto by Stefano Incerti.
• 1999 - Le madri by Angelo Longoni (television film).
• 2000 - Controvento by Peter del Monte.
• 2001 - Tre mogli by Marco Risi.
• 2001 - Le fate ignoranti by Ferzan Özpetek.
• 2002 - Incompreso by Enrico Oldoini (television film).
• 2002 - Il più bel giorno della mia vita by Cristina Comencini.
• 2003 - Ma che colpa abbiamo noi? by Carlo Verdone.
• 2003 - Il Papa Buono by Ricky Tognazzi (television film).
• 2003 - Ricordati di me by Gabriele Muccino.
• 2004 - Part-time by Angelo Longoni.
• 2004 - L'amore ritorna by Sergio Rubini.
• 2004 - Il siero delle vanità by Alex Infascelli.
• 2004 - Nerone by Paul Marcus (television film).
• 2005 - L'Impero dei lupi by Chris Nahon.
• 2005 - Casanova BY Lasse Hallstrom.
• 2006 - Fade to black by Oliver Parker.
• 2006 - Liscio by Claudio Antonini.
• 2006 - Tre donne morali by Marcello Garofalo.
• 2006 - Apocalypto by Mel Gibson.
• 2006 - The black dahlia by Brian de Palma.
• 2007 - Il Capo dei Capi by Alexis Cahill e Enzo Monteleone (TV).
• 2007 - Il nascondiglio by Pupi Avati.
• 2008 - Il Divo (film) by Paolo Sorrentino.
• 2008 - Trilogia II: I skoni tou hronou di Theodoros Angelopoulos.
• 2009 - Io Don Giovanni by Carlos Saura.
• 2010 - Noi credevamo by Mario Martone.
• 2023 - Joachim and the Apocalypse by Jordan River.

External links

• Vittorio Sodano at IMDb