Oscar-Winning Director Sebastián Lelio Dies at 52: Remembering the Filmmaker Behind 'A Fantastic Woman'
Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, internationally recognised for directing the Academy Award-winning film A Fantastic Woman, has died at the age of 52.
Lelio reportedly passed away on Friday, November 6, 2026, at his home in Santiago, Chile. His family cited health reasons surrounding his death.
The director earned international recognition for A Fantastic Woman, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018. The film also became an important milestone for Chilean cinema and brought wider international attention to transgender representation in filmmaking.
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