Julian Schnabel

Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker In the 1980s Schnabel received international media attention for his plate paintingslargescale paintings set on broken ceramic plates Schnabel directed Before Night Falls which became Javier Bardems breakthrough Academy Award nominated role and the fourtime Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly He has won a Golden Globe as well as BAFTA a César Award a Golden Palm two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination