Wertmuller 'may get Governors' Award'

(ANSA) - Rome, August 29 - Italian director Lina Wertmuller may be chosen to receive this year's Governors' Award for career achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday.
    Wertmuller, 88, the first woman director nominated for an academy award for Seven Beauties in 1975 and also known for The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy and Swept Away, is one of the favourites to be selected by the 54-strong board of governors Tuesday.
    She has already received the public backing of Sophia Loren, Harvey Weinstein, Vanessa Redgrave, Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford.
    James Ivory of The Remains of the Day and Howard's End fame is reported to be among Wertmuller's rivals.
    Other frontrunners include Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Lester and Terrence Malick. The awards, which will be presented at the 8th annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, will be announced publicly once the Academy notifies the honorees.
    The governors' awards look to reward meritorious Oscar-less members of the film industry.