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Oscar-winning Czech costume designer Theodor Pištěk has passed away at 93
- Theodor Pištěk, Oscar-winning Czech costume designer, has died at 93 on December 3, 2025.
- Pištěk’s Amadeus costumes helped define the film’s look and earned him an Academy Award in 1985.
- His career extended beyond cinema to painting, stage design, and even auto racing.
- Pištěk collaborated repeatedly with Miloš Forman, including on The People vs. Larry Flynt.
- Pištěk received international recognition, including a César Award for Valmont in 1990.
- Born in Prague in 1932, Pištěk came from a family of actors and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts.
- Havel awarded Pištěk the Medal of Merit, First Class, in 2000.
- Pištěk redesigned uniforms for the Prague Castle Guard after the Velvet Revolution.
- The Prague Reporter notes Pištěk’s influence across Czech art, cinema, and design.
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