Sebastián Lelio Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Filmmaker Who Also Made ‘The Wonder’ & ‘The Wave’ Was 52

Sebastián Lelio, the Chilean Oscar-winning filmmaker behind *A Fantastic Woman*, *The Wonder* and *The Wave*, has died in Santiago aged 52. His family said he died following health complications but did not give a precise cause; his death marks the loss of a director whose work made a significant contribution to Chilean culture.

His 2017 film *A Fantastic Woman*, about a transgender singer confronting grief and discrimination, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Chile’s only win in the category. Lelio’s later work included *The Wonder*, which received a BAFTA nomination, and *The Wave*, a musical about Chile’s 2018 feminist protests. He had been filming *Chilean Poet* and was developing *Voyagers*, starring Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones.