Coppola family

Coppola family
Coppola family
Country	United States
Current region	California; New York
Etymology	Italian term for flat cap
Place of origin	Bernalda, Italy
Founded	January 28, 1908 (marriage of Agostino Coppola and Maria Zasa, New York City)
Distinctions	8 Academy Awards; 10 Golden Globes; 2 BAFTA Awards; 1 Grammy Award; 2 Palm d'Or; 1 Golden Lion
Estate(s)	Inglenook

The Coppola family (/ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə, Italian: [ˈkɔppola]) is an Italian-American family of filmmakers and performing artists.

The family originates from Bernalda in the region of Basilicata. Agostino "August" Coppola (1882–1946) immigrated to the United States circa 1905. He married Maria Zasa (1887–1974) (also from Bernalda) on January 25, 1908. They had seven children—Archimedes, Carmine, Pancrazzo, Mario, Anton, Edward and Clarence. The best-known members, including Francis Ford Coppola, Talia Shire, Sofia Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Nicolas Cage, are descended from Carmine Coppola.

The family became the subject of notoriety, with several outlets accusing Francis Ford Coppola of nepotism for casting members of the Coppola family in his films since The Godfather—including his daughter Sofia, who appeared in The Godfather Part III.^[1]

Family tree

Marc Coppola
(b. 1958)

Child

Spouse

Child

Christopher Coppola
(b. 1962)

August Floyd Coppola^[2]
(1934–2009)

Child

Spouse

Joy Vogelsang
(1935–2021)

Child

Christina Fulton

Weston Coppola Cage
(b. 1990)

Nicolas Kim Coppola^[3]
(a.k.a. Nicolas Cage)
(b. 1964)

Kal-El Coppola Cage
(b. 2005)

Alice Kim

August Francesca Coppola Cage
(b. 2022)

Riko Shibata

Gian-Carlo Coppola
(1963–1986)

Gian-Carla Coppola
(a.k.a. Gia Coppola)
(b. 1987)

Carmine Coppola
(1910–1991)

Spouse

Francis Ford Coppola^[4]
(b. 1939)

Italia Pennino^[4]
(1912–2004)

Roman Coppola
(b. 1965)

Eleanor Neil
(1936–2024)

Sofia Coppola
(b. 1971)

Romy Mars
(b. 2006)

Thomas Pablo Croquet
(a.k.a. Thomas Mars)
(b. 1976)

David Shire
(b. 1937)

Child

Talia Rose Coppola
(a.k.a. Talia Shire)
(b. 1946)

Jason Schwartzman
(b. 1980)

Jack Schwartzman
(1932–1994)

Child

Brady Cunningham

Child

Robert Coppola Schwartzman
(b. 1982)

Spouse

Child

Anton Coppola
(1917–2020)

Child

Spouse

Child

Academy Awards

The lineal descendants of Carmine Coppola and Italia Pennino have been nominated 24 times for an Academy Award, winning 8 times in categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score.^{[citation needed]}

In addition, Talia Shire's ex-husband David Shire,^[5] Sofia Coppola's ex-husband Spike Jonze,^[6] and Nicolas Cage's ex-wife Patricia Arquette^[7] are also Academy Award winners. Talia Shire's late husband Jack Schwartzman is also the father of Oscar nominee John Schwartzman by a previous marriage.

Academy Awards
	Wins	Nominations
Carmine Coppola	1	2
Francis Ford Coppola	5	14
Talia Shire	0	2
Nicolas Cage	1	2
Roman Coppola	0	1
Sofia Coppola	1	3

Coppola family Academy Awards nominations

Year	Category	Recipient	Work	Result
1971	Best Original Screenplay	Francis Ford Coppola^[a]	Patton	Won	^[8]
1973	Best Director	Francis Ford Coppola	The Godfather	Nominated	^[9]
1973	Best Adapted Screenplay	Francis Ford Coppola^[b]	The Godfather	Won	^[9]
1974	Best Picture	Francis Ford Coppola^[c]	American Graffiti	Nominated	^[10]
1975		Francis Ford Coppola^[d]	The Godfather Part II	Won	^[11]
		Francis Ford Coppola		Nominated
	Best Director	Francis Ford Coppola		Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Talia Shire		Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Francis Ford Coppola^[e]		Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Francis Ford Coppola	The Conversation	Nominated
	Best Original Dramatic Score	Carmine Coppola^[f]	The Godfather Part II	Won
1976	Best Actress	Talia Shire	Rocky	Nominated	^[12]
1980	Best Picture	Francis Ford Coppola^[g]	Apocalypse Now	Nominated	^[13]
	Best Director	Francis Ford Coppola		Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Francis Ford Coppola^[h]		Nominated
1991	Best Picture	Francis Ford Coppola	The Godfather Part III	Nominated	^[14]
1991	Best Director	Francis Ford Coppola	The Godfather Part III	Nominated	^[14]
1996	Best Actor	Nicolas Cage	Leaving Las Vegas	Won	^[15]
2003	Best Actor	Nicolas Cage	Adaptation	Nominated	^[16]
2004	Best Picture	Sofia Coppola	Lost in Translation	Nominated	^[17]
	Best Director			Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay			Won
2011	Irving G. Thalberg Award	Francis Ford Coppola		Honored	^[18]
2013	Best Original Screenplay	Roman Coppola^[i]	Moonrise Kingdom	Nominated	^[19]

Notes

^ Shared with Edmund H. North
^ Shared with Mario Puzo
^ Shared with Gary Kurtz
^ Shared with Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos
^ Shared with Mario Puzo
^ Shared with Nino Rota
^ Shared with Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg
^ Shared with John Milius
^ Shared with Wes Anderson

References

^ Ferrier, Aimee (December 29, 2022). "The Coppolas: Unravelling the ultimate nepo-family". Far Out. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
^ Noland, Claire (October 30, 2009). "August Coppola dies at 75; professor was father of Nicolas Cage and brother of Francis Ford Coppola". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History". Family Tree Legends.
^ ^a ^b Cabanatuan, Michael (January 3, 2004). "Italia Coppola -- mother of filmmaker". SFGate. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
^ "Academy Awards database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^ "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^ "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^ "The 43rd Academy Awards | 1971". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 45th Academy Awards | 1973". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 46th Academy Awards | 1974". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 47th Academy Awards|1975". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 48th Academy Awards | 1976". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 52nd Academy Awards | 1980". www.oscars.org. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 63rd Academy Awards | 1991". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 68th Academy Awards | 1996". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 75th Academy Awards | 2003". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 76th Academy Awards | 2004". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ "The 83rd Academy Awards | 2011". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
^ Hammond, Pete (2013-01-22). "Exclusive Featurette: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[8] Shared with Edmund H. North

[11] Shared with Mario Puzo

[12] Shared with Gary Kurtz

[14] Shared with Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos

[16] Shared with Mario Puzo

[17] Shared with Nino Rota

[19] Shared with Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg

[21] Shared with John Milius

[27] Shared with Wes Anderson

[1] Ferrier, Aimee (December 29, 2022). "The Coppolas: Unravelling the ultimate nepo-family". Far Out. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

[2] Noland, Claire (October 30, 2009). "August Coppola dies at 75; professor was father of Nicolas Cage and brother of Francis Ford Coppola". Los Angeles Times.

[cage-3] "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History". Family Tree Legends.

[SFGate-4] Cabanatuan, Michael (January 3, 2004). "Italia Coppola -- mother of filmmaker". SFGate. Retrieved July 29, 2009.

[DavidShire-5] "Academy Awards database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

[6] "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

[PatriciaArquette-7] "Academy Awards Database". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

[9] "The 43rd Academy Awards | 1971". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[10] "The 45th Academy Awards | 1973". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[13] "The 46th Academy Awards | 1974". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[15] "The 47th Academy Awards|1975". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[18] "The 48th Academy Awards | 1976". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[20] "The 52nd Academy Awards | 1980". www.oscars.org. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[22] "The 63rd Academy Awards | 1991". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[23] "The 68th Academy Awards | 1996". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[24] "The 75th Academy Awards | 2003". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[25] "The 76th Academy Awards | 2004". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[26] "The 83rd Academy Awards | 2011". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

[28] Hammond, Pete (2013-01-22). "Exclusive Featurette: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

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v t e Coppola family
1st generation	Carmine Coppola Anton Coppola Italia Coppola
2nd generation	August Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Talia Shire Eleanor Coppola Jack Schwartzman
3rd generation	Nicolas Cage Jason Schwartzman Robert Coppola Schwartzman Sofia Coppola Roman Coppola Gian-Carlo Coppola Marc Coppola Christopher Coppola
4th generation	Gia Coppola Romy Mars
See also	Palazzo Margherita (Bernalda) John Schwartzman

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