British director Peter Yates graduated from his early '60s low-budget feature debut, the musical comedy Summer Holiday (1963), starring Cliff Richard and the Shadows, to the superb thriller Robbery (1967) with Stanley Baker. Read Full Biography
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | The Dresser | Nominated |
| 1983 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | The Dresser | Nominated |
| 1983 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | The Dresser | Nominated |
| 1979 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Breaking Away | Nominated |
| 1979 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | Breaking Away | Nominated |
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