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Peter Yates

Born on July 24, 1929 in Ewshott, Surrey, England
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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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