Research in Progress, January 29, 2023
Peter Cattaneo Career Summary:
Occupational Inheritance: yes, father London-born animator of Italian descent
Social Class: Middle class
nationality: London, UK (Italian descent)
Education: Leeds Polytechnic, BA in Graphic Design (Film), graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989.
Training: Royal College of Art, 1989.
First Film: Full Monty, 1999; aged 35
First Oscar Nomination: Full Monty, 1999; aged 35
Other Nominations: “Dear Rosie” (1990); nominated for Best Short
Genre (specialties): Comedy
Oscar Impact on Career: No
Collaborators:
Last Film: Military Wives, 2019
Contract:
Career Output: small (about 6)
Career Span: 1990-present
Marriage: yes, 4 children; wife not ion profession
Politics:
Retirement:
Death: NA
Peter Joseph Cattaneo (born July 1, 1964) is an English filmmaker most known for directing the British film The Full Monty (1997).
Cattaneo was brought up in Twickenham, London, England. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent.
He attended London College of Printing for an art foundation course, and Leeds Polytechnic for a BA in Graphic Design (Film), he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989.
He was nominated for the Best Live Action Short Oscar for “Dear Rosie” (1990).
He went on to make his feature film debut with The Full Monty (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally. The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget.
Oscar Context:
It was nominated for the Best Picture and Best Director and won the Best Original Score by Anne Dudley.
Cattaneo has since directed Lucky Break (2001), Opal Dream (2006) and The Rocker (2008).
He has also directed many commercials, as well as every episode of the award-winning comedy TV series Rev. for BBC Two. He was awarded an MBE in 1998
Filmography
1990 Dear Rosie Short film subject; Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
1997 The Full Monty MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2001 Lucky Break Also producer
2006 Opal Dream Also writer
2008 The Rocker
2019 Military Wives
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