Janty Yates

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Janty Yates
Born1950 (age 73–74)
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1981–present[1]

Janty Yates[2] (born 1950) is a British[3] costume designer for film and television. In 2001, she won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gladiator (2000). She has also received nominations for BAFTA Awards, Satellite Awards, and Saturn Awards. She is a frequent collaborator with English director Ridley Scott, having worked with him fourteen times as of 2021.

Career[edit]

Janty Yates worked in the fashion industry prior to her career in film and television.[4] Yates' first credited work was in the wardrobe department on the 1981 film Quest for Fire.[1][5] Her first credited role as a costume designer was for the 1993 British comedy Bad Behaviour, and she worked on a further six films in that role for the rest of the decade.[1][5]

In 2000, her work on Ridley Scott's Gladiator earned her her first career awards, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design,[6] and the Las Vegas Film Critics Society award for Best Costume Design,[7] as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design[8] and Satellite Award for Best Costume Design.[5] In 2005, she received Best Costume Design nominations from the Costume Designers Guild and Satellite Awards for the 2004 period film De-Lovely.[3] The following year she received her first Goya Award nomination and her third Satellite award nomination for Best Costume Design for Kingdom of Heaven.[5][9]

In 2006, Yates was one of 120 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[10]

Yates is a frequent collaborator with Scott,[11] having worked on thirteen films with him in addition to Gladiator, including: Hannibal (2001); Kingdom of Heaven (2005); American Gangster (2007); Body of Lies (2008); Robin Hood (2010), for which she received a Saturn Award nomination and her fourth Satellite Award nomination;[12][13] Prometheus (2012),[5] Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), [5] and The Martian (2015).[5] Her most recent films with Scott include the epic historical drama film The Last Duel and the biographical crime drama film House of Gucci, both released in 2021.

Filmography[edit]

Film (all roles are "costume designer" unless otherwise stated)[1][5]
Year Title Director Notes
1981 Quest for Fire Jean-Jacques Annaud Wardrobe
1984 Oxford Blues Robert Boris Wardrobe assistant
1985 Dance with a Stranger[9] Mike Newell Costume supervisor
1988 Soursweet Wardrobe designer
1991 The Commitments Alan Parker Wardrobe supervisor
1993 Bad Behaviour Les Blair
1995 The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain Christopher Monger
1996 Jude Michael Winterbottom
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo
1998 The Man Who Knew Too Little Jon Amiel
1999 Plunkett & Macleane Jake Scott
With or Without You Michael Winterbottom
2000 Gladiator Ridley Scott
2001 Charlotte Gray Gillian Armstrong
Enemy at the Gates Jean-Jacques Annaud
Hannibal Ridley Scott
2004 De-Lovely Irwin Winkler
2005 Kingdom of Heaven Ridley Scott
2006 Miami Vice Michael Mann
2007 American Gangster Ridley Scott
2008 Body of Lies Costumes designed by
2010 Robin Hood
2012 Prometheus
2013 The Counselor
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings
2015 The Martian
2017 Alien: Covenant
All the Money in the World
2021 The Last Duel
House of Gucci
2023 Napoleon
Television[5]
Year Title Notes
1995 Bliss
1996 Karaoke

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2000 Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Costume Design Gladiator Won [6]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award for Best Costume Design Won [7]
British Academy Film Awards BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design Nominated [8]
Satellite Awards Satellite Award for Best Costume Design Nominated [5]
2004 Costume Designers Guild Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period/Fantasy De-Lovely Nominated [3]
Satellite Awards Best Costume Design Nominated [5]
2005 Goya Awards Best Costume Design Kingdom of Heaven Nominated [9]
Satellite Awards Best Costume Design Nominated [5]
2010 Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Costume Robin Hood Nominated [12]
Satellite Awards Best Costume Design Nominated [13]
2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Costume Design House of Gucci Nominated [14]
2022 San Diego Film Critics Society Best Costumes Nominated [15]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Costume Design Nominated [16]
Hollywood Critics Association Best Costume Design Nominated [17]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Costume Design Nominated [18]
2024 Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Costume Design Napoleon Nominated [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Janty Yates". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ms Janty Yates". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Lindstram Valerio, Jan (February 8, 2005). "Oscar ceremony". Variety. PMC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Prometheus" (doc). KRS Film Distributors. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Janty Yates". Independent Talent Group Ltd. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Oscar ceremony". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "The Las Vegas Film Critics Society announces the winners of the Annual Sierra Awards". Ain't It Cool News. December 22, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "The Bafta nominations". BBC News. BBC. January 31, 2001. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c "PROMETHEUS Production Notes". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  10. ^ "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites 120 to Membership". Anime News Network. July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  11. ^ "Interview with Hollywood Costume Designer, Janty Yates". Gloss.co.nz. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Bettinger, Brendan (February 23, 2011). "INCEPTION, LET ME IN, TRON, and THE WALKING DEAD Top the 2011 Saturn Award Nominations". Collider.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Pond, Steve (December 2010). "Satellite Awards Nominate 'Inception' (and Everything Else)". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  14. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 12, 2021). "St. Louis Film Critics nominations: 'Licorice Pizza,' 'West Side Story' lead". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  16. ^ ""The Power of the Dog" Leads the 2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "DUNE, CODA, AND BELFAST LEAD THE 5TH ANNUAL HCA FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Critics Association. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  18. ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 13, 2021). "West Side Story, Belfast storm Oscar race with 11 Critics Choice Awards nominations each: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  19. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category - Oscars 2024 News 96th Academy Awards". ABC. Retrieved 2024-01-25.

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