Best Director1990 Film Fan Awards62nd Academy Awards
Best Director Nominee
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Peter Weir— Peter Weir
Synopsis / Overview
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Historical Academy Record
DIRECTING — 62nd Academy Awards (1990)
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