List of awards and nominations received by John Huston

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List of John Huston awards

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Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
2 14
BAFTA Awards
1 2
Golden Globe Awards
3 8

This article is a List of awards and nominations received by John Huston

John Huston was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and the BAFTA Fellowship in 1980. During his 46-year career, Huston received 14 Academy Award nominations, winning twice.

Huston won two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Director for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). He earned nominations for The Maltese Falcon (1941), Sargeant York (1941), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and Prizzi's Honor (1985).

Huston is also known for directing Key Largo (1948), The Misfits (1961), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Fat City (1972), and Annie (1981). Huston acted in numerous films receiving a nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for The Cardinal (1963), and Chinatown (1975) respectively. He also acted in Casino Royale (1967), Myra Breckinridge (1970) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). He voiced Gandolf in The Hobbit (1977).

Major associations[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1940 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Nominated [1]
1941 Best Writing, Screenplay The Maltese Falcon Nominated [2]
Best Original Screenplay Sergeant York Nominated
1948 Best Director The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Won [3]
Best Writing, Screenplay Won
1950 Best Director The Asphalt Jungle Nominated [4]
Best Writing, Screenplay Nominated
1951 Best Director The African Queen Nominated [5]
Best Writing, Screenplay Nominated
1952 Best Director Moulin Rouge Nominated [6]
1957 Best Adapted Screenplay Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Nominated [7]
1963 Best Supporting Actor The Cardinal Nominated [8]
1975 Best Adapted Screenplay The Man Who Would Be King Nominated [9]
1985 Best Director Prizzi's Honor Nominated [10]

BAFTA Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1975 Best Supporting Actor Chinatown Nominated
1980 BAFTA Fellowship Won

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1949 Best Director The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Won
1951 The Asphalt Jungle Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
1963 Best Director Freud Nominated
1964 Best Supporting Actor The Cardinal Won
1965 Best Director The Night of the Iguana Nominated
1975 Best Supporting Actor Chinatown Nominated
1986 Best Director Prizzi's Honor Won

Independent Spirit Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1988 Best Director The Dead Won

Critics awards[edit]

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1948 New York Film Critics Circle Best Director The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Won
National Board of Review Best Screenplay Won
1950 New York Film Critics Circle Best Director The Asphalt Jungle Nominated
National Board of Review Best Director Won
1952 New York Film Critics Circle Best Director The African Queen Nominated
1956 Moby Dick Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
National Board of Review Best Director Won
1974 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Chinatown Best Supporting Actor Won
1979 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement Award Won
1984 National Board of Review Career Achievement Award Won
1985 New York Film Critics Circle Best Director Prizzi's Honor Won
1986 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Director Won
National Society of Film Critics Best Director Won
1987 New York Film Critics Circle Best Director The Dead Nominated
1988 National Society of Film Critics Best Director Nominated
1989 French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Best Foreign Film Won
London Film Critics' Circle Director of the Year Won

Film festivals[edit]

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1948 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Nominated
1950 Golden Lion The Asphalt Jungle Nominated
1953 Moulin Rouge Nominated
Silver Lion Won
1963 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Freud Nominated
1979 Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo Wise Blood Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival Golden Shell Nominated
1981 Moscow International Film Festival Golden Prize Victory Nominated
1984 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or Under the Volcano Nominated
1985 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Prizzi's Honor Nominated
Golden Ciak Won
Special Lion for the Overall Work Won
1987 Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo Grand Prix The Dead Nominated
Special Achievement Award Won

Guild awards[edit]

Year Guild Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1949 Writers Guild of America Best Written American Drama The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Nominated
Best Written Western Won
Best Written American Drama Key Largo Nominated
1951 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Asphalt Jungle Nominated
Writers Guild of America The Robert Meltzer Award Nominated
Best Written American Drama Nominated
1953 Moulin Rouge Best Written Drama Nominated
1957 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Moby Dick Nominated
1958 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Nominated
Writers Guild of America Best Written Drama Nominated
1962 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Misfits Nominated
1963 Freud Nominated
1964 Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Won
1965 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Night of the Iguana Nominated
Writers Guild of America Best Written Drama Nominated
1976 Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium The Man Who Would Be King Nominated
1983 Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award – Feature Film Won
1986 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Prizzi's Honor Nominated

Miscellaneous awards[edit]

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1957 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Best Foreign Film Moby Dick Won
1966 Accademia del Cinema Italiano Best Foreign Director The Bible Won
1979 The Recording Academy Best Recording for Children The Hobbit Nominated
1981 Society of Camera Operators Governors' Award Won
1983 Golden Raspberry Award Foundation Worst Director Annie Nominated
American Film Institute Life Achievement Award Won
1986 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Best Foreign Director Prizzi's Honor Nominated
Accademia del Cinema Italiano Best Foreign Director Nominated
1988 Cahiers du Cinéma Annual Top 10 Lists The Dead 3rd Place
Accademia del Cinema Italiano Best Foreign Director Nominated
Best Foreign Film Nominated
1989 Bodil Awards Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film The Dead Won

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "14th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "21st Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "23rd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "24th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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