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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).
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | [1] | |
| 1941 | Best Writing, Screenplay | The Maltese Falcon | [2] | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sergeant York | |||
| 1948 | Best Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | [3] | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay | ||||
| 1950 | Best Director | The Asphalt Jungle | [4] | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay | ||||
| 1951 | Best Director | The African Queen | [5] | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay | ||||
| 1952 | Best Director | Moulin Rouge | [6] | |
| 1957 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | [7] | |
| 1963 | Best Supporting Actor | The Cardinal | [8] | |
| 1975 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Man Who Would Be King | [9] | |
| 1985 | Best Director | Prizzi's Honor | [10] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Best Supporting Actor | Chinatown | ||
| 1980 | BAFTA Fellowship | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Best Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | ||
| 1951 | The Asphalt Jungle | |||
| Best Screenplay | ||||
| 1963 | Best Director | Freud | ||
| 1964 | Best Supporting Actor | The Cardinal | ||
| 1965 | Best Director | The Night of the Iguana | ||
| 1975 | Best Supporting Actor | Chinatown | ||
| 1986 | Best Director | Prizzi's Honor | ||
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | ||
| National Board of Review | Best Screenplay | ||||
| 1950 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Asphalt Jungle | ||
| National Board of Review | Best Director | ||||
| 1952 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The African Queen | ||
| 1956 | Moby Dick | ||||
| Best Screenplay | |||||
| National Board of Review | Best Director | ||||
| 1974 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Chinatown | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 1979 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Career Achievement Award | |||
| 1984 | National Board of Review | Career Achievement Award | |||
| 1985 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Prizzi's Honor | ||
| 1986 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Director | |||
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | ||||
| 1987 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Dead | ||
| 1988 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | |||
| 1989 | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best Foreign Film | |||
| London Film Critics' Circle | Director of the Year | ||||
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | ||
| 1950 | Golden Lion | The Asphalt Jungle | |||
| 1953 | Moulin Rouge | ||||
| Silver Lion | |||||
| 1963 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Freud | ||
| 1979 | Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | Wise Blood | ||
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Shell | ||||
| 1981 | Moscow International Film Festival | Golden Prize | Victory | ||
| 1984 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d’Or | Under the Volcano | ||
| 1985 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Prizzi's Honor | ||
| Golden Ciak | |||||
| Special Lion for the Overall Work | |||||
| 1987 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Grand Prix | The Dead | ||
| Special Achievement Award | |||||
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Film | Moby Dick | |||
| 1966 | Accademia del Cinema Italiano | Best Foreign Director | The Bible | |||
| 1979 | The Recording Academy | Best Recording for Children | The Hobbit | |||
| 1981 | Society of Camera Operators | Governors' Award | ||||
| 1983 | Golden Raspberry Award Foundation | Worst Director | Annie | |||
| American Film Institute | Life Achievement Award | |||||
| 1986 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director | Prizzi's Honor | |||
| Accademia del Cinema Italiano | Best Foreign Director | |||||
| 1988 | Cahiers du Cinéma | Annual Top 10 Lists | The Dead | |||
| Accademia del Cinema Italiano | Best Foreign Director | |||||
| Best Foreign Film | ||||||
| 1989 | Bodil Awards | Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film | The Dead | |||