| Spencer Tracy | |||
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Spencer Tracy (1900–1967) was an American actor. He appeared in 75 films from 1930 to 1967, during which time he received several awards and nominations from the industry. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor, a record he holds with Laurence Olivier, and won two: for Captains Courageous (1937), and Boys Town (1938). He was the first person to win consecutive awards in the Best Actor category, and this would not be matched until Tom Hanks received consecutive Best Actor awards in 1993 and 1994. Tracy received five British Academy Film Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He won each of those awards once. He was also the recipient of the Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor.
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Best Actor | San Francisco | Paul Muni For The Story of Louis Pasteur | |
| 1937 | Captains Courageous | |||
| 1938 | Boys Town | |||
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | José Ferrer For Cyrano de Bergerac | ||
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rock | Ernest Borgnine For Marty | ||
| 1958 | The Old Man and the Sea | David Niven For Separate Tables | ||
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind | Burt Lancaster For Elmer Gantry | ||
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Maximilian Schell For Judgment at Nuremberg | ||
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Rod Steiger For In the Heat of the Night |
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Best Actor | The Actress | Marlon Brando For Julius Caesar | |
| 1956 | The Mountain | François Périer For Gervaise | ||
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Sidney Poitier For The Defiant Ones | ||
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind | Jack Lemmon For The Apartment | ||
| 1968 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| Year | Category | Film | Result | Lost to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Best Actor – Drama | The Actress | ||
| 1958 | The Old Man and the Sea | David Niven For Separate Tables | ||
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind | Burt Lancaster For Elmer Gantry | ||
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Rod Steiger For In the Heat of the Night |