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Awards for
John Huston (I)

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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
1976 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material
for: The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Shared with:
Gladys Hill

 
1964 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: The Cardinal (1963)

 
1958 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Shared with:
John Lee Mahin

 
1953 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Moulin Rouge (1952)

Best Picture
for: Moulin Rouge (1952)

 
1952 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The African Queen (1951)

Best Writing, Screenplay
for: The African Queen (1951)
Shared with:
James Agee

 
1951 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Best Writing, Screenplay
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Shared with:
Ben Maddow

 
1949 Won Oscar Best Director
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Best Writing, Screenplay
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 
1942 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: Sergeant York (1941)
Shared with:
Harry Chandlee
Abem Finkel
Howard Koch

Best Writing, Screenplay
for: The Maltese Falcon (1941)

 
1941 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Shared with:
Norman Burnstine
Heinz Herald

 
American Film Institute, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1983 - Life Achievement Award 
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Chinatown (1974)

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1963 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear
for: Freud (1962)

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Bodil Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
for: The Dead (1987)

 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won BSFC Award Best Director
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Nominated Golden Palm
for: Under the Volcano (1984)

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1966 Won David Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regia Straniero)
for: The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
1983 - Lifetime Achievement Award 
 
1965 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Night of the Iguana (1964)

 
1963 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Freud (1962)

 
1962 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Misfits (1961)

 
1958 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

 
1957 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Moby Dick (1956)

 
1951 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

 
Film Society of Lincoln Center
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 - Gala Tribute 
 
Fotogramas de Plata
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Dead (1987)

 
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
for: The Dead (1987)
USA.
Tied with Out of Rosenheim (1987).
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
1975 Nominated Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
for: Chinatown (1974)

 
1965 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: The Night of the Iguana (1964)

 
1964 Won Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor
for: The Cardinal (1963)

 
1963 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: Freud (1962)

 
1951 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Best Screenplay
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Shared with:
Ben Maddow

 
1949 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1987 Won Guild Film Award - Silver Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Director
for: The Dead (1987)

 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1957 Won Silver Ribbon Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Moby Dick (1956)

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actor
for: Chinatown (1974)

 
Laurel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1970 Nominated Golden Laurel Producer-Director
6th place.
 
1968 Nominated Golden Laurel Producer-Director
8th place.
 
1965 3rd place Golden Laurel Producer-Director

 
1964 2nd place Golden Laurel Top Male Supporting Performance
for: The Cardinal (1963)

Top Producer/Director

 
1963 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
4th place.
 
1960 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
8th place.
 
1959 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
7th place.
 
1958 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
9th place.
 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won ALFS Award Director of the Year
for: The Dead (1987)

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 - Career Achievement Award 
 
Moscow International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated Golden Prize
for: Victory (1981)

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 - Career Achievement Award 
 
1956 Won NBR Award Best Director
for: Moby Dick (1956)

 
1950 Won NBR Award Best Director
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

 
1948 Won NBR Award Best Screenplay
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won NSFC Award Best Director
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won NYFCC Award Best Director
for: Prizzi's Honor (1985)

 
1956 Won NYFCC Award Best Director
for: Moby Dick (1956)

 
1948 Won NYFCC Award Best Director
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 
Razzie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1983 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Director
for: Annie (1982)

 
Society of Camera Operators
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 - Governors' Award 
 
Tokyo International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1987 Won Special Achievement Award International Competition
for: The Dead (1987)

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 - Career Golden Lion
For his whole works.
 
1953 Won Silver Lion
for: Moulin Rouge (1952)

Nominated Golden Lion
for: Moulin Rouge (1952)

 
1950 Nominated Golden Lion
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

 
1948 Nominated Golden Lion
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
unknown - Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
At 1779 Vine Street.
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
for: The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Shared with:
Gladys Hill

 
1965 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
for: The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Shared with:
Anthony Veiller

 
1964 - Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement 
 
1958 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
for: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Shared with:
John Lee Mahin

 
1953 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
for: Moulin Rouge (1952)
Shared with:
Anthony Veiller

 
1951 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Shared with:
Ben Maddow

The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)
for: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Shared with:
Ben Maddow

 
1949 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Western
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Drama
for: Key Largo (1948)
Shared with:
Richard Brooks

Best Written American Drama
for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 

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