John Huston

John Huston

Active - 1923 - 2018  |   Born - Aug 5, 1906 in Nevada, Missouri, United States  |   Died - Aug 28, 1987   |   Genres - Drama, Adventure, Action

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Writers Guild Awards

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1964 The Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Won
1958 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Drama Nominated
1950 The Asphalt Jungle The Robert Meltzer Award Nominated
1951 The Asphalt Jungle Drama Nominated
1953 Moulin Rouge Drama Nominated
1976 The Man Who Would Be King Adapted Drama Nominated
1965 The Night of the Iguana Drama Nominated
1949 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Drama Nominated
1949 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Western Won

Venice Film Festival

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1985 Lifetime Achievement Won
1953 Moulin Rouge Best Direction Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1979 Career Achievement Award Won

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1982 Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Won
1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated
1961 The Misfits Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated
1950 The Asphalt Jungle Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated
1956 Moby Dick Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated
1962 Freud Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated
1964 The Night of the Iguana Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated
1985 Prizzi's Honor Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominated

American Film Institute

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1983 Lifetime Achievement Award Won

Academy Awards

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Best Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) Nominated
1950 The Asphalt Jungle Best Writing (Screenplay) Nominated
1950 The Asphalt Jungle Best Achievement in Directing Nominated
1941 The Maltese Falcon Best Writing (Screenplay) Nominated
1952 Moulin Rouge Best Achievement in Directing Nominated
1951 The African Queen Best Achievement in Directing Nominated
1951 The African Queen Best Writing (Screenplay) Nominated
1975 The Man Who Would Be King Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Nominated
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Nominated
1941 Sergeant York Best Writing (Original Screenplay) Nominated
1985 Prizzi's Honor Best Achievement in Directing Nominated
1963 The Cardinal Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Achievement in Directing Won
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Writing (Screenplay) Won