John Wayne won his only Oscar for his portrayal of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 movie "True Grit"
John Wayne won his only Oscar for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 movie "True Grit"
John Wayne won the Academy Award (Oscar)for Best Actor in a Leading Role for: True Grit (1969)The other nominees wereDustin Hoffman - Midnight CowboyJon Voight - Midnight CowboyRichard Burton - Anne of the Thousand DaysPeter O'Toole - Goodbye Mr. Chips
True Grit (1969).
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John Wayne won for Best Actor.
Yes. On April 7, 1970, Wayne was presented the 1969 Best Actor award by Barbra Streisand. Wayne won his only Oscar for his performance as one-eyed U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in "True Grit." At the awards ceremony, Wayne declared that if he had known the role would win him an Oscar, "I would have put that patch on 35 years earlier."
John Wayne won Best Actor for his portrayal of Marshall Rooster Cogburn.
Rooster Cogburn
John Wayne won the Oscar for Best Actor in True Grit(1969) for the role of Rooster Cogburn.
In True Grit and the sequel Rooster Cogburn Wayne wore an eye patch due to the character losing an eye in the Civil War.
True Grit - novel - was created in 1968.
True Grit was released on 12/22/2010.