John Wayne was nominated three times for Academy Awards -- twice as an actor and once as a producer. He won one Oscar for acting. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
Wayne also received a 1960 Academy Award nomination for producing "The Alamo," which was up for Best Picture.
Jack Nicholson.
I think the Oscar may be in the John Wayne Museum with other memorabilia of his long career and life.
During the filming of "The Train Robbers" John Wayne loaned his airplane to his friend Ben Johnson, when Johnson was nominated for (and won) the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Sam the Lion in "The Last Picture Show" (1971).
John Wayne's film performances were largely overlooked during his career. He was nominated only twice for Best Actor -- for "The Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949) and "True Grit" (1969). He won for his performance in the latter film as U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn.
John Wayne received a total of three Academy Award nominations throughout his career. He was nominated for Best Actor for his roles in "The Quiet Man" (1952) and "True Grit" (1969), winning the Oscar for the latter. Additionally, he received an honorary Academy Award in 1970 for his career achievements.
Jack Nicholson.
John Wayne, he was also nominated for his role in Sands of Iwo Jima.
Roy Rogers
The Cardinal!
Terms of Endearment
I think the Oscar may be in the John Wayne Museum with other memorabilia of his long career and life.
The Cardinal
Chinatown
The Cardinal
John Singleton was the first black director nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. He was nominated for the movie Boyz n the Hood in 1991. He was also the youngest director ever nominated, at age 23.
During the filming of "The Train Robbers" John Wayne loaned his airplane to his friend Ben Johnson, when Johnson was nominated for (and won) the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Sam the Lion in "The Last Picture Show" (1971).
No, Kim Darby did not win an Oscar for her role in "True Grit." She received critical acclaim for her performance as Mattie Ross in the 1969 film, but she was not nominated for an Academy Award. The film itself is considered a classic, and John Wayne won an Oscar for his role in it.