 |
 |
 |
Frank Capra
Filmography | Awards | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE | MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
|
Capra was nominated six times for Best Director Oscars, and took home three of the statuettes over the course of his career. Only John Ford ever bettered this record-- he won four. | ||
|
A poster from the Best Picture of 1934, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, for which Capra took his first Best Director award. This was the first picture in the history of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive all of the "Big Five" awards: Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Writing. | ||
A poster from MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN with Jean
Arthur and Gary Cooper.
Capra won the 1936 Oscar for Best Director, and the film was also nominated
for Best Picture.
| ||
| ||
| Current Contest Prize: |
|---|
| Now in Print! |
|---|
| Now on DVD! |
|---|
Buy Videos & DVDs |
|
Buy Movie Posters |
|
Buy Movie Posters |
|
Classic
Movie Merchandise |
|
|
Printer-friendly version.
Return
to the top.
Last updated:
March 10, 2011.
Reel Classics is a registered trademark of Reel Classics, L.L.C.
© 1997-2011 Reel Classics, L.L.C. All rights reserved. No
copyright is claimed on non-original or licensed material.
Terms of
Use.