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Orson Welles. Jump to. 35 wins & 30 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1942 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Citizen Kane. 1942 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. Citizen Kane. 1942 Winner Oscar. Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Citizen Kane.
- May 6, 1915
- October 10, 1985
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He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, Peabody Award, and Grammy Award as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award.
Welles received an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards among other numerous honors such as the Academy Honorary Award in 1970, the Golden Lion in 1970, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1975, and the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1983.
Aug 20, 2012 · Awards and Honors. By Unknown - August 20, 2012. Academy Awards. Won. Best Original Screenplay, Citizen Kane. 1941. (shared with Herman Mankiewicz) Academy Honorary Award--”Superlative and distinguished service in the making of motion pictures.” 1970. Nominated.
In 1975, in spite of all his box-office failures, he received the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1984, the Directors Guild of America awarded him its highest honor, the D.W. Griffith Award. His reputation as a filmmaker steadily climbed thereafter. Born May 6, 1915. Died October 10, 1985 (70) Add to list. Won 1 Oscar.
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- Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Apr 2, 2014 · In the film, which was nominated for a total of nine Academy Awards (earning a win for best screenplay), Welles deployed a number of pioneering techniques, including the use of deep-focus ...
His performance in Compulsion (1959) earned him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. [ 17] Welles starred as Le Chiffre in the James Bond -film Casino Royale (1967). He portrayed Louis XVIII in Waterloo (1970). In 1979, he appeared in The Muppet Movie.