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John Ford

Awards

John Ford

33 wins & 23 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1953 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • The Quiet Man
    Shared with: Merian C. Cooper
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1953 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • The Quiet Man
  • Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood, Donald Crisp, John Loder, Walter Pidgeon, and Evan S. Evans in How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    1942 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • How Green Was My Valley
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    1941 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • The Grapes of Wrath
  • Stagecoach (1939)
    1940 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Stagecoach

American Film Institute, USA

  • John Ford
    1973 Winner Life Achievement Award

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood, Donald Crisp, John Loder, Walter Pidgeon, and Evan S. Evans in How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    1943 Winner Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • How Green Was My Valley
    USA.

Cannes Film Festival

  • John Russell, Arleen Whelan, and Charles Winninger in The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
    1953 Nominee Grand Prize of the Festival
    • The Sun Shines Bright

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • William Holden and John Wayne in The Horse Soldiers (1959)
    1960 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • The Horse Soldiers
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)
    1957 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • The Searchers
  • James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and William Powell in Mister Roberts (1955)
    1956 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Mister Roberts
    Shared with: Mervyn LeRoy
  • Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Long Gray Line (1955)
    1956 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • The Long Gray Line
  • John Ford
    1954 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Golden Globes, USA

  • John Ford
    1955 Winner Special Award
    Special "Pioneer" award in the motion picture industry.
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1953 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • The Quiet Man

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946)
    1948 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • My Darling Clementine

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • Young Cassidy (1965)
    1966 Nominee Crystal Globe
    • Best Film
    • Young Cassidy
    Shared with: Jack Cardiff

Laurel Awards

  • John Ford
    1966 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Producer-Director
    6th place.
  • John Ford
    1965 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Producer-Director
    7th place.
  • John Ford
    1964 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Producer/Director
  • John Ford
    1963 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Producer/Director

Locarno Film Festival

  • Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, and Colleen Townsend in When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
    1950 Winner Grand Prix
    • When Willie Comes Marching Home
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)
    1948 Winner Prize
    • Best Director
    • Fort Apache

National Board of Review, USA

  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
    1958 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • The Last Hurrah

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Henry Fonda, Pedro Armendáriz, and Dolores Del Río in The Fugitive (1947)
    1947 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Fugitive
  • Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood, Donald Crisp, John Loder, Walter Pidgeon, and Evan S. Evans in How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    1941 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • How Green Was My Valley
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    1940 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Grapes of Wrath
    • The Long Voyage Home
  • Stagecoach (1939)
    1939 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Stagecoach
  • Margot Grahame and Victor McLaglen in The Informer (1935)
    1935 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Informer

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Jeffrey Hunter and Constance Towers in Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
    1960 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • Best Film
    • Sergeant Rutledge

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Young Cassidy (1965)
    1965 Winner CEC Award
    • Young Cassidy
    Shared with: Jack Cardiff

Venice Film Festival

  • John Ford
    1971 Winner Career Golden Lion
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1952 Winner International Award
    • The Quiet Man
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1952 Winner OCIC Award
    • The Quiet Man
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1952 Nominee Golden Lion
    • The Quiet Man
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    1952 Winner Pasinetti Award
    • The Quiet Man

Walk of Fame

  • John Ford
    1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 8 February 1960. At 1640 Vine Street.

Western Heritage Awards

  • John Ford
    1972 Winner Trustees Award
    For outstanding contribution to the motion picture industry.
  • Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Río, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, and Gilbert Roland in Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
    1965 Winner Bronze Wrangler
    • Theatrical Motion Picture
    • Cheyenne Autumn
    Shared with: Bernard Smith · James R. Webb
  • How the West Was Won (1962)
    1964 Winner Bronze Wrangler
    • Theatrical Motion Picture
    • How the West Was Won
    Shared with: Henry Hathaway · George Marshall · James R. Webb
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    1963 Winner Bronze Wrangler
    • Theatrical Motion Picture
    • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    Shared with: Willis Goldbeck · James Warner Bellah · Lee Marvin · Edmond O'Brien · James Stewart · Vera Miles · John Wayne

Golden Boot Awards

  • John Ford
    1997 Winner Founder's Award

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    1963 Nominee Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • The Grapes of Wrath
    Third place

Blue Ribbon Awards

  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
    1963 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • The Grapes of Wrath

Online Film & Television Association

  • John Ford
    1998 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • 7 Women (1965)
    1966 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • 7 Women
    Sixth Place
  • James Stewart and Richard Widmark in Two Rode Together (1961)
    1961 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Two Rode Together
    Tenth Place

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