Academy Awards Records18 of 49
Best Director
Oldest Nominee John Huston (1906 - 1987) Prizzi's Honor in 1985 - age 79
Trivia - John Huston received 2 awards out of 15 nominations. Also, he directed "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", which won his father, Walter, an Oscar, and "Prizzi's Honor", which won his daughter, Anjelica, an Oscar nearly 40 years later.
Oldest Nominee John Huston (1906 - 1987) Prizzi's Honor in 1985 - age 79
Trivia - John Huston received 2 awards out of 15 nominations. Also, he directed "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", which won his father, Walter, an Oscar, and "Prizzi's Honor", which won his daughter, Anjelica, an Oscar nearly 40 years later.
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