Elia Kazan
24 Acting Nominations
(s), supporting category
(*) Academy Award winner
Elia Kazan: Top Oscar Directors for Actors
James Dean, Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden
1945
* James Dunn (s), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(Additionally, Peggy Ann Garner won a special "juvenile" Oscar for her 1945 performances, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)
1947
Gregory Peck, Gentleman's Agreement
Dorothy McGuire, Gentleman's Agreement
* Celeste Holm (s), Gentleman's Agreement
Anne Revere (s), Gentleman's Agreement
1949
Jeanne Crain, Pinky (co-directed with John Ford)
Ethel Barrymore (s), Pinky
Ethel Waters (s), Pinky
1951
Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire
* Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
* Karl Malden (s), A Streetcar Named Desire
* Kim Hunter (s), A Streetcar Named Desire
1952
Marlon Brando, Viva Zapata
* Anthony Quinn (s), Viva Zapata
1954
* Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront
Lee J. Cobb (s), On the Waterfront
Karl Malden (s), On the Waterfront
Rod Steiger (s), On the Waterfront
* Eva Marie Saint (s), On the Waterfront
1955
James Dean, East of Eden
* Jo Van Fleet (s), East of Eden
1956
Carroll Baker, Baby Doll
Mildred Dunnock (s), Baby Doll
1961
Natalie Wood, Splendor in the Grass