Cecil B. DeMille

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Cecil B. DeMille

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26 wins & 5 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

1957 Nominee Oscar
- Best Picture
- The Ten Commandments
1953 Winner Oscar
- Best Picture
- The Greatest Show on Earth
1953 Nominee Oscar
- Best Director
- The Greatest Show on Earth
1953 Winner Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1950 Winner Honorary Award
Distinguished motion picture pioneer for 37 years of brilliant showmanship.

Cannes Film Festival

1939 Winner Palme d'Or
- Union Pacific

Christopher Awards

1956 Winner Special Christopher Award
- Special Christopher Award
- The Ten Commandments
Shared with: Henry Wilcoxon · Æneas MacKenzie · Jesse Lasky Jr. · Jack Gariss · Fredric M. Frank

Directors Guild of America, USA

1953 Nominee DGA Award
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- The Greatest Show on Earth
1953 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Golden Globes, USA

1953 Winner Golden Globe
- Best Director
- The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award

Laurel Awards

1958 Winner Golden Laurel
- Top Producer/Director
1957 Winner Golden Laurel
- Top Producer/Director
- The Ten Commandments
1957 Winner Special Merit Award
- The Ten Commandments
1955 Winner Golden Laurel
- Top Producer/Director
1951 Winner Golden Laurel
- Top Producer/Director

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1952 Nominee NYFCC Award
- Best Director
- The Greatest Show on Earth
Tied with Charles Chaplin for Limelight (1952) and David Lean for The Sound Barrier (1952).

Photoplay Awards

1957 Winner Special Award
- The Ten Commandments
For his creation of one of the screen's greatest emotional and religious experiences.
1953 Winner Special Award
- The Greatest Show on Earth
In recognition of the magnificent contributions made to the film industry by this master showman.

Venice Film Festival

1935 Nominee Mussolini Cup
- Best Foreign Film
- The Crusades

Walk of Fame

1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
- Motion Picture
On 8 February 1960. At 1725 Vine Street.
1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
- Radio
On 8 February 1960. At 6240 Vine Street.

Online Film & Television Association

2015 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
- Creative

Boxoffice Magazine Awards

1957 Winner Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
- Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (January)
- The Ten Commandments
1952 Winner Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
- Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (July)
- The Greatest Show on Earth
1950 Winner Boxoffice Barometer Trophy
- Year's Highest-Grossing Picture
- Samson and Delilah
1944 Winner Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
- Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (July)
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
1940 Winner Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
- Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (November)
- North West Mounted Police

Southern California Motion Picture Council Awards

1950 Winner Certificate of Merit
- Samson and Delilah

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