Claim: Marlon Brando received an Academy Award nomination and he was American.
Evidence: Marlon Brando , Jr. -LRB- April 3 , 1924 -- July 1 , 2004 -RRB- was an American actor , film director and political activist.
He initially gained acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire , a role that he had originated successfully on Broadway.
Brando received Academy Award nominations for playing Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata !	Academy Award	Academy Awards	Emiliano Zapata	Emiliano Zapata
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