Bing Crosby
Awards and nominations
Table:
Year

Award

Category

Project

Result

1945

Academy Awards

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Going My Way

Won

1946

Academy Awards

Best Actor in a Leading Role

The Bells of St. Mary's

Nominated

1955

Academy Awards

Best Actor in a Leading Role

The Country Girl

Nominated

1952

Golden Globes

Best Motion Picture Actor

Here Comes the Groom

Nominated

1960

Golden Globes

Cecil B. DeMille Award

—

Won

1958

Laurel Awards

Golden Laurel Top Male Star

—

Nominated

1959

Laurel Awards

Golden Laurel Top Male Star

—

Nominated

1960

Laurel Awards

Golden Laurel Top Male Performance

Say One for Me

Nominated

1961

Laurel Awards

Golden Laurel Top Male Star

—

Nominated

1962

Laurel Awards

Golden Laurel Special Award

—

Won

1954

National Board of Review

Best Actor

The Country Girl

Won

1944

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Actor

Going My Way

Won

1970

Peabody Awards

Personal Award

—

Won

1944

Photoplay Awards

Most Popular Male Star

—

Won

1945

Photoplay Awards

Most Popular Male Star

—

Won

1946

Photoplay Awards

Most Popular Male Star

—

Won

1947

Photoplay Awards

Most Popular Male Star

—

Won

1948

Photoplay Awards

Most Popular Male Star

—

Won

1960

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Radio

6769 Hollywood Blvd.

Inducted

1960

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Recording

6751 Hollywood Blvd.

Inducted

1960

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Motion Picture

1611 Vine Street.

Inducted

Considering the following table labelled section "Awards and nominations" within Bing Crosby, provide an answer in a short sentence to the question below: Did Bing Crosby win any Academy Awards in the 1940s? Return your answer as JSON: {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Bing Crosby won an Academy Award for Best Actor for Going My Way and was nominated for The Bells of St. Mary's.