Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times : for `` The Thin Man '' ( 1934 ) , `` My Man Godfrey '' ( 1936 ) , and `` Life with Father '' ( 1947 ) .
He was nominated an Academy Award for Best Actor three times for his roles in `` The Thin Man '' ( 1934 ) , `` My Man Godfrey '' ( 1936 ) , and `` Life with Father '' ( 1947 ) .