He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor five times, four of which came in his first five years of film acting: for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), and Twelve O'Clock High (1949).
Ia telah dinominasikan untuk Academy Award for Best Actor lima kali, empat diantaranya ia terima dalam empat tahun pertamanya bermain film: untuk The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), dan Twelve O'Clock High (1949).