Frank Capra filmography

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The following are the films directed by Frank Capra, along with a listing of his awards.

Awards and nominations

American Film Institute

Life Achievement Award (1982)

Directors Guild of America

Best Director Nomination for A Hole in the Head (1959)

Life Achievement Award (1959)

Best Director Nomination for Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Golden Globe Award

Best Director Award for It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Venice Film Festival

Mussolini Cups for best foreign film Nomination for It Happened One Night (1934)

Mussolini Cups for best foreign film Nomination for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Golden Lion (1982)

American Film Institute recognition

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)

It's a Wonderful Life...# 20

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington...# 26

It Happened One Night...# 46

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers

It's a Wonderful Life...# 1

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington...# 5

Meet John Doe...# 49

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town...# 83

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs

It Happened One Night...# 8

Arsenic and Old Lace...# 30

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town...# 70

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions

It's a Wonderful Life...# 8

It Happened One Night...# 38

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains

50 greatest movie heroes

It's a Wonderful Life...George Bailey ...# 9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington...Jefferson Smith ...# 11

50 greatest movie villains

It's a Wonderful Life...Mister Potter ...# 6

AFI's 10 Top 10

Fantasy

It's a Wonderful Life...# 3

Romantic Comedies

It Happened One Night...# 3

United States National Film Registry

The Strong Man (1926)

It Happened One Night (1934)

Lost Horizon (1937)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Why We Fight Series of seven films (1942)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

References

Frank Capra filmography Wikipedia

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