Frank Capra (May 5, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Capra directed a total of 36 feature-length films (34 of which are known to survive) and 16 documentary films during his lifetime.
His movies It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It Happened One Night are often cited among the greatest films ever made.
The following are the films directed by Frank Capra, along with a listing of his awards.
Filmography
Films
Propaganda
Films directed by Capra nominated for Academy 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) The Power of the Press (1928) 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)