Every Oscar-winning performance directed by John Ford [PHOTOS]

In 1956 – just three years after making history as the first and only recipient of four Best Director Academy Awards – John Ford followed William Wyler and Elia Kazan as the third filmmaker to direct at least five Oscar-winning performances. He did so by covering every acting category except Best Actress, with the lone such contender from one of his movies being Ava Gardner (“Mogambo,” 1954). Check out our complete photo gallery of Oscar-winning turns in Ford films, which also includes a rundown of the unsuccessful nominees directed by him.

Between 1917 and 1965, Ford directed 109 narrative feature films, 20 of which earned a collective total of 73 Oscar nominations and 21 wins. Prior to his death in 1973, he was personally recognized six times across two categories, clinching his record four directing trophies for “The Informer” (1936), “The Grapes of Wrath” (1941), “How Green Was My Valley” (1942), and “The Quiet Man” (1953).

The performances included in this gallery are listed in chronological order, with each actor’s additional Oscar nominations (as well as the directors of those films) noted. Also listed are any other collaborations between Ford and these performers that did not result in acting bids.

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