He directed two actors to Oscar nominations: Louis Calhern (Best Actor, The Magnificent Yankee (1950)) and Spencer Tracy (Best Actor, Un homme est passé (1955)) and Le vieil homme et la mer (1958)).
He directed two actors to Oscar nominations: Louis Calhern (Best Actor, The Magnificent Yankee (1950)) and Spencer Tracy (Best Actor, Un homme est passé (1955)) and Le vieil homme et la mer (1958)).