Acting · Directing · Writing · 1909 to 2003

Elia Kazan

Best rated: On the Waterfront (8.1)

Films: 19
Avg rating: 7.28
Peak run: 1954’60
Oscar wins: 2 of 5

Films: 19
Avg rating: 7.28
Peak run: 1954’60
Oscar wins: 2 of 5

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The career

Elia Kazan, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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194519 films1976

Current formLast 5: 6.84 vs career 7.28 (−0.44)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Elia by the numbers

Average

7.28

19 rated films

Vote weighted

7.33

bigger films count more

Median

7.2

half are better

Consistency

±0.62

rating spread

Career

32y

1945 to 1976

Total votes

500K

across every film

Best

8.1

On the Waterfront

Worst

6.2

The Last Tycoon

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

1989	The Fog	Old Man in the Coffee House	·	252
1941	Blues in the Night	Nickie Haroyan	6.7	1,738
1940	City for Conquest	'Googi'	7.2	3,027

Better together?

Elia Kazan's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Elia Kazan

8 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

Honorary Award · Academy Awards 1999
Elia Kazan
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 1964
Elia Kazan
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 1964
Elia Kazan, Producer
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1964
Elia Kazan
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 1956
Elia Kazan
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 1955
Elia Kazan
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 1952
Elia Kazan
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 1948
Elia Kazan
Won

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