Which 1954 film starring Marlon Brando won the Best Picture Oscar?

Which 1954 film starring Marlon Brando won the Best Picture Oscar? On the Waterfront won the Best Picture Oscar.

Directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Sam Spiegel, the film stars Brando as Terry Malloy, a former boxer and dockworker caught between loyalty to his corrupt union and the pressure to testify against its leaders. Budd Schulberg’s screenplay drew on real reporting about organized crime and corruption among longshoremen in Hoboken, New Jersey.

The film was a major critical and awards success. At the 27th Academy Awards, it won eight Oscars from twelve nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Brando, Best Director for Kazan, and Best Supporting Actress for Eva Marie Saint. Brando’s restrained, emotionally natural performance became a landmark in American screen acting.

The film is often confused with other famous Brando titles. The Wild One was released in 1953 and received no Best Picture win, while A Streetcar Named Desire was a 1951 film. The Godfather, another Brando film associated with major awards, was released in 1972 and won Best Picture at the 45th Academy Awards.