Van Nest Polglase - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	25-August-1898
Place of Birth	Brooklyn (United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Van Nest Poglase, Polglase
Profession	Film Art Director, Set Decorator
Van Nest Polglase was an American art director. He was nominated for six Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Best remembered as head of the design department at RKO Pictures, he worked on 333 films between 1925 and 1957. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. His death notice noted that he was "survived by his son Dr. Van Nest Polglase and 2 grandchildren", his wife, Helen, having predeceased him six months earlier.

Awards by Van Nest Polglase

Check all the awards nominated and won by Van Nest Polglase.

2004

Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame

1941

Nominations 1941 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White	Citizen Kane

1940

Nominations 1940 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White	My Favourite Wife

1939

Nominations 1939 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design	Love Affair

1938

Nominations 1938 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design	Carefree

1935

Nominations 1935 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design	Top Hat came in 2nd

1934

Nominations 1934 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design	The Gay Divorcee came in 2nd

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