‘I couldn’t be more surprised if I won the Kentucky Derby’ — List of Bing Crosby Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: March 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Bing Crosby. Bing Crosby was nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 1. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
1954: The Country Girl (Best Actor) — lost to Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront). Other nominees: James Mason (A Star Is Born), Dan O’Herlihy (Robinson Crusoe), Humphrey Bogart (The Caine Mutiny)
1945: The Bells of St. Mary’s (Best Actor) — lost to Ray Milland (The Lost Weekend). Other nominees: Gene Kelly (Anchors Aweigh), Cornel Wilde (A Song to Remember), Gregory Peck (The Keys of the Kingdom)
WON: 1944: Going My Way (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Barry Fitzgerald (Going My Way) (also nominated, and won, for Best Supporting Actor), Alexander Knox (Wilson), Charles Boyer (Gaslight), Cary Grant (None But the Lonely Heart)