John Jensen was an American costume designer who was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Oscar Nominations

Both were for Best Costumes. *

29th Academy Awards The 29th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 1957, to honor the films of 1956. In this year, Best International Feature Film became a competitive category, having been given as a Special Achievement Award since 1947. The first competitive ...

(color costumes category): Nominated for '' The Ten Commandments''. Nomination shared with

Arnold Friberg Arnold Friberg (December 21, 1913 – July 1, 2010) was an American illustrator and painter noted for his religious and patriotic works. He is perhaps best known for his 1975 painting ''The Prayer at Valley Forge'', a depiction of George Was ...

Edith Head Edith Claire Head (née Posener, October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973, making he ...

Dorothy Jeakins Dorothy Jeakins (January 11, 1914 – November 21, 1995) was an American costume designer. Biography Born in San Diego, California, she went to public school in Los Angeles from first grade through high school. When she was a senior at Fairfax H ...

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Ralph Jester Ralph Jester (July 10, 1901 – September 25, 1991) was an American costume designer, sculptor, and artist. Born in Tyler, Texas, he graduated in 1919 from the Terrill School, the forerunner to St. Mark's School of Texas. He was educated at Yal ...

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The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...

''. *

31st Academy Awards The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by '' Gigi'', which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by ''Gone with the Wind'' and tied by '' From He ...

: Nominated for '' The Buccaneer''. Nomination shared with

and

. Lost to '' Gigi''.

Filmography

*'' The Ten Commandments'' (1956) *'' The Buccaneer'' (1958) *''

The Bellboy ''The Bellboy'' is a 1960 American comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on July 20, 1960, by Paramount Pictures and marked Lewis's directorial debut. Plot In a prologue sequence, fictitious exec ...

'' (1960) *'' Where It's At'' (1969) *''

The Cowboys ''The Cowboys'' is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the sam ...

'' (1972)

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