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

Oscar Nominations

Both were for Best Costumes. *

29th Academy Awards For the 29th Academy Awards, the Best International Feature Film was introduced as a competitive category, instead of only a Special Achievement Award. The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's ''La Strada'' with Anthony Qu ...

(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 W ...

, Edith Head,

Dorothy Jeakins Dorothy Jeakins (January 11, 1914 – November 21, 1995) was an American costume designer. 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 High School ...

and

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 Yale, ...

. Lost to '' The King and I''. *

31st Academy Awards The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time. He cut too much material and the ceremony ended 20 ...

: Nominated for '' The Buccaneer''. Nomination shared with Edith Head and

. Lost to '' Gigi''.

Filmography

*'' The Ten Commandments'' (1956) *'' The Buccaneer'' (1958) *'' The Bellboy'' (1960) *'' Where It's At'' (1969) *'' The Cowboys'' (1972)

References

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* American costume designers Possibly living people Year of birth missing Place of birth missing {{US-film-bio-stub