Which actor won an Academy Award for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?

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Elia Kazan stands on a docked ship set with arms outstretched, directing a scene for Panic in the Streets in New Orleans, with crew members and rigging visible behind him. — Elia Kazan Elia Kazan on the set of *Panic in the Streets*, 1950.

The actor who won an Academy Award for his performance in the 1945 film A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, directed by Elia Kazan, is James Dunn. He received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Johnny.1