James Dean sleepin’ on the job on the set of Rebel Without a Cause.

thesterlingscreen:

James Dean

bohemea:

James Dean, 1955

theniftyfifties:

Ursula Andress and James Dean

James Dean photographed by Phil Stern, 1955.

thedapperproject:

James Dean at his apartment in New York, 1955

Jim liked the first walking shot so much that he insisted on a second, this time posing as “The Photographer.” - Roy Schatt

jamesdeandaily:

Frank Worth photographs James Dean… multitasking. 

vintagegal:

James Dean photographed by Dennis Stock in Fairmount, Indiana, 1955

boojimgettys:

James Dean & Julie Harris in East of Eden, 1954. 

For the 1956 Academy Awards James Dean was the first person to be posthumously nominated for “Best Actor” for his performance in his first film, East of Eden. In 1957 he was nominated again for “Best Actor” for the film Giant, and remains the only actor to have two posthumous nominations.

He also received BAFTA nominations for “Best Foreign Actor” for his performances in East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause.

At the 1956 Golden Globes Awards he won a “Special Achievement Award”, and at the 1957 Golden Globes won the Henrietta Award for “World Film Favorite”.