marlon brando was in an awardwinning 1972 american crime film
brando is widely known for his academy awardwinning performances as terry malloy in on the waterfront lrb 1954 rrb and vito corleone in the godfather lrb 1972 rrb  as well as his performances in a streetcar named desire lrb 1951 rrb  viva zapata 	academy award	academy awards	on the waterfront	on the waterfront	vito corleone	vito corleone	the godfather	the godfather	a streetcar named desire	a streetcar named desire

it won the oscars for best picture  best actor lrb brando rrb and best adapted screenplay lrb for puzo and coppola rrb
its seven other oscar nominations included pacino  james caan  and robert duvall for best supporting actor and coppola for best director