 Boyer never won an Oscar, though he was nominated for Best Actor four times in "Conquest" (1937), "Algiers" (1938), "Gaslight" (1944) and "Fanny" (1961), the latter also winning him a nomination for the Laurel Awards for Top Male Dramatic Performance.He is particularly well known for "Gaslight" in which he played a thief/murderer who tries to convince his newlywed wife that she is going insane.He was nominated for the Golden Globe as Best Actor for the 1952 film "The Happy Time"; and also nominated for the Emmy for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series for his work in "Four Star Playhouse" (1952–1956).