 Douglas became an international star through positive reception for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in "Champion" (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.His other early films include "Young Man with a Horn" (1950), playing opposite Lauren Bacall and Doris Day, "Ace in the Hole" opposite Jan Sterling (1951), and "Detective Story" (1951), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor in a Drama.He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), opposite Lana Turner, and his third Oscar nomination for portraying Vincent van Gogh in "Lust for Life" (1956), which landed him a second Golden Globe nomination.