25th Academy Awards (1953) - Movies from 1952

Best Picture Year 1953

6.8 (2,345)

8.1 (20,210)

7.0 (12,557)

7.2 (2,324)

8.1 (21,577)

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Best Picture

Winner

The Greatest Show on Earth

(5 Nominations , 2 Awards)

Cecil B. DeMille

James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton

Nominees

High Noon
Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)
Ivanhoe
Richard Thorpe

Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
(3 Nominations )
Moulin Rouge
John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand, Claude Nollier
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)
The Quiet Man
John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

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Best Director

Winner

John Ford

The Quiet Man

(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald

Nominees

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
5 Fingers
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Walter Hampden
(2 Nominations )
Cecil B. DeMille
The Greatest Show on Earth
Cecil B. DeMille

James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde
(5 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Fred Zinnemann
High Noon
Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)
John Huston
Moulin Rouge
John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand, Claude Nollier
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

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Best Leading Actor

Winner

Gary Cooper

High Noon

(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)

Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell

Nominees

Kirk Douglas
The Bad and the Beautiful
Vincente Minnelli

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell
(6 Nominations , 5 Awards)
Alec Guinness
The Lavender Hill Mob
Charles Crichton

Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James, Alfie Bass
(2 Nominations , 1 Award)
José Ferrer
Moulin Rouge
John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand, Claude Nollier
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Marlon Brando
¡Viva Zapata!
Elia Kazan

Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Leading Actress

Winner

Shirley Booth

Come Back, Little Sheba

(3 Nominations , 1 Award)

Daniel Mann

Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore

Nominees

Julie Harris
The Member of the Wedding
Fred Zinnemann

Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz
Bette Davis
The Star
Stuart Heisler

Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood, Warner Anderson
Joan Crawford
Sudden Fear
David Miller

Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett
(4 Nominations )
Susan Hayward
With a Song in My Heart
Walter Lang

Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Supporting Actor

Winner

Anthony Quinn

¡Viva Zapata!

(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

Elia Kazan

Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters

Nominees

Arthur Hunnicutt
The Big Sky
Howard Hawks

Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Steve Geray, Elizabeth Threatt
(2 Nominations )
Richard Burton
My Cousin Rachel
Henry Koster

Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire
(4 Nominations )
Victor McLaglen
The Quiet Man
John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Jack Palance
Sudden Fear
David Miller

Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett
(4 Nominations )

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Best Supporting Actress

Winner

Gloria Grahame

The Bad and the Beautiful

(6 Nominations , 5 Awards)

Vincente Minnelli

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon

Nominees

Terry Moore
Come Back, Little Sheba
Daniel Mann

Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore, Richard Jaeckel
(3 Nominations , 1 Award)
Colette Marchand
Moulin Rouge
John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand, Claude Nollier
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Jean Hagen
Singin' in the Rain
Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen
(2 Nominations )
Thelma Ritter
With a Song in My Heart
Walter Lang

Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Screenplay

Winner

Charles Schnee

The Bad and the Beautiful

(6 Nominations , 5 Awards)

Vincente Minnelli

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon

Nominees

Michael Wilson
5 Fingers
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Walter Hampden
(2 Nominations )
Carl Foreman
High Noon
Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)
Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick
The Man in the White Suit
Alexander MacKendrick

Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough
Frank S. Nugent
The Quiet Man
John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

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Best Story

Winner

Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett

The Greatest Show on Earth

(5 Nominations , 2 Awards)

Cecil B. DeMille

James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton

Nominees

Leo McCarey
My Son John
Leo McCarey

Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Dean Jagger, Robert Walker
Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard
The Narrow Margin
Richard Fleischer

Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Gordon Gebert
Guy Trosper
The Pride of St. Louis
Harmon Jones

Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru, Richard Hylton, Richard Crenna
Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt
The Sniper
Edward Dmytryk

Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr, Marie Windsor

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Best Story and Screenplay

Winner

T.E.B. Clarke

The Lavender Hill Mob

(2 Nominations , 1 Award)

Charles Crichton

Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James

Nominees

Sydney Boehm
The Atomic City
Jerry Hopper

Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke, Michael Moore, Nancy Gates
Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
Pat and Mike
George Cukor

Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching
Terence Rattigan
The Sound Barrier
David Lean

Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, Denholm Elliott
(2 Nominations , 1 Award)
John Steinbeck
¡Viva Zapata!
Elia Kazan

Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Film Editing

Winner

Elmo Williams, Harry W. Gerstad

High Noon

(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)

Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell

Nominees

Warren Low
Come Back, Little Sheba
Daniel Mann

Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore, Richard Jaeckel
(3 Nominations , 1 Award)
William Austin
Flat Top (Eagles of the Fleet)
Lesley Selander

Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson, William Phipps, John Bromfield
Anne Bauchens
The Greatest Show on Earth
Cecil B. DeMille

James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde
(5 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Ralph Kemplen
Moulin Rouge
John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand, Claude Nollier
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

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Best Cinematography, Color

Winner

Winton C. Hoch, Archie Stout

The Quiet Man

(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald

Nominees

Harry Stradling Sr.
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Vidor

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh
(6 Nominations )
Freddie Young
Ivanhoe
Richard Thorpe

Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
(3 Nominations )
George J. Folsey
Million Dollar Mermaid
Mervyn LeRoy

Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian
Leon Shamroy
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Henry King

Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward, Hildegard Knef
(2 Nominations )

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Best Cinematography, Black & White

Winner

Robert Surtees

The Bad and the Beautiful

(6 Nominations , 5 Awards)

Vincente Minnelli

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon

Nominees

Russell Harlan
The Big Sky
Howard Hawks

Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Steve Geray, Elizabeth Threatt
(2 Nominations )
Joseph LaShelle
My Cousin Rachel
Henry Koster

Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire
(4 Nominations )
Virgil Miller
Navajo
Norman Foster

Documentary, Hall Bartlett, John Mitchell, Francis Teller
(2 Nominations )
Charles Lang
Sudden Fear
David Miller

Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett
(4 Nominations )

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Best Score Drama or Comedy

Winner

Dimitri Tiomkin

High Noon

(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)

Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell

Nominees

Miklós Rózsa
Ivanhoe
Richard Thorpe

Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
(3 Nominations )
Max Steiner
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
John Brahm

Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson, Carl Milletaire, Sammy Ogg
Herschel Burke Gilbert
The Thief
Russell Rouse

Ray Milland, Martin Gabel, Harry Bronson, Rita Vale
Alex North
¡Viva Zapata!
Elia Kazan

Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Score Musical

Winner

Alfred Newman

With a Song in My Heart

(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

Walter Lang

Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne

Nominees

Walter Scharf
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Vidor

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh
(6 Nominations )
Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
The Jazz Singer
Michael Curtiz

Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Eduard Franz, Mildred Dunnock
Gian Carlo Menotti
The Medium
Gian Carlo Menotti

Marie Powers, Leopoldo Savona, Belva Kibler, Beverly Dame
Lennie Hayton
Singin' in the Rain
Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen
(2 Nominations )

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Best Song

Winner

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin)

High Noon

(7 Nominations , 4 Awards)

Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell

Nominees

Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn (Because You're Mine)
Because You're Mine
Alexander Hall

Mario Lanza, Doretta Morrow, James Whitmore, Dean Miller
Frank Loesser (Thumbelina)
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Vidor

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh
(6 Nominations )
Harry Warren, Leo Robin (Zing a Little Zong)
Just for You
Elliott Nugent

Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Ethel Barrymore, Robert Arthur
Jack Brooks (Am I in Love)
Son of Paleface
Frank Tashlin

Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille

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Best Art Direction, Color

Winner

Paul Sheriff, Marcel Vertès

Moulin Rouge

(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand

Nominees

Richard Day, Clavé, Howard Bristol
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Vidor

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh
(6 Nominations )
Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams
The Merry Widow
Curtis Bernhardt

Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn
(2 Nominations )
Frank Hotaling, John McCarthy Jr., Charles S. Thompson
The Quiet Man
John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Henry King

Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward, Hildegard Knef
(2 Nominations )

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Best Art Direction, Black & White

Winner

Cedric Gibbons, Edward C. Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason

The Bad and the Beautiful

(6 Nominations , 5 Awards)

Vincente Minnelli

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon

Nominees

Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Emile Kuri
Carrie
William Wyler

Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert
(2 Nominations )
Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott
My Cousin Rachel
Henry Koster

Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire
(4 Nominations )
So Matsuyama, H. Motsumoto
Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa

Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura
Lyle R. Wheeler, Leland Fuller, Thomas Little, Claude E. Carpenter
¡Viva Zapata!
Elia Kazan

Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Costume Design, Color

Winner

Marcel Vertès

Moulin Rouge

(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)

John Huston

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand

Nominees

Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White
The Greatest Show on Earth
Cecil B. DeMille

James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde
(5 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Clavé, Mary Wills, Barbara Karinska
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Vidor

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh
(6 Nominations )
Helen Rose, Gile Steele
The Merry Widow
Curtis Bernhardt

Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn
(2 Nominations )
Charles Le Maire
With a Song in My Heart
Walter Lang

Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)

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Best Costume Design, Black & White

Winner

Helen Rose

The Bad and the Beautiful

(6 Nominations , 5 Awards)

Vincente Minnelli

Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon

Nominees

Jean Louis
Affair in Trinidad
Vincent Sherman

Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis
Edith Head
Carrie
William Wyler

Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert
(2 Nominations )
Charles Le Maire, Dorothy Jeakins
My Cousin Rachel
Henry Koster

Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire
(4 Nominations )
Sheila O'Brien
Sudden Fear
David Miller

Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett
(4 Nominations )

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Best Sound Mixing

Winner

London Film Sound Dept.

The Sound Barrier

(2 Nominations , 1 Award)

David Lean

Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick

Nominees

Pinewood SSD
The Card (AKA The Promoter)
Ronald Neame

Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark
Gordon Sawyer
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Vidor

Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh
(6 Nominations )
Daniel J. Bloomberg
The Quiet Man
John Ford

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
(7 Nominations , 2 Awards)
Thomas T. Moulton
With a Song in My Heart
Walter Lang

Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter
(5 Nominations , 1 Award)