- 1952 Oscars were held on March 19, 1953 at the RKO Pantages
Theatre (Hollywood, CA) and the Century Theater (New York,
NY)
- Hosts: (CA) Bob Hope
(NY) Conrad Nagel
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| 1952
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Motion Picture |
The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille,
producer (Paramount) |
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High Noon, Stanley Kramer, producer (United Artists) |
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Ivanhoe, Pandro S. Berman, producer (MGM) |
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Moulin Rouge, John Huston, producer (United Artists) |
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The Quiet Man, John Ford and Merian C. Cooper,
producers (Republic) |
| Best Actor |
Marlon Brando, Viva Zapata! |
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Gary Cooper, High Noon |
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Kirk Douglas, The Bad and the Beautiful |
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José Ferrer, Moulin Rouge |
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Alec Guinness, The Lavender Hill Mob |
| Best Actress |
Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba |
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Joan Crawford, Sudden Fear |
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Bette Davis, The Star |
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Julie Harris, The Member of the Wedding |
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Susan Hayward, With a Song in My Heart |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Richard Burton, My Cousin Rachel |
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Arthur Hunnicutt, The Big Sky |
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Victor McLaglen, The Quiet Man |
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Jack Palance, Sudden Fear |
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Anthony Quinn, Viva Zapata! |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Gloria Grahame, The Bad and the Beautiful |
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Jean Hagen, Singin'in the Rain |
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Colette Marchand, Moulin Rouge |
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Terry Moore, Come Back, Little Sheba |
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Thelma Ritter, With a Song in My Heart |
| Directing |
Cecil B. DeMille, The Greatest Show on Earth |
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John Ford, The Quiet Man |
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John Huston, Moulin Rouge |
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Five Fingers |
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Fred Zinnemann, High Noon |
| Writing |
| Motion Picture Story |
Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt, The Sniper |
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Frederic M. Frank, Theodore St. John and Frank
Cavett, The Greatest Show on Earth |
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Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard, The Narrow
Margin |
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Leo McCarey, My Son John |
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Guy Trosper, The Pride of St. Louis |
| Screenplay |
Carl Foreman, High Noon |
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Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick,
The Man in the White Suit |
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Frank S. Nugent, The Quiet Man |
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Charles Schnee, The Bad and the Beautiful |
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Michael Wilson, Five Fingers |
| Story and Screenplay |
Sydney Boehm, The Atomic City |
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T.E.B. Clarke, The Lavender Hill Mob |
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Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike |
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Terence Rattigan, Breaking the Sound Barrier |
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John Steinbeck, Viva Zapata! |
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| Cinematography |
| Black-and-White |
Russell Harlan, The Big Sky |
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Charles B. Lang, Jr., Sudden Fear |
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Joseph LaShelle, My Cousin Rachel |
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Virgil E. Miller, Navajo |
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Robert Surtees, The Bad and the Beautiful |
| Color |
George J. Folsey, Million Dollar Mermaid |
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Winton C. Hoch and Archie Stout, The Quiet
Man |
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Leon Shamroy, The Snows of Kilimanjaro |
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Harry Stradling, Hans Christian Andersen |
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F.A. Young, Ivanhoe |
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| Art Direction |
| Black-and-White |
Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason, set decoration,
The Bad and the Beautiful |
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Matsuyama, art direction; H. Motsumoto, set decoration,
Rashomon |
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Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson, art direction;
Emile Kuri, set decoration, Carrie |
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Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir, art direction; Walter
M. Scott, set decoration, My Cousin Rachel |
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Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller, art direction;
Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter, set decoration,
Viva Zapata! |
| Color |
Richard Day and Clave, art direction; Howard Bristol,
set decoration, Hans Christian Andersen |
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Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Arthur Krams, set decoration,
The Merry Widow |
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Frank Hotaling, art direction; John McCarthy,
Jr. and Charles Thompson, set decoration, The
Quiet Man |
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Paul Sheriff, art direction; Marcel Vertes,
set decoration, Moulin Rouge |
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Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir, art direction; Thomas
Little and Paul S. Fox, set decoration, The Snows
of Kilimanjaro |
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| Sound Recording |
London Film Sound Dept., Breaking the Sound Barrier |
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Pinewood Studios Sound Dept., The Promoter |
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Republic Studio Sound Dept.; Daniel J. Bloomberg, The
Quiet Man |
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Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Dept., Hans Christian
Andersen |
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Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept., Thomas T.
Moulton, With a Song in My Heart |
| Music |
| Song |
“Am I in Love,” Son of Paleface, Jack Brooks,
music |
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“Because You're Mine,” Because You're Mine,
Nicholas Brodszky, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics |
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“High Noon” (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'),
High Noon, Dimitri Tiomkin, music; Ned Washington,
lyrics |
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“Thumbelina,” Hans Christian Andersen,
Frank Loesser, music and lyrics |
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“Zing a Little Zong,” Just for You, Harry
Warren, music; Leo Robin, lyrics |
| Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
Herschel Burke Gilbert, The Thief |
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Alex North, Viva Zapata! |
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Miklos Rozsa, Ivanhoe |
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Max Steiner, The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima |
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Dimitri Tiomkin, High Noon |
| Scoring of a Musical Picture |
Lennie Hayton, Singin' in the Rain |
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Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner, The Jazz Singer |
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Gian-Carlo Menotti, The Medium |
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Alfred Newman, With a Song in My Heart |
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Walter Scharf, Hans Christian Andersen |
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| Film Editing |
William Austin, Flat Top |
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Anne Bauchens, The Greatest Show on Earth |
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Ralph Kemplen, Moulin Rouge |
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Warren Low, Come Back, Little Sheba |
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Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad, High Noon |
| Costume Design |
| Black-and-White |
Edith Head, Carrie |
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Charles LeMaire and Dorothy Jeakins, My Cousin
Rachel |
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Jean Louis, Affair in Trinidad |
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Sheila O'Brien, Sudden Fear |
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Helen Rose, The Bad and the Beautiful |
| Color |
Clave, Mary Wills and Madame Karinska, Hans
Christian Andersen |
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Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins and Miles White, The
Greatest Show on Earth |
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Charles LeMaire, With a Song in My Heart |
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Helen Rose and Gile Steele, The Merry Widow |
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Marcel Vertes, Moulin Rouge |
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| Special Effects |
Plymouth Adventure (MGM) |
| Short Subjects |
| Cartoon |
Johann Mouse (Tom and Jerry Series)
(Frederick Quimby, producer; MGM) |
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Little Johnny Jet (MGM Series) (Frederick
Quimby, producer; MGM) |
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Madeline (Jolly Frolics Series)
(United Productions of America; Columbia) |
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Pink and Blue Blues (Mister Magoo Series)
(United Productions of America; Columbia) |
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Romance of Transportation (Tom Daly, producer;
National Film Board of Canada) |
| One-Reel |
Athletes of the Saddle (Grantland Rice
Sportlights Series) (Jack Eaton, producer; Paramount) |
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Desert Killer (Sports Parade Series)
(Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner Bros.) |
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Light in the Window (Art Film Series)
(Art Film Productions; Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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Neighbours (National Film Board of Canada;
Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc.) |
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Royal Scotland (Crown Film Unit; British
Information Services) |
| Two-Reel |
Bridge of Time (London Films; British Information
Services) |
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Devil Take Us (Theatre of Life Series)
(Herbert Morgan, producer; Theatre of Life Production) |
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Thar She Blows! (Technicolor Special
Series) (Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner
Bros.) |
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Water Birds (True-Life Adventure
Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
Devil Take Us (Herbert Morgan, producer;
Theatre of Life Production) |
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The Garden Spider (Epeira Diadema)
(Cristallo Films; I.F.E. Releasing Corp.) |
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Man Alive! (United Productions of America;
American Cancer Society) |
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Neighbours (National Film Board of Canada;
Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc.) |
| Feature |
The Hoaxters (Dore Schary, producer; MGM) |
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Navajo (Bartlett-Foster Productions; Lippert
Pictures, Inc.) |
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The Sea Around Us (Irwin Allen, producer;
RKO Radio) |
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| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
Cecil B. DeMille |
| Honorary Awards |
To George Alfred Mitchell for the design and
development of the camera which bears his name and for
his continued and dominant presence in the field of cinematography |
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To Joseph M. Schenck for long and distinguished
service to the motion picture industry |
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To Merian C. Cooper for his many innovations
and contributions to the art of motion pictures |
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To Harold Lloyd, master comedian and good citizen |
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To Bob Hope for his contribution to the laughter
of the world, his service to the motion picture industry
and his devotion to the American premise |
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To Forbidden Games (France), best foreign
language film first released in the United States during
1952 |
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