- 1953 Oscrs were held on March 25, 1954 at the RKO Pantages
Theatre (CA) and the Century Theater (NY)
- Hosts: Donald O'Conner (Hollywood)
Fredric March (New York)
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| 1953
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Motion Picture |
From Here to Eternity, Buddy Adler, producer
(Columbia) |
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Julius Caesar, John Houseman, producer (MGM) |
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The Robe, Frank Ross, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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Roman Holiday, William Wyler, producer (Paramount) |
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Shane, George Stevens, producer (Paramount) |
| Best Actor |
Marlon Brando, Julius Caesar |
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Richard Burton, The Robe |
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Montgomery Clift, From Here to Eternity |
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William Holden, Stalag 17 |
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Burt Lancaster, From Here to Eternity |
| Best Actress |
Leslie Caron, Lili |
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Ava Gardner, Mogambo |
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Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday |
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Deborah Kerr, From Here to Eternity |
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Maggie McNamara, The Moon Is Blue |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Eddie Albert, Roman Holiday |
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Brandon de Wilde, Shane |
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Jack Palance, Shane |
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Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity |
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Robert Strauss, Stalag 17 |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Grace Kelly, Mogambo |
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Geraldine Page, Hondo |
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Marjorie Rambeau, Torch Song |
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Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity |
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Thelma Ritter, Pickup on South Street |
| Directing |
George Stevens, Shane |
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Charles Walters, Lili |
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Billy Wilder, Stalag 17 |
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William Wyler, Roman Holiday |
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Fred Zinnemann, From Here to Eternity |
| Writing |
| Motion Picture Story |
Ray Ashley, Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin, Little
Fugitive |
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Alec Coppel, The Captain's Paradise |
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Beirne Lay, Jr., Above and Beyond |
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Dalton Trumbo, Roman Holiday |
| Screenplay |
Eric Ambler, The Cruel Sea |
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Helen Deutsch, Lili |
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A. B. Guthrie, Jr., Shane |
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Ian McLellan Hunter and John Dighton, Roman
Holiday |
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Daniel Taradash, From Here to Eternity |
| Story and Screenplay |
Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard
Breen, Titanic |
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Betty Comden and Adolph Green, The Band Wagon |
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Millard Kaufman, Take the High Ground |
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Richard Murphy, The Desert Rats |
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Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom, The Naked
Spur |
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| Cinematography |
| Black-and-White |
Joseph C. Brun, Martin Luther |
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Burnett Guffey, From Here to Eternity |
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Hal Mohr, The Four Poster |
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Frank Planer and Henry Alekan, Roman Holiday |
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Joseph Ruttenberg, Julius Caesar |
| Color |
Edward Cronjager, Beneath the 12-Mile Reef |
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George Folsey, All the Brothers Were Valiant |
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Loyal Griggs, Shane |
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Robert Planck, Lili |
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Leon Shamroy, The Robe |
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| Art Direction |
| Black-and-White |
Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Hugh Hunt, set decoration, Julius
Caesar |
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Fritz Maurischat and Paul Markwitz, art direction
and set decoration, Martin Luther |
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Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler, art direction and
set decoration, Roman Holiday |
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Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller, art direction;
Paul S. Fox, set decoration, The President's
Lady |
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Lyle Wheeler and Maurice Ransford, art direction;
Stuart Reiss, set decoration, Titanic |
| Color |
Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames, Edward Carfagno
and Gabriel Scognamillo, art direction; Edwin B.
Willis, Keogh Gleason, Arthur Krams and Jack D.
Moore, set decoration, The Story of Three Loves |
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Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Arthur Krams, set decoration,
Lili |
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Cedric Gibbons and Urie McCleary, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Jack D. Moore, set decoration,
Young Bess |
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Alfred Junge and Hans Peters, art direction; John
Jarvis, set decoration, Knights of the Round
Table |
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Lyle Wheeler and George W. Davis, art direction;
Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox, set decoration,
The Robe |
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| Sound Recording |
Columbia Studio Sound Dept., John P. Livadary, From
Here to Eternity |
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MGM Studio Sound Dept., Knights of the Round Table |
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Paramount Studio Sound Dept., The War of the Worlds |
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Universal-International Studio Sound Dept., The Mississippi
Gambler |
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Warner Bros. Studio Sound Dept., William A. Mueller,
Calamity Jane |
| Music |
| Song |
“The Moon Is Blue,” The Moon Is Blue, Herschel
Burke Gilbert, music; Sylvia Fine, lyrics |
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“My Flaming Heart,” Small Town Girl, Nicholas
Brodszky, music; Leo Robin, lyrics |
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“Sadie Thompson's Song” (Blue Pacific Blues),
Miss Sadie Thompson, Lester Lee, music; Ned
Washington, lyrics |
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“Secret Love,” Calamity Jane, Sammy
Fain, music; Paul Francis Webster, lyrics |
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“That's Amore,” The Caddy, Harry Warren,
music; Jack Brooks, lyrics |
| Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
Louis Forbes, This Is Cinerama |
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Hugo Friedhofer, Above and Beyond |
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Bronislau Kaper, Lili |
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Miklos Rozsa, Julius Caesar |
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Morris Stoloff and George Duning, From Here
to Eternity |
| Scoring of a Musical Picture |
Adolph Deutsch, The Band Wagon |
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Ray Heindorf, Calamity Jane |
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Frederick Hollander and Morris Stoloff, The
5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. |
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Alfred Newman, Call Me Madam |
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André Previn and Saul Chaplin, Kiss Me Kate |
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| Film Editing |
Everett Douglas, The War of the Worlds |
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Otto Ludwig, The Moon Is Blue |
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William Lyon, From Here to Eternity |
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Robert Swink, Roman Holiday |
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Irvine (Cotton) Warburton, Crazylegs |
| Costume Design |
| Black-and-White |
Edith Head, Roman Holiday |
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Charles LeMaire and Renie, The President's
Lady |
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Jean Louis, From Here to Eternity |
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Walter Plunkett, The Actress |
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Helen Rose and Herschel McCoy, Dream Wife |
| Color |
Charles LeMaire and Emile Santiago, The
Robe |
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Charles LeMaire and Travilla, How to Marry
a Millionaire |
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Mary Ann Nyberg, The Band Wagon |
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Walter Plunkett, Young Bess |
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Irene Sharaff, Call Me Madam |
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| Special Effects |
The War of the Worlds (Paramount) |
| Short Subjects |
| Cartoon |
Christopher Crumpet (Jolly Frolics Series)
(United Productions of America; Columbia) |
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From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (Loony Tunes Series)
(Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.; Warner Bros.) |
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Rugged Bear (Donald Duck Series)
(Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
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The Tell Tale Heart (UPA Cartoon Special
Series) (United Productions of America; Columbia) |
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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (Adventures
in Music Series) (Walt Disney Productions; Buena
Vista) |
| One-Reel |
Christ Among the Primitives (Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi
Production; I.F.E. Releasing Corp.) |
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Herring Hunt (Canada Carries on Series)
(National Film Board of Canada; RKO Pathé, Inc.) |
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Joy of Living (Art Film Series)
(Art Film Productions; Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
(Overture Series) (Johnny Green, producer;
MGM) |
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Wee Water Wonders (Grantland Rice Spotlight
Series) (Jack Eaton, producer; Paramount) |
| Two-Reel |
Bear Country (True Life Adventure
Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
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Ben and Me (Walt Disney Productions; Buena
Vista) |
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Return to Glennascaul (Dublin Gate Theatre
Production; Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc.) |
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Vesuvius Express (CinemaScope Shorts
Series) (Otto Lang, producer; Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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Winter Paradise (Technicolor Special
Series) (Cedric Francis, producer; Warner Bros.) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
The Alaskan Eskimo (Walt Disney Productions;
RKO Radio) |
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The Living City (John Barnes, producer;
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.) |
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Operation Blue Jay (U.S. Army Signal Corps.) |
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They Planted a Stone (World Wide Pictures;
British Information Services) |
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The Word (John Healy and John Adams, producers;
Twentieth Century-Fox) |
| Feature |
The Conquest of Everest (Countryman Films,
Ltd. and Group 3 Ltd.; United Artists) |
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The Living Desert (True Life Adventure Series)
(Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista) |
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A Queen Is Crowned (J. Arthur Rank Organization
Ltd.; Universal-International) |
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| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
George Stevens |
| Honorary Awards |
To Pete Smith for his witty and pungent observations
on the American scene in his series of Pete Smith Specialities |
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To Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation in
recognition of their imagination, showmanship and foresight
in introducing the revolutionary process known as CinemaScope |
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To Joseph I. Breen for his conscientious, open-minded
and dignified management of the Motion Picture Production
Code |
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To Bell and Howell Company for their pioneering
and basic achievements in the advancement of the motion
picture industry |
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