1952 (25th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1952. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Best Motion Picture

The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Cecil B. DeMille, Producer.

High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Stanley Kramer, Producer.

Ivanhoe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Pandro S. Berman, Producer.

Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK)

The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic. John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, Producers.

Best Actor

Marlon Brando in Viva Zapata!, 20th Century-Fox.

Gary Cooper in High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists.

Kirk Douglas in The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Jose Ferrer in Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK)

Alec Guinness in The Lavender Hill Mob, J. Arthur Rank-Ealing; Universal-International. (UK)

Best Actress

Shirley Booth in Come Back, Little Sheba, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.

Joan Crawford in Sudden Fear, Joseph Kaufman Productions, Inc.; RKO Radio.

Bette Davis in The Star, Bert E. Friedlob Productions; 20th Century-Fox.

Julie Harris in The Member of the Wedding, Stanley Kramer Productions; Columbia.

Susan Hayward in With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard Burton in My Cousin Rachel, 20th Century-Fox.

Arthur Hunnicutt in The Big Sky, Winchester Pictures Corporation; RKO Radio.

Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic.

Jack Palance in Sudden Fear, Joseph Kaufman Productions, Inc.; RKO Radio.

Anthony Quinn in Viva Zapata!, 20th Century-Fox.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Gloria Grahame in The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Jean Hagen in Singin’ in the Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Colette Marchand in Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK)

Terry Moore in Come Back, Little Sheba, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.

Thelma Ritter in With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox.

Directing

Five Fingers, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Cecil B. DeMille.

High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Fred Zinnemann.

Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK) John Huston.

The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic. John Ford.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

(Black-and-White)

The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason.

Carrie, Paramount. Art direction by Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson; set decoration by Emile Kuri.

My Cousin Rachel, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir; set decoration by Walter M. Scott.

Rashomon, Daiei Production; RKO Radio. (Japan) Art direction by Matsuyama; set decoration by H. Motsumoto.

Viva Zapata!, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller; set decoration by Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter.

(Color)

Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Art direction by Richard Day and Clave; set decoration by Howard Bristol.

The Merry Widow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Arthur Krams.

Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK) Art direction by Paul Sheriff; set decoration by Marcel Vertes.

The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic. Art direction by Frank Hotaling; set decoration by John McCarthy, Jr. and Charles Thompson.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir; set decoration by Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox.

Cinematography

(Black-and-White)

The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Surtees.

The Big Sky, Winchester Pictures Corporation; RKO Radio. Russell Harlan.

My Cousin Rachel, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph LaShelle.

Navajo, Bartlett-Foster Productions; Lippert Pictures, Inc. Virgil E. Miller.

Sudden Fear, Joseph Kaufman Productions, Inc.; RKO Radio. Charles B. Lang, Jr.

(Color)

Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Harry Stradling.

Ivanhoe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) F. A. Young.

Million Dollar Mermaid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George J. Folsey.

The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic. Winton C. Hoch and Archie Stout.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.

Costume Design

(Black-and-White)

Affair in Trinidad, The Beckworth Corporation; Columbia. Jean Louis.

The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Helen Rose.

Carrie, Paramount. Edith Head.

My Cousin Rachel, 20th Century-Fox. Charles LeMaire and Dorothy Jeakins.

Sudden Fear, Joseph Kaufman Productions, Inc.; RKO Radio. Sheila O’Brien.

(Color)

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

Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Clave, Mary Wills and Madame Karinska.

The Merry Widow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Helen Rose and Gile Steele.

Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK) Marcel Vertes.

With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox. Charles LeMaire.

Documentary

(Feature)

The Hoaxters, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dore Schary, Producer.

Navajo, Bartlett-Foster Productions; Lippert Pictures, Inc. Hall Bartlett, Producer.

The Sea Around Us, RKO Radio. Irwin Allen, Producer.

(Short Subject)

Devil Take Us, Theatre of Life Production. [Theatre of Life Series] Herbert Morgan, Producer.

The Garden Spider (Epeira Diadema), Cristallo Films; I.F.E. Releasing Corporation. (Italy) Alberto Ancilotto, Producer.

Man Alive!, UPA (United Productions of America); American Cancer Society. Stephen Bosustow, Executive Producer.

Neighbours, National Film Board of Canada; Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc. (Canada) Norman McLaren, Producer.

Film Editing

Come Back, Little Sheba, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Warren Low.

Flat Top, Monogram. William Austin.

The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Anne Bauchens.

High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad.

Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK) Ralph Kemplen.

Music

(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.

Ivanhoe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Miklos Rozsa.

Miracle of Fatima, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.

The Thief, Fran Productions, Inc.; United Artists. Herschel Burke Gilbert.

Viva Zapata!, 20th Century-Fox. Alex North.

(Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Walter Scharf.

The Jazz Singer, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner.

The Medium, Transfilm; Lopert Films. (Italy, USA) Gian-Carlo Menotti.

Singin’ in the Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lennie Hayton.

With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

(Song)

Am I in Love from Son of Paleface, Hope Enterprises, Inc.; Paramount. Music and lyrics by Jack Brooks.

Because You’re Mine from Because You’re Mine, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music by Nicholas Brodszky; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’) from High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; lyrics by Ned Washington.

Thumbelina from Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.

Zing a Little Zong from Just for You, Paramount. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Leo Robin.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

Johann Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series] Fred Quimby, Producer.

Little Johnny Jet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [M-G-M Series] Fred Quimby, Producer.

Madeline, UPA (United Productions of America); Columbia. [Jolly Frolics Series] Stephen Bosustow, Executive Producer.

Pink and Blue Blues, UPA (United Productions of America); Columbia. [Mister Magoo Series] Stephen Bosustow, Executive Producer.

Romance of Transportation, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada) Tom Daly, Producer.

(One-reel)

Athletes of the Saddle, Paramount. [Grantland Rice Sportlights Series] Jack Eaton, Producer.

Desert Killer, Warner Bros. [Sports Parade Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Light in the Window: The Art of Vermeer, Art Film Productions; 20th Century-Fox. [Art Film Series] Boris Vermont, Producer.

Neighbours, National Film Board of Canada; Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc. (Canada) Norman McLaren, Producer.

Royal Scotland, Crown Film Unit; British Information Services. (UK)

(Two-reel)

Bridge of Time, London Films; British Information Services. (UK)

Devil Take Us, Theatre of Life Production. [Theatre of Life Series] Herbert Morgan, Producer.

Thar She Blows!, Warner Bros. [Technicolor Special Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Water Birds, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [True Life Adventure Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

Sound Recording

Breaking the Sound Barrier, London Films; United Artists. (UK) London Films Sound Department.

Hans Christian Andersen, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director.

The Promoter, J. Arthur Rank-Ronald Neame; Universal-International. (UK) Pinewood Studios Sound Department.

The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic. Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director.

With a Song in My Heart, 20th Century-Fox. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.

Special Effects

Plymouth Adventure, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Writing

(Motion Picture Story)

The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Frederic M. Frank, Theodore St. John and Frank Cavett.

My Son John, Rainbow Productions; Paramount. Leo McCarey.

The Narrow Margin, RKO Radio. Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard.

The Pride of St. Louis, 20th Century-Fox. Guy Trosper.

The Sniper, Stanley Kramer Productions; Columbia. Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt.

(Screenplay)

The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Charles Schnee.

Five Fingers, 20th Century-Fox. Michael Wilson.

High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Carl Foreman.

The Man in the White Suit, J. Arthur Rank-Ealing; Universal-International. (UK) Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick.

The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic. Frank S. Nugent.

(Story and Screenplay)

The Atomic City, Paramount. Sydney Boehm.

Breaking the Sound Barrier, London Films; United Artists. (UK) Terence Rattigan.

The Lavender Hill Mob, J. Arthur Rank-Ealing; Universal-International. (UK) T. E. B. Clarke.

Pat and Mike, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

Viva Zapata!, 20th Century-Fox. John Steinbeck.

Honorary Award

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. [ [Statuette]]

To Joseph M. Schenck for long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry. [ [Statuette]]

To Merian C. Cooper for his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures. [ [Statuette]]

To Harold Lloyd, master comedian and good citizen. [ [Statuette]]

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. [ [Statuette]]

(Foreign Language Film)

To Forbidden Games, Silver Films; Times Film Corporation. (France) Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952. [ [Statuette]]

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Cecil B. DeMille

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class I)

To Eastman Kodak Company for the introduction of Eastman color negative and Eastman color print film.

To Ansco Film Division of General Aniline and Film Corporation for the introduction of Ansco color negative and Ansco color print film.

(Class II)

To Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation for an improved method of color motion picture photography under incandescent light.

(Class III)

To the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Projection Department, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Still Photographic Department and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Development Engineering Department for an improved method of projecting photographic backgrounds.

To John G. Frayne and R. R. Scoville and Westrex Corporation for a method of measuring distortion in sound reproduction.

To Photo Research Corporation for creating the Spectra color temperature meter.

To Gustav Jirouch for the design of the Robot automatic film splicer.

To Carlos Rivas of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio for the development of a sound reproducer for magnetic film.