Awards & Winners

1952 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1952 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 25th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

25th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Actress

Shirley Booth

Honored for : Come Back, Little Sheba
(Role: Lola Delaney)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Crawford Sudden Fear
Role: Myra Hudson
Susan Hayward With a Song in My Heart
Role: Jane Froman
Julie Harris The Member of the Wedding
Role: Frances 'Frankie' Addams
Bette Davis The Star
Role: Margaret Elliot
Shirley Booth Come Back, Little Sheba
Role: Lola Delaney
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Irwin Allen

Honored for : The Sea Around Us

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Nominee Nominated Work
Irwin Allen The Sea Around Us
Dore Schary The Hoaxters
Hall Bartlett Navajo
Academy Award for Best Director

John Ford

Honored for : The Quiet Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Zinnemann High Noon
John Huston Moulin Rouge
John Ford The Quiet Man
Joseph L. Mankiewicz 5 Fingers
Cecil B. DeMille The Greatest Show on Earth
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Fred Quimby

Honored for : Johann Mouse

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Bosustow Madeline
Fred Quimby Little Johnny Jet
Tom Daly The Romance of Transportation in Canada
Fred Quimby Johann Mouse
Stephen Bosustow Pink and Blue Blues
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Marcel Vertès, Paul Sheriff

Honored for : Moulin Rouge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Bristol Hans Christian Andersen
Richard Day Hans Christian Andersen
Antoni Clavé Hans Christian Andersen
John McCarthy, Jr. The Quiet Man
Frank Hotaling The Quiet Man
Charles S. Thompson The Quiet Man
Cedric Gibbons The Merry Widow
Arthur Krams The Merry Widow
Paul Groesse The Merry Widow
Edwin B. Willis The Merry Widow
Thomas Little The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Paul S. Fox The Snows of Kilimanjaro
John DeCuir The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Lyle R. Wheeler The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Paul Sheriff Moulin Rouge
Marcel Vertès Moulin Rouge
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Elmo Williams, Harry W. Gerstad

Honored for : High Noon

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Nominee Nominated Work
Warren Low Come Back, Little Sheba
William Austin Flat Top
Ralph Kemplen Moulin Rouge
Elmo Williams High Noon
Harry W. Gerstad High Noon
Anne Bauchens The Greatest Show on Earth
Academy Award for Best Picture

Cecil B. DeMille

Honored for : The Greatest Show on Earth

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Ford The Quiet Man
Merian C. Cooper The Quiet Man
John Huston Moulin Rouge
Romulus Films
Pandro S. Berman Ivanhoe
Stanley Kramer High Noon
Cecil B. DeMille The Greatest Show on Earth
Academy Award for Best Story

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

Honored for : The Greatest Show on Earth

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Nominee Nominated Work
Leo McCarey My Son John
Jack Leonard The Narrow Margin
Martin Goldsmith The Narrow Margin
Guy Trosper The Pride of St. Louis
Edward Anhalt The Sniper
Edna Anhalt The Sniper
Frank Cavett The Greatest Show on Earth
Fredric M. Frank The Greatest Show on Earth
Theodore St. John The Greatest Show on Earth
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Honored for : Plymouth Adventure
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Gloria Grahame

Honored for : The Bad and the Beautiful
(Role: Rosemary Bartlow)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thelma Ritter With a Song in My Heart
Role: Clancy
Terry Moore Come Back, Little Sheba
Role: Marie Loring
Colette Marchand Moulin Rouge
Role: Marie Charlet
Jean Hagen Singin' in the Rain
Role: Lina Lamont
Gloria Grahame The Bad and the Beautiful
Role: Rosemary Bartlow
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Norman McLaren

Honored for : Neighbours

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Nominee Nominated Work
Norman McLaren Neighbours
Alberto Ancilotto The Garden Spider
Herbert Morgan Devil Take Us
Stephen Bosustow Man Alive!
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Winton Hoch, Archie Stout

Honored for : The Quiet Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Winton Hoch The Quiet Man
Archie Stout The Quiet Man
Harry Stradling Hans Christian Andersen
Freddie Young Ivanhoe
George J. Folsey Million Dollar Mermaid
Leon Shamroy The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Academy Award for Best Actor

Gary Cooper

Honored for : High Noon
(Role: Will Kane)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marlon Brando Viva Zapata!
Role: Emiliano Zapata
Kirk Douglas The Bad and the Beautiful
Role: Jonathan Shields
Alec Guinness The Lavender Hill Mob
Role: Holland
Gary Cooper High Noon
Role: Marshal Will Kane
José Ferrer Moulin Rouge
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Marcel Vertès

Honored for : Moulin Rouge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Wills Hans Christian Andersen
Barbara Karinska Hans Christian Andersen
Antoni Clavé Hans Christian Andersen
Miles White The Greatest Show on Earth
Dorothy Jeakins The Greatest Show on Earth
Edith Head The Greatest Show on Earth
Charles LeMaire With a Song in My Heart
Helen Rose The Merry Widow
Gile Steele The Merry Widow
Marcel Vertès Moulin Rouge
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Boris Vermont

Honored for : Light in the Window

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Hollingshead Desert Killer
Norman McLaren Neighbours
Crown Film Unit Royal Scotland
Jack Eaton Athletes of the Saddle
Boris Vermont Light in the Window
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin

Honored for : The Ballad of High Noon
(High Noon)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Leo Robin Zing a Little Zong
Just for You
Harry Warren Zing a Little Zong
Just for You
Ned Washington The Ballad of High Noon
High Noon
Dimitri Tiomkin The Ballad of High Noon
High Noon
Sammy Cahn Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine
Nicholas Brodzsky Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine
Frank Loesser Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen
Jack Brooks Am I in Love
Son of Paleface
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

London Films

Honored for : The Sound Barrier
(London Film Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas T. Moulton With a Song in My Heart
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
Pinewood Studios The Card
Pinewood Studios Sound Department
Daniel J. Bloomberg The Quiet Man
Republic Studio Sound Department
Gordon E. Sawyer Hans Christian Andersen
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
London Films The Sound Barrier
London Film Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Anthony Quinn

Honored for : Viva Zapata!
(Role: Eufemio Zapata)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Hunnicutt The Big Sky
Role: Zeb Callaway
Victor McLaglen The Quiet Man
Role: Red Will Danaher
Jack Palance Sudden Fear
Role: Lester Blaine
Richard Burton My Cousin Rachel
Role: Philip Ashley
Anthony Quinn Viva Zapata!
Role: Eufemio Zapata
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

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

Honored for : The Bad and the Beautiful

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cedric Gibbons The Bad and the Beautiful
Edward Carfagno The Bad and the Beautiful
Edwin B. Willis The Bad and the Beautiful
F. Keogh Gleason The Bad and the Beautiful
Hal Pereira Carrie
Roland Anderson Carrie
Emile Kuri Carrie
Lyle R. Wheeler My Cousin Rachel
John DeCuir My Cousin Rachel
Walter M. Scott My Cousin Rachel
S? Matsuyama Rashomon
H. Matsumoto Rashomon
Lyle R. Wheeler Viva Zapata!
Leland Fuller Viva Zapata!
Thomas Little Viva Zapata!
Claude E. Carpenter Viva Zapata!
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Robert L. Surtees

Honored for : The Bad and the Beautiful

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert L. Surtees The Bad and the Beautiful
Russell Harlan The Big Sky
Joseph LaShelle My Cousin Rachel
Virgil E. Miller Navajo
Charles Lang Sudden Fear
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Helen Rose

Honored for : The Bad and the Beautiful

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helen Rose The Bad and the Beautiful
Jean Louis Affair in Trinidad
Edith Head Carrie
Charles LeMaire My Cousin Rachel
Dorothy Jeakins My Cousin Rachel
Sheila O'Brien Sudden Fear
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Dimitri Tiomkin

Honored for : High Noon

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dimitri Tiomkin High Noon
Miklós Rózsa Ivanhoe
Max Steiner The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Herschel Burke Gilbert The Thief
Alex North Viva Zapata!
Academy Award for Best Original Musical

Alfred Newman

Honored for : With a Song in My Heart

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alfred Newman With a Song in My Heart
Walter Scharf Hans Christian Andersen
Ray Heindorf The Jazz Singer
Max Steiner The Jazz Singer
Gian Carlo Menotti The Medium
Lennie Hayton Singin' in the Rain
Academy Award for Best Screenplay

Charles Schnee

Honored for : The Bad and the Beautiful

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Schnee The Bad and the Beautiful
Michael Wilson 5 Fingers
Carl Foreman High Noon
Roger MacDougall The Man in the White Suit
John Dighton The Man in the White Suit
Alexander Mackendrick The Man in the White Suit
Frank Nugent The Quiet Man
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay

T. E. B. Clarke

Honored for : The Lavender Hill Mob

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Nominee Nominated Work
T. E. B. Clarke The Lavender Hill Mob
Sydney Boehm The Atomic City
Terence Rattigan The Sound Barrier
Ruth Gordon Pat and Mike
Garson Kanin Pat and Mike
John Steinbeck Viva Zapata!
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Walt Disney

Honored for : Water Birds

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walt Disney Water Birds
London Films Bridge of Time
Gordon Hollingshead Thar She Blows!
Herbert Morgan Devil Take Us
Academy Honorary Award

Merian C. Cooper

(for his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures)
Academy Honorary Award

Bob Hope

(or his contribution to the laughter of the world, his service to the motion picture industry, and his devotion to the American premise)
Academy Honorary Award

Harold Lloyd

(master comedian and good citizen)
Academy Honorary Award

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)
Academy Honorary Award

Joseph M. Schenck

(for long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry)
Academy Honorary Award

Forbidden Games

(Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Eastman Kodak

(For the introduction of Eastman color negative and Eastman color print film.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

ANSCO Film Division of General Aniline and Film Corporation

(For the introduction of Ansco color negative and Ansco color print film.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation

(For an improved method of color motion picture photography under incandescent light.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

John G. Frayne, R.R. Scoville, Westrex Corporation

(For a method of measuring distortion in sound reproduction.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Gustav Jirouch

(For the design of the Robot automatic film splicer.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Carlos Rivas

(For the development of a sound reproducer for magnetic film.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Photo Research, Inc.

(For creating the Spectra color temperature meter.)