24th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards 1952 took place on 20 March 1952 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. It was the 24th Annual Academy Awards. In the year of award films of the past year are always excellent, in this case, the films of the year 1951.
- 3.1 Honorary Oscar
- 3.2 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- 3.3 Scientific and Engineering Award
- 3.4 Technical Achievement Award
Presentation
Danny Kaye
Nominations and Winners
Best Picture
An American in Paris ( An American in Paris) - Arthur Freed
Best Director
George Stevens - A Place in the Sun ( A Place in the Sun )
Best Actor
Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen ( The African Queen )
Best Actress
Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire (A Streetcar Named Desire )
Best Supporting Actor
Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire (A Streetcar Named Desire )
Best Supporting Actress
Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire (A Streetcar Named Desire )
Best Original Screenplay
Alan Jay Lerner - An American in Paris ( An American in Paris)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Michael Wilson, Harry Brown - A Place in the Sun ( A Place in the Sun )
Best Original Story
Paul Dehn, James Bernard - A town holds its breath ( Seven Days to Noon )
Best Cinematography (black & white )
William C. Mellor - A Place in the Sun ( A Place in the Sun )
Best Cinematography ( color film )
Alfred Gilks , John Alton - An American in Paris ( An American in Paris)
Best Art Direction (black & white )
Richard Day, George James Hopkins - A Streetcar Named Desire (A Streetcar Named Desire )
Best Art Direction (Color film )
Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason - An American in Paris ( An American in Paris)
Best Costume Design (black & white )
Edith Head - A Place in the Sun ( A Place in the Sun )
Best Costume Design (Color film )
Orry- Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff - An American in Paris ( An American in Paris)
Best Sound
Douglas Shearer - The Great Caruso ( The Great Caruso )
Best Editing
William Hornbeck - A Place in the Sun ( A Place in the Sun )
Best Visual Effects
Doomsday - Paramount Pictures
Best Song
Hoagy Carmichael (music), Johnny Mercer ( lyrics ) for In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - Wedding Parade ( Here Comes the Groom )
Best Score ( Drama / Comedy )
Franz Waxman - A Place in the Sun ( A Place in the Sun )
Best Original Score ( Music Film )
Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin - An American in Paris ( An American in Paris)
Best Short Film ( Animation )
Fred Quimby - The Love Tom loses his head ( The Two Mouseketeers )
Best Short Film ( a film reel )
Robert Youngson - World of Kids
Best short film (two rolls of film )
Walt Disney - the earth, the great unknown ( Nature's Half Acre )
Best Short Documentary
Fred Zinnemann - Benyi
Best Documentary
Thor Heyerdahl - Kon -Tiki