Academy Awards®
Awards for 1952
Picture
* Cecil B. De Mille - Producer, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Stanley Kramer - Producer, HIGH NOON
Pandro S. Berman - Producer, IVANHOE
John Huston - Producer, MOULIN ROUGE
John Ford - Producer, Merian C. Cooper - Producer, THE QUIET MAN
Actor
Marlon Brando, VIVA ZAPATA!
* Gary Cooper, HIGH NOON
Kirk Douglas, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
José Ferrer, MOULIN ROUGE
Sir Alec Guinness, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB
Actress
* Shirley Booth, COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
Joan Crawford, SUDDEN FEAR
Bette Davis, THE STAR
Julie Harris, THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
Susan Hayward, WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
Supporting Actor
Richard Burton, MY COUSIN RACHEL
Arthur Hunnicutt, THE BIG SKY
Victor McLaglen, THE QUIET MAN
Jack Palance, SUDDEN FEAR
* Anthony Quinn, VIVA ZAPATA!
Supporting Actress
* Gloria Grahame, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Jean Hagen, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Colette Marchand, MOULIN ROUGE
Terry Moore, COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
Thelma Ritter, WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
Director
Cecil B. De Mille, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
* John Ford, THE QUIET MAN
John Huston, MOULIN ROUGE
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, FIVE FINGERS
Fred Zinnemann, HIGH NOON
Writing - Motion Picture Story
* Frederic M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Leo McCarey, MY SON JOHN
Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard, THE NARROW MARGIN
Guy Trosper, THE PRIDE OF ST. LOUIS
Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt, THE SNIPER
Writing - Story and Screenplay
Sydney Boehm, THE ATOMIC CITY
Sir Terence Rattigan, BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER
* T.E.B. Clarke, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB
Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, PAT AND MIKE
John Steinbeck, VIVA ZAPATA!
Writing - Screenplay
* Charles Schnee, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Michael Wilson, FIVE FINGERS
Carl Foreman, HIGH NOON
Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick, THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
Frank S. Nugent, THE QUIET MAN
Art Direction/Set Decoration - Color
Richard Day - Art Direction, Clave - Art Direction, Howard Bristol - Set Decoration, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Cedric Gibbons - Art Direction, Paul Groesse - Art Direction, Edwin B. Willis - Art Direction, Arthur Krams - Art Direction, THE MERRY WIDOW
* Paul Sheriff - Art Direction, Marcel Vertes - Set Decoration, MOULIN ROUGE
Frank Hotaling - Art Direction, John McCarthy, Jr. - Set Decoration, Charles Thompson - Set Decoration, THE QUIET MAN
Lyle Wheeler - Art Direction, John DeCuir - Art Direction, Thomas Little - Set Decoration, Paul F. Fox - Set Decoration, THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO
Art Direction/Set Decoration - Black & White
* Cedric Gibbons - Art Direction, Edward C. Carfagno - Art Direction, Edwin B. Willis - Set Decoration, Keogh Gleason - Set Decoration, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Hal Pereira - Art Direction, Roland Anderson - Art Direction, Emile Kuri - Set Decoration, CARRIE
Lyle Wheeler - Art Direction, John DeCuir - Art Direction, Walter M. Scott - Set Decoration, MY COUSIN RACHEL
Takashi Matsuyama - Art Direction, H. Motsumoto - Set Decoration, RASHOMON
Lyle Wheeler - Art Direction, Leland Fuller - Art Direction, Thomas Little - Set Decoration, Claude Carpenter - Set Decoration, VIVA ZAPATA!
Cinematography - Color
Leon Shamroy, THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO
Harry Stradling, Sr., HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
F.A. Young, IVANHOE
George J. Folsey, MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID
* Winton C. Hoch, Archie Stout, THE QUIET MAN
Cinematography - Black & White
* Robert L. Surtees, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Russell Harlan, THE BIG SKY
Joseph LaShelle, MY COUSIN RACHEL
Virgil E. Miller, NAVAJO
Charles B. Lang, Jr., SUDDEN FEAR
Costume Design - Color
Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Clave, Mary Wills, Madame Karinska, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Helen Rose, Gile Steele, THE MERRY WIDOW
* Marcel Vertes, MOULIN ROUGE
Charles LeMaire, WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
Costume Design - Black & White
Jean Louis, AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD
* Helen Rose, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Edith Head, CARRIE
Charles LeMaire, Dorothy Jeakins, MY COUSIN RACHEL
Sheila O'Brien, SUDDEN FEAR
Documentary Feature
Dore Schary - Producer, THE HOAXTERS
Hall Bartlett - Producer, NAVAJO
* Irwin Allen - Producer, THE SEA AROUND US
Documentary Short Subject
Stephen Bosustow - Producer, MAN ALIVE!
Alberto Ancilotto - Producer, THE GARDEN SPIDER
Herbert Morgan - Producer, DEVIL TAKE US
* Norman McLaren - Producer, NEIGHBOURS
Film Editing
Warren Low, COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
William Austin, FLAT TOP
Anne Bauchens, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
* Elmo Williams, Harry Gerstad, HIGH NOON
Ralph Kemplen, MOULIN ROUGE
Music - Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
* Dimitri Tiomkin, HIGH NOON
Miklos Rozsa, IVANHOE
Max Steiner, THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Herschel Burke Gilbert, THE THIEF
Alex North, VIVA ZAPATA!
Music - Scoring of a Musical Picture
Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner, THE JAZZ SINGER
Gian-Carlo Menotti, THE MEDIUM
Lennie Hayton, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
* Alfred Newman, WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
Walter Scharf, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Song
Jack Brooks - Music & Lyrics, SON OF PALEFACE
"Am I in Love"
Nicholas Brodszky - Music, Sammy Cahn - Lyrics, BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE
"Because You're Mine"
* Dimitri Tiomkin - Music, Ned Washington - Lyrics, HIGH NOON
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"
Frank Loesser - Music & Lyrics, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
"Thumbelina"
Harry Warren - Music, Leo Robin - Lyrics, JUST FOR YOU
"Zing a Little Zong"
Animated Short
* Fred Quimby - Producer, JOHANN MOUSE
Fred Quimby - Producer, LITTLE JOHNNY JET
Stephen Bosustow - Executive Producer, MADELINE
Stephen Bosustow - Executive Producer, PINK AND BLUE BLUES
Tom Daly - Producer, ROMANCE OF TRANSPORTATION
Short Subjects - One-Reel
Jack Eaton - Producer, ATHLETES OF THE SADDLE
Gordon Hollingshead - Producer, DESERT KILLER
* Boris Vermont - Producer, LIGHT IN THE WINDOW
Norman McLaren - Producer, NEIGHBOURS
Crown Film Unit, British Information Services, ROYAL SCOTLAND
Short Subjects - Two-Reel
London Film Prod., British Information Services, BRIDGE OF TIME
Herbert Morgan - Producer, DEVIL TAKE US
Gordon Hollingshead - Producer, THAR SHE BLOWS!
* Walt Disney - Producer, WATER BIRDS
Sound Recording
* London Film Sound Department, BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER
Gordon Sawyer (Goldwyn Sound Department), HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Pinewood Studios Sound Department, THE PROMOTER
Daniel J. Bloomberg (Republic Sound Department), THE QUIET MAN
Thomas T. Moulton (20th Century-Fox Sound Department), WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
Special Effects
Award given this year to the film without mentioning specific artist.
* PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE
Class I (Statuette)
* Eastman Kodak Company, For the introduction of Eastman color negative and Eastman color print film.
* Ansco Film Division of General Aniline and Film Corporation, For the introduction of Ansco color negative and Ansco color print film.
Class II (Plaque)
* Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, For an improved method of color motion picture photography under incandescent light.
Class III (Citation)
* Projection, Still Photographic and Development Engineering Departments of MGM Studio.
For an improved method of projecting photographic backgrounds.
* John G. Frayne, R.R. Scoville, Westrex Corporation, For a method of measuring distortion in sound reproduction.
* Photo Research Corporation, For creating the Spectra color temperature meter.
* Gustav Jirouch, For the design of the Robot automatic film splicer.
* Carlos Rivas (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio)
For the development of a sound reproducer for magnetic film.
Honorary and Other Awards
* 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. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Joseph M. Schenck, For long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Merian C. Cooper, For his many innovations and contributions to the motion picture industry. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Harold Lloyd, Master comedian and good citizen. Winner presented a Statuette.
* 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. Winner presented a Statuette.
* FORBIDDEN GAMES
Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952. Winner presented a Statuette.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
* Cecil B. De Mille,