The twenty-fifth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, March 19, 1953. The venue was divided between the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles (hosted by Bob Hope) and the NBC International Theatre in New York (hosted by Conrad Nagel). The winners were divided between the two cities. For the very first time, the Awards ceremony was televised.
The 1952 Academy Award Winners
Picture: The Greatest Show on EarthActor: Gary Cooper (High Noon)
Actress: Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba)
Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn (Viva Zapata!)
Supporting Actress: Gloria Grahame (The Bad and the Beautiful)
Director: John Ford (The Quiet Man)
Adapted Screenplay: Charles Schnee (The Bad and the Beautiful)
Original Screenplay: Frederic M. Frank, Theodore St. John, and Frank Cavett (The Greatest Show on Earth) / T.E.B. Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob)
Song: "High Noon (Do Not Frosake Me, Oh My Darlin')" (High Noon)
Score: High Noon / With a Song in My Heart
Cinematography: The Bad and the Beautiful (Black and White) / The Quiet Man (Color)
Costume Design: The Bad and the Beautiful (Black and White) / Moulin Rouge (Color)
Art / Set Decoration: The Bad and the Beautiful (Black and White) / Moulin Rouge (Color)
Film Editing: High Noon
Sound: Breaking the Sound Barrier
Special Effects: Plymouth Adventure
Short Films: Johann Mouse (Cartoons) / Light in the Window (One-Reel) / Water Birds (Two-Reel)
Documentaries: Neighbors (Short) / The Sea Around Us (Feature)
