24th Academy Awards
| 24th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 20, 1952 |
| Site | RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California |
| Hosted by | Danny Kaye |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | An American in Paris |
| Most awards | An American in Paris and A Place in the Sun (6) |
| Most nominations | A Streetcar Named Desire (12) |
The 24th Academy Awards were held on March 20, 1952, honoring the films of 1951. The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye.
An American in Paris and A Place in the Sun each received six Oscars, splitting Best Picture and Best Director, respectively. A Streetcar Named Desire won four Oscars, including three of the four acting awards for which it was nominated. The film's only unsuccessful acting nomination was that of Marlon Brando, whose performance as Stanley Kowalski was later considered one of the most influential of modern film acting.[1]
Humphrey Bogart was the last man born in the 19th century to win Best Actor. He won it over favored winner Marlon Brando, by the logic of the former being too long overlooked and the latter being a newcomer.[2] The next day, Bogart remarked that "awards don't mean a thing unless every actor plays Hamlet and then who is best is decided."[2]
An American in Paris became the second color film to win Best Picture, and was the first film since Grand Hotel to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.[3] Its win was a surprise, as either A Streetcar Named Desire or A Place in the Sun was expected to win. Some reflected that it may have won due to the number of Academy voters employed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the time.[2]
Winners and nominees
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Awards
[edit | edit source]Nominations were announced on February 11, 1952. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]
Best Special Effects
[edit | edit source]Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
[edit | edit source]- To Rashomon - voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1951.
Honorary Award
[edit | edit source]- To Gene Kelly in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
[edit | edit source]Presenters and performers
[edit | edit source]Presenters
[edit | edit source]- Lucille Ball (Presenter: Short Subject Awards)
- Charles Brackett (Presenter: Honorary Award to Gene Kelly)
- Leslie Caron (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)
- Marge and Gower Champion (Presenters: Best Art Direction)
- Cyd Charisse (Presenter: Best Sound Recording)
- Ronald Colman (Presenter: Best Actress)
- Sally Forrest (Presenter: Best Special Effects)
- Zsa Zsa Gabor (Presenter: Best Costume Design)
- Greer Garson (Presenter: Best Actor)
- Jesse L. Lasky (Presenter: Best Motion Picture)
- Claire Luce (Presenter: Writing Awards)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Presenter: Best Director)
- George Murphy (Presenter: Scientific or Technical Awards)
- Donald O'Connor (Presenter: Music Awards)
- Janice Rule (Presenter: Documentary Awards)
- George Sanders (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)
- Constance Smith (Presenter: Best Film Editing)
- Claire Trevor (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor)
- Vera-Ellen (Presenter: Best Cinematography)
- Darryl F. Zanuck (Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award)
Performers
[edit | edit source]Multiple nominations and awards
[edit | edit source]| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 12 | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 9 | A Place in the Sun |
| 8 | An American in Paris |
| Quo Vadis | |
| 5 | David and Bathsheba |
| Death of a Salesman | |
| 4 | The African Queen |
| Detective Story | |
| 3 | The Great Caruso |
| 2 | The Blue Veil |
| Bright Victory | |
| Decision Before Dawn | |
| The Frogmen | |
| Here Comes the Groom | |
| La Ronde | |
| On the Riviera | |
| Show Boat | |
| The Tales of Hoffmann | |
| The Well |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | An American in Paris |
| A Place in the Sun | |
| 4 | A Streetcar Named Desire |
See also
[edit | edit source]- 9th Golden Globe Awards
- 1951 in film
- 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards
- 4th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 5th British Academy Film Awards
- 6th Tony Awards
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