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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.NEWS , 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. The next day, Bogart remarked that "awards don't mean a thing unless every actor plays Hamlet and then who is best is decided."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.WEB, Shaw, Gabbi, 'Parasite' is the 12th movie in history to win Best Picture with no acting nominations — here are the other 11,weblink Insider, Insider Inc., 27 March 2023, The film had been viewed as a long-shot, with A Streetcar Named Desire and A Place in the Sun having been favored as winners of the Best Picture Oscar. That An American in Paris won the Oscar caused some to grumble about the number of Academy voters employed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the time.BOOK, Wallechinsky, David, Wallace, Irving, 1975, The People's Almanac,weblink Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 839, 0-385-04060-1,

Winners and nominees

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Awards

Nominations were announced on February 11, 1952. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.WEB,weblink The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners, Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), 2011-08-19,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110706093825weblink">weblink July 6, 2011, live, dmy-all, {| class=wikitable! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Motion Picture! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Director

• An American in Paris – Arthur Freed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
  • Decision Before Dawn – Anatole Litvak and Frank McCarthy for 20th Century Fox 
  • A Place in the Sun – George Stevens for Paramount Pictures 
  • Quo Vadis – Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
  • A Streetcar Named Desire – Charles K. Feldman for Warner Bros. 

• George Stevens â€“ A Place in the Sun{{double dagger}}
  • John Huston â€“ The African Queen
  • Vincente Minnelli â€“ An American in Paris
  • William Wyler â€“ Detective Story
  • Elia Kazan â€“ A Streetcar Named Desire

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Actor! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Actress

• Humphrey Bogart â€“ The African Queen as Charlie Allnut{{double dagger}}
  • Marlon Brando â€“ A Streetcar Named Desire as Stanley Kowalski
  • Montgomery Clift â€“ A Place in the Sun as George Eastman
  • Arthur Kennedy â€“ Bright Victory as Larry Nevins
  • Fredric March â€“ Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman

• Vivien Leigh â€“ A Streetcar Named Desire as Blanche Dubois{{double dagger}}
  • Katharine Hepburn â€“ The African Queen as Rose Sayer
  • Eleanor Parker â€“ Detective Story as Mary McLeod
  • Shelley Winters â€“ A Place in the Sun as Alice Tripp
  • Jane Wyman â€“ The Blue Veil as LouLou Mason

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Supporting Actor! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Supporting Actress

• Karl Malden â€“ A Streetcar Named Desire as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell{{double dagger}}
  • Leo Genn â€“ Quo Vadis as Petronius
  • Kevin McCarthy â€“ Death of a Salesman as Biff Loman
  • Peter Ustinov â€“ Quo Vadis as Nero
  • Gig Young â€“ Come Fill the Cup as Boyd Copeland

• Kim Hunter â€“ A Streetcar Named Desire as Stella Kowalski{{double dagger}}
  • Joan Blondell â€“ The Blue Veil as Annie Rawlins
  • Mildred Dunnock â€“ Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
  • Lee Grant â€“ Detective Story as Shoplifter
  • Thelma Ritter â€“ The Mating Season as Ellen McNulty

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Story and Screenplay! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Screenplay

• An American in Paris â€“ Alan Jay Lerner{{double dagger}}
  • Ace in the Hole â€“ Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels and Walter Newman
  • David and Bathsheba â€“ Philip Dunne
  • Go for Broke! â€“ Robert Pirosh
  • The Well â€“ Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse

• A Place in the Sun â€“ Michael Wilson and Harry Brown from An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser{{double dagger}}
  • The African Queen â€“ James Agee and John Huston from The African Queen by C. S. Forester
  • Detective Story â€“ Philip Yordan and Robert Wyler from Detective Story by Sidney Kingsley
  • La Ronde â€“ Jacques Natanson and Max Ophüls from Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler
  • A Streetcar Named Desire â€“ Tennessee Williams from A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Story! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Documentary Feature

• Seven Days to Noon â€“ Paul Dehn and James Bernard{{double dagger}}
  • Bullfighter and the Lady â€“ Budd Boetticher and Ray Nazarro
  • The Frogmen â€“ Oscar Millard
  • Here Comes the Groom â€“ Robert Riskin and Liam O'Brien
  • Teresa â€“ Alfred Hayes and Stewart Stern

• Kon-Tiki{{double dagger}}
  • I Was a Communist for the FBI

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Documentary Short Subject! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Live Action Short Subject, One-Reel

• Benjy{{double dagger}}
  • One Who Came Back
  • The Seeing Eye

• World of Kids{{double dagger}}
  • Ridin' the Rails
  • The Story of Time

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Live Action Short Subject, Two-Reel! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Short Subject – Cartoons

• Nature's Half Acre{{double dagger}}
  • Balzac
  • Danger Under the Sea

• The Two Mouseketeers
  • Lambert the Sheepish Lion
  • Rooty Toot Toot

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Scoring of a Musical Picture

• A Place in the Sun â€“ Franz Waxman{{double dagger}}
  • David and Bathsheba â€“ Alfred Newman
  • Death of a Salesman â€“ Alex North
  • Quo Vadis â€“ Miklós Rózsa
  • A Streetcar Named Desire â€“ Alex North

• An American in Paris â€“ Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin{{double dagger}}
  • Alice in Wonderland â€“ Oliver Wallace
  • The Great Caruso â€“ Peter Herman Adler and Johnny Green
  • On the Riviera â€“ Alfred Newman
  • Show Boat â€“ Adolph Deutsch and Conrad Salinger

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Song! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Sound Recording

• "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" from Here Comes the Groom â€“ Music by Hoagy Carmichael; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer{{double dagger}}
  • "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" from The Strip â€“ Music and Lyrics by Bert Kalmar (posthumous nomination), Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II
  • "Never" from Golden Girl â€“ Music by Lionel Newman; Lyrics by Eliot Daniel
  • "Too Late Now" from Royal Wedding â€“ Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
  • "Wonder Why" from Rich, Young and Pretty â€“ Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

• The Great Caruso â€“ Douglas Shearer{{double dagger}}
  • Bright Victory â€“ Leslie I. Carey
  • I Want You â€“ Gordon E. Sawyer
  • A Streetcar Named Desire â€“ Nathan Levinson
  • Two Tickets to Broadway â€“ John O. Aalberg

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Art Direction, Black-and-White! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Art Direction, Color

• A Streetcar Named Desire â€“ Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins{{double dagger}}
  • Fourteen Hours â€“ Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Fred J. Rode
  • The House on Telegraph Hill â€“ Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox
  • La Ronde â€“ Art Direction and Set Decoration: D'Eaubonne
  • Too Young to Kiss â€“ Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and Jack D. Moore

• An American in Paris â€“ Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason{{double dagger}}
  • David and Bathsheba â€“ Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and George Davis; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox
  • On the Riviera â€“ Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Walter M. Scott; Musical Settings: Joseph C. Wright
  • Quo Vadis â€“ Art Direction: William A. Horning, Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
  • Tales of Hoffmann â€“ Art Direction and Set Decoration: Hein Heckroth

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Cinematography, Color

• A Place in the Sun â€“ William C. Mellor{{double dagger}}
  • Death of a Salesman â€“ Franz Planer
  • The Frogmen â€“ Norbert Brodine
  • Strangers on a Train â€“ Robert Burks
  • A Streetcar Named Desire â€“ Harry Stradling

• An American in Paris â€“ Alfred Gilks; Ballet Photography by John Alton{{double dagger}}
  • David and Bathsheba â€“ Leon Shamroy
  • Quo Vadis â€“ Robert Surtees and William V. Skall
  • Show Boat â€“ Charles Rosher
  • When Worlds Collide â€“ John F. Seitz and W. Howard Greene

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Costume Design, Color

• A Place in the Sun â€“ Edith Head{{double dagger}}
  • Kind Lady â€“ Walter Plunkett and Gile Steele (posthumous nomination)
  • The Model and the Marriage Broker â€“ Charles LeMaire and Renié
  • The Mudlark â€“ Edward Stevenson and Margaret Furse
  • A Streetcar Named Desire â€“ Lucinda Ballard

• An American in Paris â€“ Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff{{double dagger}}
  • David and Bathsheba â€“ Charles LeMaire and Edward Stevenson
  • The Great Caruso â€“ Helen Rose and Gile Steele (posthumous nomination)
  • Quo Vadis â€“ Herschel McCoy
  • Tales of Hoffmann â€“ Hein Heckroth

! colspan="2" style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Film Editing

• A Place in the Sun â€“ William Hornbeck{{double dagger}}
  • An American in Paris â€“ Adrienne Fazan
  • Decision Before Dawn â€“ Dorothy Spencer
  • Quo Vadis â€“ Ralph E. Winters
  • The Well â€“ Chester Schaeffer

Academy Honorary Award

• Gene Kelly for "his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film" for An American in Paris.
• When Worlds Collide for Best Special Effects

Best Foreign Language Film

• Rashomon (Japan)

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

• Arthur Freed

Presenters and performers

Presenters

• 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

• Kay Brown
• Dick Haymes
• Howard Keel and Jane Powell
• Jane Wyman

Multiple nominations and awards

{{col-float}}{| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|+ Films with multiple nominations! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Film12A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)>A Streetcar Named Desire9 A Place in the Sun (1951 film)>A Place in the Sun8An American in Paris (film)>An American in ParisQuo Vadis (1951 film)>Quo Vadis 5David and Bathsheba (film)>David and BathshebaDeath of a Salesman (1951 film)>Death of a Salesman4The African Queen (film)>The African QueenDetective Story (1951 film)>Detective Story 3| The Great Caruso 2The Blue Veil (1951 film)>The Blue Veil| Bright Victory| Decision Before Dawn| The FrogmenHere Comes the Groom (1951 film)>Here Comes the GroomLa Ronde (1950 film)>La Ronde| On the RivieraShow Boat (1951 film)>Show BoatThe Tales of Hoffmann (film)>The Tales of HoffmannThe Well (1951 film)>The Well{{col-float-break}}{| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|+ Films with multiple awards! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Film 6An American in Paris (film)>An American in ParisA Place in the Sun (1951 film)>A Place in the Sun 4A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)>A Streetcar Named Desire{{Col-float-end}}

See also

• 9th Golden Globe Awards
• 1951 in film
• 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4th Primetime Emmy Awards
• 5th British Academy Film Awards
• 6th Tony Awards

References

{{Academy Awards Chron}}