The 24th Academy Awards 1952
The 24th Academy Awards took place on Thursday, March 20, 1952 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, honoring films released in 1951. The ceremony celebrated outstanding achievements in costume design, music, and directing with memorable wins for 'A Place in the Sun' and 'An American in Paris'. Notable moments included Humphrey Bogart’s Best Actor win for The African Queen and Vivien Leigh’s Best Actress acceptance for A Streetcar Named Desire in London.
Highlights
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Total movie nominations
10
Total movie wins
5
Total people nominations
19
Total people wins
6
Most recognized genres
Drama
Romance
Crime
Most Nominations
Leo Genn
Actor
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Actor in a Supporting Role
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Actress
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Actress in a Supporting Role
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Art Direction (Black-and-White)
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WINNER
A Streetcar Named Desire
Nominees
Art Direction (Color)
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WINNER
An American in Paris
Nominees
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
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Cinematography (Color)
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WINNER
An American in Paris
Nominees
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
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Costume Design (Color)
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WINNER
An American in Paris
Nominees
Directing
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Film Editing
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Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
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Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
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Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
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Best Motion Picture
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Sound Recording
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Nominees
Writing (Screenplay)
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Writing (Story and Screenplay)
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All winners and nominees
Actor
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress
Actress in a Supporting Role
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
WINNER
A Streetcar Named DesireNOMINEES
La RondeArt Direction (Color)
WINNER
An American in ParisNOMINEES
Quo VadisCinematography (Black-and-White)
Cinematography (Color)
WINNER
An American in ParisNOMINEES
Quo VadisCostume Design (Black-and-White)
WINNER
A Place in the SunNOMINEES
A Streetcar Named DesireCostume Design (Color)
WINNER
An American in ParisNOMINEES
Quo VadisDirecting
Film Editing
Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
WINNER
RashomonMusic (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
WINNER
An American in ParisNOMINEES
Alice in WonderlandBest Motion Picture
Sound Recording
NOMINEES
A Streetcar Named DesireWriting (Screenplay)
Writing (Story and Screenplay)
WINNER
An American in Paris
