March 19, 1953 RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA & NBC International Theatre, New York, NY Hosted by Bob Hope (Hollywood) & Fredric March (New York)
MOTION PICTURE
“The Greatest Show on Earth”
“High Noon”
“Ivanhoe”
“Moulin Rouge”
“The Quiet Man”
DIRECTOR
Cecil B. DeMille – “The Greatest Show on Earth”
John Ford – “The Quiet Man”
John Huston – “Moulin Rouge”
Joseph L. Mankiewicz – “Five Fingers”
Fred Zinnemann – “High Noon”
ACTOR
Marlon Brando – “Viva Zapata!”
Gary Cooper – “High Noon”
Kirk Douglas – “The Bad and the Beautiful”
José Ferrer – “Moulin Rouge”
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”
ART DIRECTION (BLACK & WHITE)
“The Bad and the Beautiful” Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason
“Carrie” Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri
“My Cousin Rachel” Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott
“Rashomon” Art Direction: So Matsuyama; Set Decoration: H. Matsumoto
“Viva Zapata!” Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter
ART DIRECTION (COLOR)
“Hans Christian Andersen” Art Direction: Richard Day and Antoni Clavé; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
“The Merry Widow” Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and Arthur Krams
“Moulin Rouge” Art Direction: Paul Sheriff; Set Decoration: Marcel Vertès
“The Quiet Man” Art Direction: Frank Hotaling; Set Decoration: John McCarthy Jr. and Charles Thompson
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro” Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox
CINEMATOGRAPHY (BLACK & WHITE)
“The Bad and the Beautiful” – Robert Surtees
“The Big Sky” – Russell Harlan
“My Cousin Rachel” – Joseph LaShelle
“Navajo” – Virgil Miller
“Sudden Fear” – Charles Lang
CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR)
“Hans Christian Andersen” – Harry Stradling
“Ivanhoe” – F. A. Young
“Million Dollar Mermaid” – George Folsey
“The Quiet Man” – Winton C. Hoch and Archie Stout
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro” – Leon Shamroy
COSTUME DESIGN (BLACK & WHITE)
“Affair in Trinidad” – Jean Louis
“The Bad and the Beautiful” – Helen Rose
“Carrie” – Edith Head
“My Cousin Rachel” – Charles LeMaire and Dorothy Jeakins
“Sudden Fear” – Sheila O’Brien
COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR)
“The Greatest Show on Earth” – Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins and Miles White
“Hans Christian Andersen” – Antoni Clavé, Mary Wills and Barbara Karinska
“The Merry Widow” – Helen Rose and Gile Steele
“Moulin Rouge” – Marcel Vertès
“With a Song in My Heart” – Charles LeMaire
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“The Hoaxters”
“Navajo”
“The Sea Around Us”
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
“Devil Take Us”
“The Garden Spider”
“Man Alive!”
“Neighbours”
FILM EDITING
“Come Back, Little Sheba” – Warren Low
“Flat Top” – William Austin
“The Greatest Show on Earth” – Anne Bauchens
“High Noon” – Elmo Williams and Harry W. Gerstad
“Moulin Rouge” – Ralph Kemplen
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Forbidden Games” (France)
SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)
“Johann Mouse”
“Little Johnny Jet”
“The Two Mouseketeers”
“Pink and Blue Blues”
“The Romance of Transportation in Canada”
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT (ONE-REEL)
“Athletes of the Saddle”
“Desert Killer”
“Light in the Window”
“Neighbours”
“Royal Scotland”
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT (TWO-REEL)
“Bridge of Time”
“Devil Take Us”
“Thar She Blows!”
“Water Birds”
Scoring of a Dramatic or comedy Picture
“High Noon” – Dimitri Tiomkin
“Ivanhoe” – Miklós Rózsa
“The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima” – Max Steiner
“The Thief” – Herschel Burke Gilbert
“Viva Zapata!” – Alex North
Scoring of a Musical Picture
“Hans Christian Andersen” – Walter Scharf
“The Jazz Singer” – Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner
“The Medium” – Gian Carlo Menotti
“Singin’ in the Rain” – Lennie Hayton
“With a Song in My Heart” – Alfred Newman
SONG
“Because You’re Mine” from “Because You’re Mine” Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“Thumbelina” from “Hans Christian Andersen” Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
“The Ballad of “High Noon” (“Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darlin'”)” from “High Noon” Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington
“Zing a Little Zong” from “Just for You” Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Leo Robin
“Am I in Love?” from “Son of Paleface” Music and Lyrics by Jack Brooks
SOUND RECORDING
“Breaking the Sound Barrier” – London Films Sound Department
“The Card” – Pinewood Studios Sound Department
“Hans Christian Andersen” – Gordon E. Sawyer
“The Quiet Man” – Daniel J. Bloomberg
“With a Song in My Heart” – Thomas T. Moulton
SPECIAL EFFECTS
“Plymouth Adventure“
WRITING (ADAPTATION)
“The Bad and the Beautiful” – Charles Schnee
“Five Fingers” – Michael Wilson
“High Noon” – Carl Foreman
“The Man in the White Suit” – Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick
“The Quiet Man” – Frank S. Nugent
WRITING (MOTION PICTURE STORY)
“The Greatest Show on Earth” – Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John and Frank Cavett
“My Son John” – Leo McCarey
“The Narrow Margin” – Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard
“The Pride of St. Louis” – Guy Trosper
“The Sniper” – Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt
WRITING (STORY AND SCREENPLAY)
“The Atomic City” – Sydney Boehm
“Breaking the Sound Barrier” – Terence Rattigan
“The Lavender Hill Mob” – T. E. B. Clarke
“Pat and Mike” – Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin
“Viva Zapata!” – John Steinbeck
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
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”
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Joseph M. Schenck “for long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry”
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Merian C. Cooper “for his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures”
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Harold Lloyd “master comedian and good citizen”
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
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”
