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Academy Award 1953 (march 19, 1953)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 25 of the event; awards assigned:


Best Motion Picture

poster del film The Greatest Show on Earth
  for the movie The Greatest Show on Earth
nominations for the movie :


Best Achievement in Directing

poster del film The Quiet Man
  for the movie The Quiet Man
Assigned to
John Ford
nominations for the movie :


Best Original Screenplay

poster del film The Lavender Hill Mob
  for the movie The Lavender Hill Mob
Assigned to
T. E. b. clarke
nominations for the movie :


Best Actor in a Leading Role

poster del film High Noon
  for the movie High Noon
Assigned to
Gary Cooper
nominations for the movie :

Best Actress in a Leading Role

poster del film Come Back, Little Sheba
  for the movie Come Back, Little Sheba
Assigned to
Shirley Booth
nominations for the movie :

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

poster del film viva zapata!
  for the movie viva zapata!
Assigned to
Anthony Quinn
nominations for the movie :



Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

poster del film the bad and the beautiful
  for the movie the bad and the beautiful
Assigned to
Robert Surtees
nominations for the movie :


Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

poster del film High Noon
  for the movie High Noon
Assigned to
Dimitri Tiomkin
nominations for the movie :

Best Editing

poster del film High Noon
  for the movie High Noon
Assigned to
Harry Gerstad, Elmo Williams
nominations for the movie :




Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

poster del film the bad and the beautiful
  for the movie the bad and the beautiful
Assigned to
Helen Rose
nominations for the movie :

Best Sound

  for the movie the sound barrier
nominations for the movie :