Best Motion Picture

• The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille, producer
• High Noon, Stanley Kramer, producer
• Ivanhoe, Pandro S. Berman, producer
• Moulin Rouge, John Huston, producer
• The Quiet Man, John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, producers

Best 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

Best 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

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Richard Burton, My Cousin Rachel
• Arthur Hunnicutt, The Big Sky
• Victor McLaglen, The Quiet Man
• Jack Palance, Sudden Fear
• Anthony Quinn, Viva Zapata!

Actress in a Supporting Role

• 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

Directing

• 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

Writing

• Motion Picture Story
  • Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt, The Sniper
  • Frederic M. Frank, Theodore St. John and Frank Cavett, The Greatest Show on Earth
  • Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard, The Narrow Margin
  • Leo McCarey, My Son John
  • Guy Trosper, The Pride of St. Louis
• Screenplay
  • Carl Foreman, High Noon
  • Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick, The Man in the White Suit
  • Frank S. Nugent, The Quiet Man
  • Charles Schnee, The Bad and the Beautiful
  • Michael Wilson, Five Fingers
• Story and Screenplay
  • Sydney Boehm, The Atomic City
  • T.E.B. Clarke, The Lavender Hill Mob
  • Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike
  • Terence Rattigan, Breaking the Sound Barrier
  • John Steinbeck, Viva Zapata!

Cinematography

• Black-and-White
  • Russell Harlan, The Big Sky
  • Charles B. Lang, Jr., Sudden Fear
  • Joseph LaShelle, My Cousin Rachel
  • Virgil E. Miller, Navajo
  • Robert Surtees, The Bad and the Beautiful
• Color
  • George J. Folsey, Million Dollar Mermaid
  • Winton C. Hoch and Archie Stout, The Quiet Man
  • Leon Shamroy, The Snows of Kilimanjaro
  • Harry Stradling, Hans Christian Andersen
  • F.A. Young, Ivanhoe

Art Direction

• Black-and-White
  • Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno, art direction; Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason, set decoration, The Bad and the Beautiful
  • Matsuyama, art direction; H. Motsumoto, set decoration, Rashomon
  • Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson, art direction; Emile Kuri, set decoration, Carrie
  • Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir, art direction; Walter M. Scott, set decoration, My Cousin Rachel
  • Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller, art direction; Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter, set decoration, Viva Zapata!
• Color
  • Richard Day and Clave, art direction; Howard Bristol, set decoration, Hans Christian Andersen
  • Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse, art direction; Edwin B. Willis and Arthur Krams, set decoration, The Merry Widow
  • Frank Hotaling, art direction; John McCarthy, Jr. and Charles Thompson, set decoration, The Quiet Man
  • Paul Sheriff, art direction; Marcel Vertes, set decoration, Moulin Rouge
  • Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir, art direction; Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox, set decoration, The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Sound Recording

• London Film Sound Dept., Breaking the Sound Barrier
• Pinewood Studios Sound Dept., The Promoter
• Republic Studio Sound Dept.; Daniel J. Bloomberg, The Quiet Man
• Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Dept., Hans Christian Andersen
• Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept., Thomas T. Moulton, With a Song in My Heart

Music

• Song
  • "Am I in Love", Son of Paleface, Jack Brooks, music
  • "Because You're Mine", Because You're Mine, Nicholas Brodszky, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics
  • "High Noon" (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'), High Noon, Dimitri Tiomkin, music; Ned Washington, lyrics
  • "Thumbelina", Hans Christian Andersen, Frank Loesser, music and lyrics
  • "Zing a Little Zong", Just for You, Harry Warren, music; Leo Robin, lyrics
• Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
  • Herschel Burke Gilbert, The Thief
  • Alex North, Viva Zapata!
  • Miklos Rozsa, Ivanhoe
  • Max Steiner, The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
  • Dimitri Tiomkin, High Noon
• Scoring of a Musical Picture
  • Lennie Hayton, Singin' in the Rain
  • Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner, The Jazz Singer
  • Gian-Carlo Menotti, The Medium
  • Alfred Newman, With a Song in My Heart
  • Walter Scharf, Hans Christian Andersen

Film Editing

• William Austin, Flat Top
• Anne Bauchens, The Greatest Show on Earth
• Ralph Kemplen, Moulin Rouge
• Warren Low, Come Back, Little Sheba
• Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad, High Noon

Costume Design

• Black-and-White
  • Edith Head, Carrie
  • Charles LeMaire and Dorothy Jeakins, My Cousin Rachel
  • Jean Louis, Affair in Trinidad
  • Sheila O'Brien, Sudden Fear
  • Helen Rose, The Bad and the Beautiful
• Color
  • Clave, Mary Wills and Madame Karinska, Hans Christian Andersen
  • Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins and Miles White, The Greatest Show on Earth
  • Charles LeMaire, With a Song in My Heart
  • Helen Rose and Gile Steele, The Merry Widow
  • Marcel Vertes, Moulin Rouge

Special Effects

• Plymouth Adventure (MGM)

Short Subjects

• Cartoon
  • Johann Mouse (Tom and Jerry Series) (Frederick Quimby, producer; MGM)
  • Little Johnny Jet (MGM Series) (Frederick Quimby, producer; MGM)
  • Madeline (Jolly Frolics Series) (United Productions of America; Columbia)
  • Pink and Blue Blues (Mister Magoo Series) (United Productions of America; Columbia)
  • Romance of Transportation (Tom Daly, producer; National Film Board of Canada)
• One-Reel
  • Athletes of the Saddle (Grantland Rice Sportlights Series) (Jack Eaton, producer; Paramount)
  • Desert Killer (Sports Parade Series) (Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner Bros.)
  • Light in the Window (Art Film Series) (Art Film Productions; Twentieth Century-Fox)
  • Neighbours (National Film Board of Canada; Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc.)
  • Royal Scotland (Crown Film Unit; British Information Services)
• Two-Reel
  • Bridge of Time (London Films; British Information Services)
  • Devil Take Us (Theatre of Life Series) (Herbert Morgan, producer; Theatre of Life Production)
  • Thar She Blows! (Technicolor Special Series) (Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner Bros.)
  • Water Birds (True-Life Adventure Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio)

Documentary

• Short Subject
  • Devil Take Us (Herbert Morgan, producer; Theatre of Life Production)
  • The Garden Spider (Epeira Diadema) (Cristallo Films; I.F.E. Releasing Corp.)
  • Man Alive! (United Productions of America; American Cancer Society)
  • Neighbours (National Film Board of Canada; Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc.)
• Feature
  • The Hoaxters (Dore Schary, producer; MGM)
  • Navajo (Bartlett-Foster Productions; Lippert Pictures, Inc.)
  • The Sea Around Us (Irwin Allen, producer; RKO Radio)

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

• Cecil B. DeMille

Honorary Awards

• To 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
• To Joseph M. Schenck for long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry
• To Merian C. Cooper for his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures
• To Harold Lloyd, master comedian and good citizen
• To 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
• To Forbidden Games (France), best foreign language film first released in the United States during 1952

Facts:

• Winners Announced: March 19, 1953
• Held at: RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California and NBC International Theatre, New York City, New York
• Hosts: Conrad Nagel (emcee), Bob Hope (Hollywood), Fredric March (New York City)
• Eligibility Year: 1952