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Golden Globes 1952 Winners & Nominees

The 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952) took place on February 21, 1952. A Place in the Sun won Best Picture – Drama. Quo Vadis won the most, 2 of its 3 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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Best Picture – Drama
A Place in the Sun
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1952: The Winners

A Place in the Sun won Best Picture – Drama against 3 other nominees. Peter Ustinov (Best Supporting Actor) and Kim Hunter (Best Supporting Actress) took the main individual prizes.

A Place in the Sun (1951) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

A Place in the Sun

1951 · Drama, Romance · $18.2K worldwide

1 win from 4 nominations at the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952)

A young man seeking a life of success and romance finds his ambitions complicated by a passionate affair with a wealthy socialite. As their relationship deepens, he is confronted by a past relationship and the unexpected consequences that resurface, forcing him to grapple with difficult choices and the potential loss of everything he desires.

About A Place in the Sun
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1952: Which Films Won the Most

Quo Vadis won 2 awards from 3 nominations. 5 films won at least once, while Detective Story went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Quo Vadis (1951) movie poster
    Quo Vadis 2 / 3
    1951 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  2. A Place in the Sun (1951) movie poster
    A Place in the Sun 1 / 4
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  3. An American in Paris (1951) movie poster
    An American in Paris 1 / 3
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) movie poster
    A Streetcar Named Desire 1 / 3
    1951 · Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) movie poster
    The Day the Earth Stood Still 1 / 2
    1951 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Detective Story (1951) movie poster
    Detective Story 0 / 3
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 12 Golden Globes 1952 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 18 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

12 categories · 18 nominations

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Golden Globes 1952 Best Picture – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Picture — Comedy or Musical

1 nominee

Golden Globes 1952 Best Actor – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Golden Globes 1952 Best Actor – Drama

Official name: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Golden Globes 1952 Best Supporting Actor

Official name: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

1 nominee

Golden Globes 1952 Best Music, Original Score — Motion Picture

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Golden Globes 1952 Best Cinematography — Black and White

Official name: Cinematography — Black and White

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Golden Globes 1952 Best Cinematography — Color

Official name: Cinematography — Color

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1952 Winners

Drama led with 18 nominations across 6 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 6 wins · 18 nominations · 33%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  3. Biography 2 wins · 3 nominations · 67%
  4. Musical 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  5. Crime 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  6. Film-Noir 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  7. Sci-Fi 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
1952 season

How the Rest of the 1952 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1952, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1952 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

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Golden Globes 1952: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952)?

A Place in the Sun (1951) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Detective Story, Quo Vadis and A Streetcar Named Desire.

About A Place in the Sun

Which film won the most awards at the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952)?

Quo Vadis (1951) won the most: 2 awards from 3 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952)?

A Place in the Sun (1951) led with 4 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952)?

Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov for Quo Vadis. Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hunter for A Streetcar Named Desire.

When was the 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952)?

The 9th Golden Globe Awards (1952) took place on February 21, 1952. The database has 12 categories and 18 nominations for it.