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Oscars 1952 Winners & Nominees

The 24th Academy Awards (1952) took place on March 20, 1952. An American in Paris won Best Motion Picture and 5 more awards. A Place in the Sun matched it with 6 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

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10
winners
18
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Best Motion Picture
An American in Paris
Headline winners

Oscars 1952: The Winners

An American in Paris won Best Motion Picture against 3 other nominees. George Stevens (Best Director), Humphrey Bogart (Best Actor) and Vivien Leigh (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

An American in Paris (1951) movie poster Best Motion Picture

Best Motion Picture

An American in Paris

1951 · Drama, Romance, Musical · $275K worldwide

6 wins from 8 nominations at the 24th Academy Awards (1952)

  • Best Art Direction (Color)
  • Best Cinematography (Color)
  • Best Costume Design (Color)
  • Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
  • Best Writing (Story and Screenplay)

In 1920s Paris, three young artists pursue their dreams while experiencing the vibrant jazz scene. A complicated love triangle develops as they navigate romantic relationships and professional ambitions. Friendships are challenged, loyalties are questioned, and the characters grapple with themes of love, artistic expression, and personal identity in the captivating atmosphere of the City of Light.

About An American in Paris
Scoreboard

Oscars 1952: Which Films Won the Most

A Place in the Sun and An American in Paris won 6 awards each. 5 films won at least once, while Quo Vadis went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. A Place in the Sun (1951) movie poster
    A Place in the Sun 6 / 9
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 6 wins from 9 nominations
  2. An American in Paris (1951) movie poster
    An American in Paris 6 / 8
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 6 wins from 8 nominations
  3. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) movie poster
    A Streetcar Named Desire 4 / 12
    1951 · Drama · 4 wins from 12 nominations
  4. The African Queen (1952) movie poster
    The African Queen 1 / 4
    1952 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Rashomon (1951) movie poster
    Rashomon 1 / 1
    1951 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Quo Vadis (1951) movie poster
    Quo Vadis 0 / 8
    1951 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 8 nominations
  7. Detective Story (1951) movie poster
    Detective Story 0 / 4
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  8. La Ronde (1951) movie poster
    La Ronde 0 / 2
    1951 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  9. Strangers on a Train (1951) movie poster
    Strangers on a Train 0 / 1
    1951 · Thriller, Crime · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Alice in Wonderland (1951) movie poster
    Alice in Wonderland 0 / 1
    1951 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1952 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 50 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.

19 categories · 50 nominations

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Oscars 1952 Best Writing (Story and Screenplay)

Official name: Writing (Story and Screenplay)

1 nominee

Oscars 1952 Honorary Foreign Language Film Award

1 nominee

Oscars 1952 Best Sound Recording

Official name: Sound Recording

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1952 Winners

Drama led with 48 nominations across 8 films and won 18. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 18 wins · 48 nominations · 38%
  2. Romance 13 wins · 35 nominations · 37%
  3. Musical 6 wins · 9 nominations · 67%
  4. Biography 0 wins · 8 nominations · 0%
  5. Crime 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  6. Adventure 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  7. Film-Noir 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  8. War 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  9. Mystery 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  10. Thriller 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
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 Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1952: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 24th Academy Awards (1952), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Motion Picture at the 24th Academy Awards (1952)?

An American in Paris (1951) won Best Motion Picture. The other nominees were A Place in the Sun, Quo Vadis and A Streetcar Named Desire.

About An American in Paris

Which film won the most awards at the 24th Academy Awards (1952)?

A Place in the Sun and An American in Paris each won 6 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 24th Academy Awards (1952)?

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) led with 12 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 24th Academy Awards (1952)?

Best Director: George Stevens for A Place in the Sun. Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart for The African Queen. Best Actress: Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire. Best Supporting Actor: Karl Malden for A Streetcar Named Desire. Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hunter for A Streetcar Named Desire.

When was the 24th Academy Awards (1952)?

The 24th Academy Awards (1952) took place on March 20, 1952. The database has 19 categories and 50 nominations for it.