Best Picture Winner Set
An American in Paris
Arthur Freed
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Oscar Ledger Year Dossier
24th Dossier
The 1951 file for 24th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.
Year
1951
Best Picture
An American in Paris
Winner Record
37/31
Top Winner
A Place in the Sun
Annual Thesis
An American in Paris took Picture; A Place in the Sun controlled the board.
This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 37/31 ceremony ledger below.
4major races
20major-field records
4/4winners recorded
Best Director Winner Set
George Stevens
A Place in the Sun
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Best Actor Winner Set
Humphrey Bogart
The African Queen
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Best Actress Winner Set
Vivien Leigh
A Streetcar Named Desire
Open race ledgerCeremony Snapshot
A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.
Best Picture went to An American in Paris. The winning leader is A Place in the Sun with 6 wins.
Best Picture
A Place in the Sun
6 wins | 9 nominations
An American in Paris
6 wins | 8 nominations
A Streetcar Named Desire
4 wins | 12 nominations
The African Queen
1 wins | 4 nominations
The Great Caruso
1 wins | 3 nominations
Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.
The ceremony's top prize, updated dynamically from the winner row.
6 wins across the ceremony.
12 nominations in this ceremony.
Best Picture Nominees
The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.
Major Races
The Four Races That Shape the Night
A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.
Best Picture Winner
An American in Paris
Best Picture anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
- A Place in the Sun George Stevens
- A Streetcar Named Desire Charles K. Feldman
- Decision before Dawn Anatole Litvak | Frank McCarthy
- Quo Vadis Sam Zimbalist
Best Director Winner
George Stevens
Best Director anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Best Actor Winner
Humphrey Bogart
Best Actor anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Best Actress Winner
Vivien Leigh
Best Actress anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Complete Ceremony Ledger
Fast view shows every category and winner first, with nominee groups linked to the full ballot when you need the deep ledger.
27 categories
126 records
37 winners
Nominees summarized for speed
Category
Best Picture
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
An American in Paris
Credit: Arthur Freed
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Best Director
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
A Place in the Sun
Credit: George Stevens
Category
Best Actress
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Actor
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Supporting Actress
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Supporting Actor
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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WRITING (Original Screenplay)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
An American in Paris
Credit: Alan Jay Lerner
Category
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
1 winner / 1 record
Winner
Category
MUSIC (Original Score)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
A Place in the Sun
Credit: Franz Waxman
Category
MUSIC (Original Song)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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FILM EDITING
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
A Place in the Sun
Credit: William Hornbeck
Category
VISUAL EFFECTS
1 winner / 1 record
Winner
When Worlds Collide
Credit: Paramount
Category
ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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ART DIRECTION (Color)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
A Place in the Sun
Credit: William C. Mellor
Category
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
A Place in the Sun
Credit: Edith Head
Category
COSTUME DESIGN (Color)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
1 winner / 2 records
1 nominee summarized
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Winner
Kon-Tiki
Credit: Olle Nordemar
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DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
1 winner / 3 records
2 nominees summarized
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1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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SHORT FILM (Animated)
1 winner / 3 records
2 nominees summarized
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Winner
The Two Mouseketeers
Credit: Fred Quimby
Category
SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel)
1 winner / 3 records
2 nominees summarized
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Winner
World of Kids
Credit: Robert Youngson
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SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel)
1 winner / 3 records
2 nominees summarized
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Winner
Nature's Half Acre
Credit: Walt Disney
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SOUND RECORDING
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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WRITING (Original Story)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Ceremony Highlights
Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.
Decision before Dawn
Winner The African Queen
Winner A Streetcar Named Desire
Winner An American in Paris
Winner A Place in the Sun
Winner Kon-Tiki
Winner Benjy
Winner Rashomon
Winner Here Comes the Groom
Winner The Two Mouseketeers
Winner World of Kids
Winner Nature's Half Acre
Winner The Great Caruso
Winner When Worlds Collide
Winner Seven Days to Noon
Bright Victory
Death of a Salesman
Come Fill the Cup
Categories in this ceremony
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White)
ART DIRECTION (Color)
Best Picture
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White)
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color)
COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White)
COSTUME DESIGN (Color)
Best Director
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
FILM EDITING
HONORARY AWARD
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
MUSIC (Original Score)
MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
MUSIC (Original Song)
SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II)
SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)
SHORT FILM (Animated)
SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel)
SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel)
SOUND RECORDING
VISUAL EFFECTS
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
WRITING (Original Screenplay)
WRITING (Original Story)
Winner Circle
A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.
Best Picture
Winner
An American in Paris
Best Director
Winner
George Stevens
Best Actress
Winner
Vivien Leigh
Best Actor
Winner
Humphrey Bogart
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Kim Hunter
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Karl Malden
An American in Paris
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
A Place in the Sun
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Winner
Rashomon
MUSIC (Original Score)
Winner
A Place in the Sun
MUSIC (Original Song)
Winner
In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening
FILM EDITING
Winner
William Hornbeck
VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner
Paramount
Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
ART DIRECTION (Color)
Winner
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason
William C. Mellor
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color)
Winner
Alfred Gilks; Ballet Photography by John Alton
Edith Head
COSTUME DESIGN (Color)
Winner
Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
Winner
Olle Nordemar, Producer
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
Winner
'Made by Fred Zinnemann with the cooperation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital'
HONORARY AWARD
Winner
Gene Kelly
Arthur Freed
Johnny Green | Saul Chaplin
Gordon Jennings, S. L. Stancliffe and Paramount
OLIN L. DUPY
Radio Corporation Of America
CARLOS RIVAS
Fred Ponedel, RALPH AYRES and GEORGE BROWN
Glen Robinson and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Jack Gaylord and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Richard M. Haff, Frank P. Herrnfeld, Garland C. Misener and General Aniline And Film Corporation
SHORT FILM (Animated)
Winner
Fred Quimby, Producer
SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel)
Winner
Robert Youngson, Producer
SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel)
Winner
Walt Disney, Producer
SOUND RECORDING
Winner
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
WRITING (Original Story)
Winner
Seven Days to Noon
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