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An American in Paris poster
Best PictureAn American in Paris

24th Academy Awards

The 1951 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1951
Nominations 126
Categories Decided All 31
Top Winner A Place in the Sun
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to An American in Paris. The winning leader is A Place in the Sun with 6 wins. The most nominated title is A Streetcar Named Desire with 12 nominations. 37 winners named across 31 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. A Place in the Sun 6 wins9 nominations
  2. An American in Paris 6 wins8 nominations
  3. A Streetcar Named Desire 4 wins12 nominations
  4. The African Queen 1 win4 nominations
  5. The Great Caruso 1 win3 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

An American in Paris took Picture; A Place in the Sun controlled the board. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 20 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

The winner in every category. Open the full ballot to see every nominee.

Open Full Ballot

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Ceremony Highlights

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

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