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Best PictureThe Greatest Show on Earth

25th Academy Awards

The 1952 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1952
Nominations 137
Categories Decided All 32
Top Winner The Bad and the Beautiful
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to The Greatest Show on Earth. The winning leader is The Bad and the Beautiful with 5 wins. The most nominated title is High Noon with 7 nominations. 41 winners named across 32 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. The Bad and the Beautiful 5 wins6 nominations
  2. High Noon 4 wins7 nominations
  3. Moulin Rouge 2 wins7 nominations
  4. The Quiet Man 2 wins7 nominations
  5. The Greatest Show on Earth 2 wins5 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The Greatest Show on Earth took Picture; The Bad and the Beautiful 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 I) 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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