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Award Winners from 1952
 
 
Pick of the Litter 1952
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
(1952) 
Chronicles the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. Brando is powerful as he leads the peasant revolt in the early 1900s, only to be corrupted by power and greed. Quinn well deserved his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as Zapata's brother. Based on the novel "Zapata the Unconquered" ... more
Ikiru
Ikiru
(1952) 
When a clerk finds out he is dying of cancer, he decides to build a children's playground and give something of himself back to the world. Highly acclaimed, heartbreaking drama from the unusually restrained Kurosawa; possibly his most "eastern" film. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
(1952) 
One of the all-time great movie musicals--an affectionate spoof of the turmoil that afflicted the motion picture industry in the late 1920s during the changeover from silent films to sound. Don Lockwood (Kelly) and Lina Lamont (Hagen) are a popular romantic silent screen team when sound comes along. To continue, ... more
Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games
(1952)  Unrated
Famous anti-war drama about two French children play-acting the dramas of war amid the carnage of WWII. Young refugee Fossey sees her parents and dog killed. She meets a slightly older boy whose family takes the girl in. The children decide to bury the animals they have seen killed in ... more
High Noon
High Noon
(1952)  Unrated
Landmark Western about Hadleyville town marshal Will Kane (Cooper) who faces four professional killers alone, after being abandoned to his fate by the gutless townspeople who profess to admire him. Cooper is the ultimate hero figure, his sheer presence overwhelming. Note the continuing use of the ballad written by Dimitri ... more

 
 
 
ALL AWARD WINNERS FROM 1952
 
 
An American in Paris (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
(1951) Unrated
 
The Bad and the Beautiful (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1952)
 
The Bad and the Beautiful (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Art Direction (Black & White)
(1952)
 
The Bad and the Beautiful (Academy Awards) for Best Screenplay
(1952)
 
The Bad and the Beautiful (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Cinematography (Black & White)
(1952)
 
The Bad and the Beautiful (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Costume Design (Color)
(1952)
 
Come Back, Little Sheba (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1952) Unrated
 
Come Back, Little Sheba (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1952) Unrated
 
Detective Story (Cannes) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1951)
 
Fanfan la Tulipe (Cannes) for Achievement in directing
(1951)
 
Forbidden Games (Venice Film Fest.) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1952) Unrated
 
Forbidden Games (Academy Awards) for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
(1952) Unrated
 
Forbidden Games (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
(1952) Unrated
 
The Greatest Show on Earth (Academy Awards) for Best Picture of the year
(1952)
 
The Greatest Show on Earth (Academy Awards) for Best Story
(1952)
 
High Noon (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1952) Unrated
 
High Noon (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
(1952) Unrated
 
High Noon (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1952) Unrated
 
High Noon (Academy Awards) for Original Dramatic Score
(1952) Unrated
 
High Noon (Academy Awards) for Achievement in film editing
(1952) Unrated
 
High Noon (N.Y. Film Critics) for Achievement in directing
(1952) Unrated
 
The Lavender Hill Mob (Academy Awards) for Best Story and Screenplay
(1951) Unrated
 
Moulin Rouge (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Art Direction (Color)
(1952)
 
Moulin Rouge (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Costume Design (Black & White)
(1952)
 
Othello (Cannes) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1952) Unrated
 
A Place in the Sun (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Motion Picture - Drama
(1951)
 
The Quiet Man (Academy Awards) for Achievement in directing
(1952)
 
The Quiet Man (Venice Film Fest.) for Achievement in directing
(1952)
 
The Quiet Man (Directors Guild of America Awards) for Achievement in directing
(1952)
 
The Quiet Man (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Cinematography (Color)
(1952)
 
Quo Vadis (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1951)
 
September Affair (Golden Globes Awards) for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
(1950)
 
A Streetcar Named Desire (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1951) PG
 
A Streetcar Named Desire (British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1951) PG
 
Viva Zapata! (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1952)
 
Viva Zapata! (Cannes) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1952)
 
Viva Zapata! (British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1952)
 
White Mane (Cannes) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1952)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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