The 25th Academy Awards | 1953
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1953. We have had 26 different categories and 61 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 16 distinct movies awarded. The Bad and the Beautiful is the most-awarded movie of this year with 6 Oscars nominations and 5 awards. The Greatest Show on Earth won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 26
- Nominees
- 61
- Winners
- 16
1953 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 26 categories in 1953.
- Come Back, Little Sheba
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- High Noon
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- High Noon
- Best Film Editing
- High Noon
- Best Music, Original Song
- High Noon
- Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- Johann Mouse
- Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- Light in the Window
- Best Short Subject, One-reel
- Moulin Rouge
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- Moulin Rouge
- Best Costume Design, Color
- Neighbours
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Plymouth Adventure
- Best Effects, Special Effects
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Best Writing, Screenplay
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Best Picture
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- The Lavender Hill Mob
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
- The Quiet Man
- Best Cinematography, Color
- The Quiet Man
- Best Director
- The Sea Around Us
- Best Documentary, Features
- The Sound Barrier
- Best Sound, Recording
- Viva Zapata!
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Water Birds
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- With a Song in My Heart
- Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19517.6/10·100%
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19527.8/10·79%+
- 19527.3/10·61%
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19527.3/10·61%
- 19527.0/10·89%
- 19527.5/10·92%
- 19527.1/10·60%
- 19527.8/10·91%+
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19527.5/10·78%
- 19527.1/10·25%
- 19527.5/10·92%
- 19526.8/10·86%
- 19526.8/10·67%
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19527.8/10·79%+
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19528.3/10·100%
- 19527.5/10·78%
- 19526.8/10·67%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- 19527.8/10·79%+
- 19527.3/10·71%
- 19527.1/10·60%
- 19508.2/10·98%
- 19527.3/10·61%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19526.8/10·83%+
- 19525.7/10
- 19527.8/10·91%+
- 19526.2/10·86%
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- 19527.8/10·79%+
- 19527.1/10·60%
- 19526.0/10
- 19527.5/10·92%
- 19527.0/10·89%
Best Cinematography, Color
- 19527.8/10·91%+
- 19526.8/10·83%+
- 19526.8/10·82%
- 19526.6/10·86%
- 19526.2/10·86%
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- 19527.8/10·79%+
- 19526.6/10
- 19527.3/10·71%
- 19527.1/10·60%
- 19527.5/10·92%
Best Costume Design, Color
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19526.8/10·83%+
- 19526.6/10·50%
- 19525.7/10
- 19526.8/10·67%
Best Director
- 19527.8/10·91%+
- 19526.6/10·50%
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19527.7/10·100%
Best Documentary, Features
- 19536.1/10
- 19526.0/10
- 19525.3/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 19527.9/10
- 1955N/A/10
- 19527.6/10
- 19525.5/10
Best Effects, Special Effects
- 19526.3/10
Best Film Editing
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19527.5/10·78%
- 19525.9/10
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19526.6/10·50%
Best Music, Original Song
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19526.0/10
- 19526.8/10·83%+
- 19526.0/10
- 19526.9/10·91%
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19526.8/10·82%
- 1952
- 19526.7/10·80%
- 19527.3/10·61%
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- 19526.8/10·67%
- 19526.8/10·83%+
- 19528.3/10·100%
- 19525.6/10
- 19516.2/10
Best Picture
- 19526.6/10·50%
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19526.8/10·82%
- 19527.1/10·73%+
- 19527.8/10·91%+
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- 19537.4/10
- 19536.9/10
- 19526.7/10
- 19526.1/10
- 1952
Best Short Subject, One-reel
- 19525.2/10
- 19525.8/10
- 19525.2/10
- 19527.9/10
- 19526.3/10
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- 19526.7/10
- 1950N/A/10
- 1955N/A/10
- 1952N/A/10
Best Sound, Recording
- 19526.8/10·80%
- 19526.8/10·83%+
- 19527.1/10
- 19527.8/10·91%+
- 19526.8/10·67%
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- 19526.6/10·50%
- 19525.6/10·44%
- 19527.7/10·100%
- 19526.6/10
- 19527.1/10·80%
Best Writing, Screenplay
- 19527.8/10·79%+
- 19527.7/10·100%
- 19528.0/10·95%+
- 19517.3/10·100%
- 19527.8/10·91%+
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
- 19517.6/10·100%
- 19526.9/10·85%
- 19526.2/10
- 19526.8/10·80%
- 19527.3/10·61%