Academy Awards 1953 Nominations

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Best Motion Picture	Best Director
Best Actor	Best Actress
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Story and Screenplay	Best Motion Picture Story
Best Screenplay	Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short	Best Live Action Short Subject (One-reel)
Best Live Action Short Subject (Two-reel)	Best Short Subject (Cartoon)
Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture	Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Best Song	Best Sound Recording
Best Art Direction (Color)	Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)	Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Costume Design (Color)	Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Best Film Editing	Best Special Effects

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Best Motion Picture

• High Noon
• Ivanhoe
• Moulin Rouge
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• The Quiet Man

Best Director

• 5 Fingers (Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
• High Noon (Fred Zinnemann)
• Moulin Rouge (John Huston)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (Cecil B. DeMille)
• The Quiet Man (John Ford)

Best Actor

• High Noon (Gary Cooper)
• Moulin Rouge (José Ferrer)
• The Bad and the Beautiful (Kirk Douglas)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (Alec Guinness)
• Viva Zapata! (Marlon Brando)

Best Actress

• Come Back, Little Sheba (Shirley Booth)
• Sudden Fear (Joan Crawford)
• The Member of the Wedding (Julie Harris)
• The Star (Bette Davis)
• With a Song in My Heart (Susan Hayward)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• My Cousin Rachel (Richard Burton)
• Sudden Fear (Jack Palance)
• The Big Sky (Arthur Hunnicutt)
• The Quiet Man (Victor McLaglen)
• Viva Zapata! (Anthony Quinn)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Come Back, Little Sheba (Terry Moore)
• Moulin Rouge (Colette Marchand)
• Singin' in the Rain (Jean Hagen)
• The Bad and the Beautiful (Gloria Grahame)
• With a Song in My Heart (Thelma Ritter)

Best Story and Screenplay

• Pat and Mike
• The Atomic City
• The Lavender Hill Mob
• The Sound Barrier
• Viva Zapata!

Best Motion Picture Story

• My Son John
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• The Narrow Margin
• The Pride of St. Louis
• The Sniper

Best Screenplay

• 5 Fingers
• High Noon
• The Bad and the Beautiful
• The Man in the White Suit
• The Quiet Man

Best Documentary Feature

• Navajo
• The Hoaxters
• The Sea Around Us

Best Documentary Short

• Devil Take Us
• Epeira Diadema
• Man Alive!
• Neighbours

Best Live Action Short Subject (One-reel)

• Athletes of the Saddle
• Desert Killer
• Light in the Window
• Neighbours
• Royal Scotland

Best Live Action Short Subject (Two-reel)

• Bridge of Time
• Devil Take Us
• Thar She Blows!
• Water Birds

Best Short Subject (Cartoon)

• Johann Mouse
• Little Johnny Jet
• Madeline
• Pink and Blue Blues
• The Romance of Transportation in Canada

Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

• High Noon
• Ivanhoe
• The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
• The Thief
• Viva Zapata!

Best Scoring of a Musical Picture

• Hans Christian Andersen
• Singin' in the Rain
• The Jazz Singer
• The Medium
• With a Song in My Heart

Best Song

• Because You're Mine ("Because You're Mine")
• Hans Christian Andersen ("Thumbelina")
• High Noon ("High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')")
• Just for You ("Zing a Little Zong")
• Son of Paleface ("Am I in Love")

Best Sound Recording

• Hans Christian Andersen
• The Promoter
• The Quiet Man
• The Sound Barrier
• With a Song in My Heart

Best Art Direction (Color)

• Hans Christian Andersen
• Moulin Rouge
• The Merry Widow
• The Quiet Man
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

• Carrie
• My Cousin Rachel
• Rashomon
• The Bad and the Beautiful
• Viva Zapata!

Best Cinematography (Color)

• Hans Christian Andersen
• Ivanhoe
• Million Dollar Mermaid
• The Quiet Man
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)

• My Cousin Rachel
• Navajo
• Sudden Fear
• The Bad and the Beautiful
• The Big Sky

Best Costume Design (Color)

• Hans Christian Andersen
• Moulin Rouge
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• The Merry Widow
• With a Song in My Heart

Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)

• Affair in Trinidad
• Carrie
• My Cousin Rachel
• Sudden Fear
• The Bad and the Beautiful

Best Film Editing

• Come Back, Little Sheba
• Flat Top
• High Noon
• Moulin Rouge
• The Greatest Show on Earth

Best Special Effects

• Plymouth Adventure