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  • The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953)
  • TV Special | 113 min
The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953)
TV Special | 113 min

The 25th Academy Awards and the first time the ceremony is broadcast on television. Held on March 19th, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, it is hosted by Bob Hope and honors the films of 1952.
Directors
Bill Bennington (as William A. Bennington) | John Rich
Writer
Richard L. Breen (script)
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Updated Mar 19, 1953

Release date
Mar 19, 1953 (United States)

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94 cast members
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Bob Hope
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Anne Baxter
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Edgar Bergen
Self (as Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy) Self (as Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy)   See fewer
Shirley Booth
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Charles Brackett
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Frank Capra
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Edward C. Carfagno
Self - winner for Art Direction black & white film Self - winner for Art Direction black & white film   See fewer
Frank Cavett
Self - winner for Best Story Self - winner for Best Story   See fewer
Rosemary Clooney
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Ronald Colman
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Merian C. Cooper
Self - Honorary Oscar Self - Honorary Oscar   See fewer
Joan Crawford
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Tony Curtis
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Billy Daniels
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Olivia de Havilland
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Katherine DeMille
Self - Accepting Supporting Actor Award for Husband Anthony Quinn Self - Accepting Supporting Actor Award for Husband Anthony Quinn   See fewer
Adolph Deutsch
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Walt Disney
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José Ferrer
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Joan Fontaine
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Fredric M. Frank
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Eva Gabor
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Greer Garson
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Janet Gaynor
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Mitzi Gaynor
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Harry Gerstad
Self - winner for Film Editing Self - winner for Film Editing   See fewer
Cedric Gibbons
Self - winner for Art Direction black & white film Self - winner for Art Direction black & white film   See fewer
A. Arnold Gillespie
Self - Honorary Oscar for Special Effects Self - Honorary Oscar for Special Effects   See fewer
Gloria Grahame
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Stewart Granger
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Edmund Gwenn
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Edith Head
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Jean Hersholt
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Winton C. Hoch
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Celeste Holm
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Kim Hunter
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Boris Karloff
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Piper Laurie
Self - Accepting Best Writing Award Self - Accepting Best Writing Award   See fewer
Peggy Lee
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Janet Leigh
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Harold Lloyd
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Fredric March
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Marilyn Maxwell
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Mercedes McCambridge
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Johnny Mercer
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Ray Milland
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George Alfred Mitchell
Self - Honorary Oscar for Cinematography Self - Honorary Oscar for Cinematography   See fewer
Terry Moore
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Conrad Nagel
Self - Host: New York Self - Host: New York   See fewer
Alfred Newman
Self - winner for Musical Score Comedy Self - winner for Musical Score Comedy   See fewer
Hugh O'Brian
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Pat O'Brien
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Merle Oberon
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Mary Pickford
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Luise Rainer
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Tex Ritter
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Ginger Rogers
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Helen Rose
Self - winner for Costume Design Black & White Film Self - winner for Costume Design Black & White Film   See fewer
George Sanders
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Dore Schary
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Charles Schnee
Self - winner for Screenplay Self - winner for Screenplay   See fewer
Julia Squire
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James Stewart
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Archie Stout
Self - winner for Cinematography color production Self - winner for Cinematography color production   See fewer
Robert Surtees
Self - winner for Cinematography black & white film Self - winner for Cinematography black & white film   See fewer
Gloria Swanson
Self - Accepting Honorary Award for Joseph M. Schenck Self - Accepting Honorary Award for Joseph M. Schenck   See fewer
Elizabeth Taylor
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Danny Thomas
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Dimitri Tiomkin
Self - winner for Musical Score Drama & Best Song Self - winner for Musical Score Drama & Best Song   See fewer
Claire Trevor
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Marcel Vertès
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Robert Wagner
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Ned Washington
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John Wayne
Self - Accepting Best Actor Award for Gary Cooper Self - Accepting Best Actor Award for Gary Cooper   See fewer
Michael Wilding
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Elmo Williams
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Teresa Wright
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Jane Wyman
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Loretta Young
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