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The 23rd Academy Awards were held on March 29, 1951, honoring the films of 1950. All About Eve received a record 14 nominations, besting the previous record of 13 set by Gone with the Wind in 1939.
1950's Academy Award Nominees & Winners. Categories included are best picture, best animated feature film, best actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress and best director that were either nominated or winners.
Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
- 1950. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1950. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) Born Yesterday (1950) Father of the Bride (1950) King Solomon's Mines (1950) Sunset Boulevard (1950) (aka Sunset Blvd.)
- 1951. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1951. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) Decision Before Dawn (1951) A Place in the Sun (1951) Quo Vadis (1951)
- 1952. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1952. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952) High Noon (1952) Ivanhoe (1952) Moulin Rouge (1952) The Quiet Man (1952)
- 1953. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1953. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) Julius Caesar (1953) The Robe (1953) Roman Holiday (1953) Shane (1953)
HONORARY AWARD. To George Murphy for his services in interpreting the film industry to the country at large. To Louis B. Mayer for distinguished service to the motion picture industry. IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD. Darryl F. Zanuck. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II)
All About Eve won six Oscars - Best Picture (producer Darryl F. Zanuck), Best Director and Best Writing: Screenplay (both for director/writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz), Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design (Edith Head again), and Best Sound Recording.
Mar 13, 2022 · In the 1950s, when many film workers felt threatened by television, they voted for big Technicolor spectacles that TV couldn’t offer, such as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” “Around the World in...
