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Best Actor winner for The African Queen, with presenter Claire Trevor. Vivien Leigh. Accepting her Best Actress award for A Streetcar Named Desire from Harry Cohn in London, England. View More Memorable Moments.
The 24th Academy Awards were held on March 20, 1952, honoring the films of 1951. The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye . An American in Paris and A Place in the Sun each received six Oscars, splitting Best Picture and Best Director , respectively.
Feb 5, 2014 · To Merian C. Cooper for his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures. To Harold Lloyd, master comedian and good citizen. To Bob Hope for his contribution to the laughter of the world, his service to the motion picture industry, and his devotion to the American premise.
Several things seemed certain on the night of Thursday, March 20, 1952. Danny Kaye would host, Marlon Brando would be named Best Actor, and either A Streetcar Named Desire or A Place in the Sun would be named Best Picture.
On October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit a home run off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the National League Pennant. The game-winning hit is referred to as The Shot Heard 'Round the World. On October 15, 1951, I Love Lucy debuted on CBS.
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story .
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in 1957, the modern division of the award into "original" and "adapted" screenplays was finally implemented - with only two renamed categories: Best Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium (Adapted Screenplay) and Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Original Screenplay); the category of Best Motion Picture ...
