24TH ACADEMY AWARDS
The '24th Academy Awards' honored the best in films of 1951.
The single film which came out with the largest number of honours was ''An American in Paris'', which scooped six wins, including Best Motion Picture. However, ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' took four for itself, including three of the acting awards. Humphrey Bogart and Vivien Leigh took the most coveted best actor and actress awards.
Winners
Best Motion Picture
''An American in Paris'', Arthur Freed, producer (MGM)
Best Actor
Humphrey Bogart, in ''The African Queen''
Best Actress
Vivien Leigh, in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''
Actor in a Supporting Role
Karl Malden, in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''
Actress in a Supporting Role
Kim Hunter, in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''
Directing
George Stevens, ''A Place in the Sun
Writing
Motion Picture Story
Paul Dehn and James Bernard, ''Seven Days to Noon''
Screenplay
Michael Wilson and Harry Brown, ''A Place in the Sun''
Story and Screenplay
Alan Jay Lerner, ''An American in Paris''
Cinematography
Black and White
William C. Mellor, ''A Place in the Sun''
Color
Alfred Gilks and John Alton, ''An American in Paris''
Art Direction
Black and White
Richard Day, art direction; George James Hopkins, set decoration, ''A Streetcar Named Desire''
Color
Cedric Gibbons and Preston Ames, art direction; Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason, set decoration, ''An American in Paris''
Sound Recording
MGM Studio Sound Dept., ''The Great Caruso''
Music
Song
"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening", ''Here Comes the Groom'', Hoagy Carmichael, music; Johnny Mercer, lyrics
Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Franz Waxman, ''A Place in the Sun''
Scoring of a Musical Picture
Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin, ''An American in Paris''
Film Editing
William Hornbeck, ''A Place in the Sun''
Costume Design
Black and White
Edith Head, ''A Place in the Sun''
Color
Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff, ''An American in Paris''
Special Effects
''When Worlds Collide'', Paramount
Short Subjects
Cartoon
Two Mouseketeers (Tom and Jerry Series) (Frederick Quimby, producer; MGM)
One-Reel
World of Kids (Vitaphone Novelties Series) (Robert Youngson, producer; Warner Brothers)
Two-Reel
Nature's Half Acre (True-Life Adventure Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio)
Documentary
Short Subject
Benjy (Fred Zinnemann, producer; Paramount)
Feature
Kon-Tiki (Artfilm Production; RKO Radio)
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Arthur Freed
Honorary Awards
★ To 'Gene Kelly' in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film.
★ To Rashomon (Japan) voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1951
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