These are my Oscar picks for the 1952 Academy Awards. (Actual Winner)
Best Visual Effects: Plymouth Adventure (Only film nominated)
Best Film Editing: High Noon (High Noon)
Best Costume Design, Color: Moulin Rogue (Moulin Rogue)
Best Costume Design, B&W: The Bad and the Beautiful (The Bad and the Beautiful)
Best Cinematography, Color: The Quiet Man (The Quiet Man)
Best Cinematography, B&W: The Bad and the Beautiful (The Bad and the Beautiful)
Best Art Direction, Color: The Quiet Man (Moulin Rogue)
Best Art Direction, B&W: The Bad and the Beautiful (The Bad and the Beautiful)
Best Sound Recording: The Quiet Man (Breaking the Sound Barrier)
Best Original Song: High Noon (High Noon)
Best Musical Score: Singin' in the Rain (With a Song in my Heart)
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score: High Noon (High Noon)
Best Original Screenplay: The Lavender Hill Mob (The Lavender Hill Mob)
Best Adapted Screenplay: High Noon (High Noon)
Best Supporting Actress: Jean Hagen for Singin' in the Rain (Gloria Grahame for The Bad and the Beautiful)
Best Supporting Actor: Victor McLaglen for The Quiet Man (Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapta!)
Best Actress: Bette Davis for The Star (Shirley Booth for Come Back, Little Sheba)
Best Actor: Gary Cooper for High Noon (Gary Cooper)
Best Director: Fred Zinnemann for High Noon (John Ford for The Quiet Man)
Best Picture: High Noon (The Greatest Show on Earth)
Multiple Winners: The Bad and the Beautiful, Singin' in the Rain (2), The Quiet Man (4), High Noon (7).
Maybe you recognize these, maybe not, but next year's may be more familiar.
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