The 25th Annual Academy Awards
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Released
- 1953
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1953
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Bob Hope — Self - Host & Performer
Anne Baxter — Self - Presenter
Edgar Bergen — Self
Jacques Bergerac — Self
Did you know
• The first Academy Awards ceremony to be broadcast on television.
• This year Shirley Booth became the last woman born in the 1800s to win Best Actress at an Oscar ceremony.
• The top six awards of Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Director was set from 1937 onwards. The 1953 ceremony was the first occasion since then that all six awards went to six different movies. These were respectively The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), High Noon (1952), Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), Viva Zapata! (1952), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and The Quiet Man (1952).
User reviews
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Best Picture - The Greatest Show on Earth
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
