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The 25th Annual Academy Awards

Directed by Bill Bennington and John Rich
1953    1h 53m
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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.
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Cast of The 25th Annual Academy Awards
  • Bob HopeSelf - Host & Performer
  • Anne BaxterSelf - Presenter
  • Edgar BergenSelf
  • Jacques BergeracSelf
  • Shirley BoothSelf - Winner
  • Charles BrackettSelf - Presenter
  • Frank CapraSelf - Presenter
  • Edward C. CarfagnoSelf - winner for Art Direction black & white film
  • Frank CavettSelf - winner for Best Story
  • Rosemary ClooneySelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Charles CoburnSelf
  • Ronald ColmanSelf - Presenter
  • Merian C. CooperSelf - Honorary Oscar
  • Broderick CrawfordSelf
  • Joan CrawfordSelf - Nominee
  • Donald CrispSelf
  • Tony CurtisSelf - Audience Member
  • Billy DanielsSelf - Performer
  • Jane DarwellSelf
  • Olivia de HavillandSelf - Presenter
  • Cecil B. DeMilleSelf - Winner
  • Katherine DeMilleSelf - Accepting Supporting Actor Award for Husband Anthony Quinn
  • Adolph DeutschSelf - Orchestrator
  • Walt DisneySelf - Winner & Presenter
  • Bobby DriscollSelf
  • José FerrerSelf - Nominee
  • Joan FontaineSelf - Presenter
  • Fredric M. FrankSelf - winner for Best Story
  • Eva GaborSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Zsa Zsa GaborSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Greer GarsonSelf - Presenter
  • Janet GaynorSelf - Presenter
  • Mitzi GaynorSelf - Audience Member
  • Harry GerstadSelf - winner for Film Editing
  • Cedric GibbonsSelf - winner for Art Direction black & white film
  • A. Arnold GillespieSelf - Honorary Oscar for Special Effects
  • Gloria GrahameSelf - Winner
  • Stewart GrangerSelf - Accepting Award for Best Sound
  • Edmund GwennSelf - Presenter
  • Edith HeadSelf - Audience Member
  • Jean HersholtSelf - Presenter
  • Winton C. HochSelf - winner for Cinematography color production
  • Celeste HolmSelf - Performer
  • Kim HunterSelf (New York)
  • Dean JaggerSelf
  • Boris KarloffSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Piper LaurieSelf - Accepting Best Writing Award
  • Peggy LeeSelf - Performer
  • Janet LeighSelf - Audience Member
  • Harold LloydSelf - Honorary Award
  • Fredric MarchSelf - Presenter
  • Marilyn MaxwellSelf - Performer
  • Mercedes McCambridgeSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Charlie McCarthySelf
  • Victor McLaglenSelf
  • Johnny MercerSelf - Performer
  • Ray MillandSelf - Presenter
  • George Alfred MitchellSelf - Honorary Oscar for Cinematography
  • Terry MooreSelf - Nominee
  • Paul MuniSelf
  • George MurphySelf
  • Conrad NagelSelf - Host: New York
  • Alfred NewmanSelf - winner for Musical Score Comedy
  • Hugh O'BrianSelf - Audience Member
  • Pat O’BrienSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Merle OberonSelf - Audience Member
  • Mary PickfordSelf - Presenter
  • Luise RainerSelf - Presenter
  • Ronald ReaganSelf
  • Tex RitterSelf - Performer
  • Ginger RogersSelf - Presenter
  • Helen RoseSelf - winner for Costume Design Black & White Film
  • George SandersSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Dore ScharySelf - Presenter
  • Charles SchneeSelf - winner for Screenplay
  • Julia SquireSelf - winner for Costume Design color production
  • James StewartSelf - Presenter
  • Archie StoutSelf - winner for Cinematography color production
  • Robert SurteesSelf - winner for Cinematography black & white film
  • Gloria SwansonSelf - Accepting Honorary Award for Joseph M. Schenck
  • Elizabeth TaylorSelf - Audience Member
  • Danny ThomasSelf - Audience Member (New York)
  • Dimitri TiomkinSelf - winner for Musical Score Drama & Best Song
  • Claire TrevorSelf - Presenter
  • Marcel VertèsSelf - winner for Costume Design color production
  • Robert WagnerSelf - Audience Member
  • Ned WashingtonSelf - winner for Best Song
  • John WayneSelf - Accepting Best Actor Award for Gary Cooper
  • Michael WildingSelf - Audience Member
  • Elmo WilliamsSelf - winner for Film Editing
  • Teresa WrightSelf - Presenter
  • Jane WymanSelf - Presenter
  • Loretta YoungSelf - Presenter
  • Darryl F. ZanuckSelf

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