The Complete Oscar Quest: 24th Academy Awards (1951)
1951
Best Picture
- An American in Paris
- Decision Before Dawn
- A Place in the Sun
- Quo Vadis
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Director
- John Huston, The African Queen
- Elia Kazan, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Vincente Minnelli, An American in Paris
- George Stevens, A Place in the Sun
- William Wyler, Detective Story
Best Actor
- Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen
- Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Montgomery Clift, A Place in the Sun
- Arthur Kennedy, Bright Victory
- Fredric March, Death of a Salesman
Best Actress
- Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen
- Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Eleanor Parker, Detective Story
- Shelley Winters, A Place in the Sun
- Jane Wyman, The Blue Veil
Best Supporting Actor
- Leo Genn, Quo Vadis
- Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Kevin McCarthy, Death of a Salesman
- Peter Ustinov, Quo Vadis
- Gig Young, Come Fill the Cup
Best Supporting Actress
- Joan Blondell, The Blue Veil
- Mildred Dunnock, Death of a Salesman
- Lee Grant, Detective Story
- Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Thelma Ritter, The Mating Season
Best Original Screenplay
- Ace in the Hole
- An American in Paris
- David and Bathsheba
- Go for Broke!
- The Well
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The African Queen
- Detective Story
- A Place in the Sun
- La Ronde
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Story
- Bullfighter and the Lady
- The Frogman
- Here Comes the Groom
- Seven Days to Noon
- Teresa
Best Editing
- An American in Paris
- Decision Before Dawn
- A Place in the Sun
- Quo Vadis
- The Well
Best Cinematography, Black and White
- Death of a Salesman
- The Frogmen
- A Place in the Sun
- Strangers on a Train
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Cinematography, Color
- An American in Paris
- David and Bathsheba
- Quo Vadis
- Show Boat
- When Worlds Collide
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score
- David and Bathsheba
- Death of a Salesman
- A Place in the Sun
- Quo Vadis
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Musical Score
- Alice in Wonderland
- An American in Paris
- The Great Caruso
- On the Riviera
- Show Boat
Best Original Song
- “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening,” from Here Comes the Groom
- “A Kiss to Build a Dream On,” from The Strip
- “Never,” from Golden Girl
- “Too Late Now,” from Royal Wedding
- “Wonder Why,” from Rich, Young and Pretty
Best Art Direction, Black and White
- Fourteen Hours
- The House on Telegraph Hill
- La Ronde
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Too Young to Kiss
Best Art Direction, Color
- An American in Paris
- David and Bathsheba
- On the Riviera
- Quo Vadis
- The Tales of Hoffmann
Best Costume Design, Black and White
- Kind Lady
- The Model and the Marriage Broker
- The Mudlark
- A Place in the Sun
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Costume Design, Color
- An American in Paris
- David and Bathsheba
- The Great Caruso
- Quo Vadis
- The Tales of Hoffmann
Best Visual Effects
- When Worlds Collide
Best Sound Recording
- Bright Victory
- The Great Caruso
- I Want You
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Two Tickets to Broadway
Best Documentary
- I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
- Kon-Tiki
Best Documentary Short
- Benjy
- One Who Came Back
- The Seeing Eye
Best Live-Action Short, One-Reel
- Ridin’ the Rails
- The Story of Time
- World of Kids
Best Live-Action Short, Two-Reel
- Balzac
- Danger Under the Sea
- Nature’s Half Acre
Best Animated Short
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion
- Rooty Toot Toot
- The Two Musketeers
Total List of Films Nominated:
- Ace in the Hole
- The African Queen
- Alice in Wonderland
- An American in Paris
- The Blue Veil
- Bright Victory
- The Bullfighter and the Lady
- Come Fill the Cup
- David and Bathsheba
- Death of a Salesman
- Decision Before Dawn
- Detective Story
- The Frogmen
- Fourteen Hours
- Go for Broke!
- Golden Girl
- The Great Caruso
- Here Comes the Groom
- The House on Telegraph Hill
- I Want You
- Kind Lady
- The Mating Season
- The Model and the Marriage Broker
- The Mudlark
- On the Riviera
- A Place in the Sun
- Quo Vadis
- Rich, Young and Pretty
- La Ronde
- Royal Wedding
- Seven Days to Noon
- Show Boat
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- The Strip
- The Tales of Hoffmann
- Teresa
- Too Young to Kiss
- Two Tickets to Broadway
- The Well
- When Worlds Collide
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