Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1953 (26th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 1953 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)

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The 1953 Preliminaries

1953 (26th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1953 (26th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1953 to December 31, 1953

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1953 Ceremony

1953 (26th) Academy Award Ceremony Program Thursday, March 25, 1954
8:00 PM

RKO Pantages Theatre,
Hollywood

and

NBC Century Theatre,
New York City


Ceremony Program

Nominations & Winners
Winners Only
Nominations by Film
Nomination Statistics by Film

See Also:
    Nominations & Winners by Category
    Winners Only by Category

The 1953 Winners

1953 (26th) Best Picture Poster: “From Here to Eternity”

1953 (26th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “From Here to Eternity”


Best Picture:
From Here to Eternity
Columbia

Buddy Adler, Producer

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1953 (26th) Best Actor: William Holden   1953 (26th) Best Actor Volpe Sketch: William Holden Best Actor:
William Holden
as Sgt. J. J. Sefton
in the film
Stalag 17

1953 (26th) Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn   1953 (26th) Best Actress Volpe Sketch: Audrey Hepburn Best Actress:
Audrey Hepburn
as Princess Ann
in the film
Roman Holiday

1953 (18th) Best Supporting Actor: Frank Sinatra Best Supporting Actor:
Frank Sinatra
as Private Angelo Maggio
in the film
From Here to Eternity

1953 (18th) Best Supporting Actress: Donna Reed Best Supporting Actress:
Donna Reed
as Alma ‘Lorene’ Burke
in the film
From Here to Eternity

1953 (20th) Best Song: “Secret Love” Best Song:
Secret Love
from the film
Calamity Jane

Music by Sammy Fain;
lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Best Song Lyrics

Other 1953 Nominees

1953 (26th) Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees

Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees