This was the first year that the Academy Awards ceremony was televised on March 19th, 1953, on black and white NBC-TV. It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre, California.
The movie that won the Best Picture award was ‘The greatest Show on Earth’. It is a film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in technicolour, and released by Paramount Pictures.
‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ is a 1952 film focused on a dramatized depiction of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The plot deals with circus manager Brad Braden dealing with a number of issues facing the upcoming circus season, including dealing with the board of directors.
The film won two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Story, and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Director, and Rest Film Editing. It also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Drama.
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