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| 19 March |
| Bob Hope (I); Conrad Nagel (New York City) |
| RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
NBC International Theatre, New York, USA |
| - The ceremony is telecasted nation-wide in the USA and Canada for the first time.
- The event is nearly canceled when several studios refuse to provide their usual funding, but is saved when NBC offers $100,000 for the television rights at the last minute. The broadcast draws the largest audience in the 5-year history of commercial television.
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| | Awarded to: | | | - Merian C. Cooper
- For his many innovations and contributions to the art of motion pictures.
- Bob Hope (I)
- For his contribution to the laughter of the world, his service to the motion picture industry, and his devotion to the American premise.
- Harold Lloyd (I)
- Master comedian and good citizen.
- George Alfred Mitchell
- For the design and development of the camera which bears his name and for his continued and dominant presence in the field of cinematography.
- Joseph M. Schenck
- For long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry.
- Jeux interdits (1952)
- France. Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1952.
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| | Winners: | | | - Ansco Division; General Aniline and Film Corp.
- For the introduction of Ansco color negative and Ansco color print film.
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- For the introduction of Eastman color negative and Eastman color print film.
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| | Winner: | | | - Technicolor Motion Picture Corp.
- For an improved method of color motion picture photography under incandescent light.
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| | Winners: | | | - Photo Research Corp.
- For creating the Spectra color temperature meter.
- Projection, Still Photographic and Development Engineering Departments of M-G-M Studio
- For an improved method of projecting photographic backgrounds.
- John G. Frayne; R.R. Scoville; Westrex Corp.
- For a method of measuring distortion in sound reproduction.
- Gustav Jirouch
- For the design of the Robot automatic film splicer.
- Carlos Rivas (VII) (M-G-M Studio)
- For the development of a sound reproducer for magnetic film.
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