The following is a list of American films released in 1953.
Donald O'Connor and Fredric March cohosted the 26th Academy Awards ceremony on March 25, 1954, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. This was the second year in which the ceremony was telecast, with viewership at an estimated 43,000,000.
The winner in the Best Motion Picture category was Columbia's From Here to Eternity. All of the major-category winners were black-and-white films.
The 11th Golden Globe Awards also honored the best films of 1953. There was no award for Best Picture in either the Musical or Comedy categories.
Spencer Tracy won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a drama film for The Actress, while David Niven won Best Actor in the Musical or Comedy genre for The Moon Is Blue. Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress for Roman Holiday, and Ethel Merman won for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy film for her role in Call Me Madam. The Robe won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture.
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Documentaries
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Living Desert | James Algar | Documentary | Oscar for Best Documentary | |
Serials
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders | Franklin Adreon | William Henry, Susan Morrow | Serial | Republic |
| Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe | Judd Holdren, Aline Towne | Serial | Republic | |
| Jungle Drums of Africa | Fred C. Brannon | Phyllis Coates | Adventure | 12-part serial |
Shorts
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All My Babies | George C. Stoney | Educational | ||
| Baby Butch | Animated | |||
| Ben and Me | Hamilton Luske | Animation | ||
| Bully for Bugs | Chuck Jones | Looney Tunes | Animation | |
| Cat-Tails for Two | Robert McKimson | Looney Tunes | Animation | |
| Catty Cornered | Animation | |||
| Designs on Jerry | Hanna-Barbera | Tom and Jerry | Animation | |
| Don's Fountain of Youth | Jack Hannah | Animation | ||
| Duck Dodgers | Looney Tunes | Animation | ||
| Duck! Rabbit, Duck! | Looney Tunes | Animation | ||
| Johann Mouse | Animation | |||
| Let's All Go to the Lobby | Animation | Intermission advertisement | ||
| Life with Tom | Hanna-Barbera | Tom and Jerry | Animated | |
| Mouse for Sale | Animation | |||
| Pup on a Picnic | Tom and Jerry | Animation | ||
| Puppy Tale | Tom and Jerry | Animation | ||
| The Seafarers | Stanley Kubrick | 30-minute short | ||
| The Simple Things | Mickey Mouse | Animation | 7 minutes | |
| Southern Fried Rabbit | Bugs Bunny | Animation | ||
| Spooks! | The Three Stooges | Comedy short | ||
| The Tell-Tale Heart | Ted Parmelee | narrated by James Mason | Animated short | Based on Poe story |
| Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom | Animated short | Disney educational film | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "The Man from the Alamo (1953)".
- ↑ "Man of Conflict". 4 November 1953.
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