Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1952)

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'Honestly, I was just standing in the sun waiting for a streetcar—" BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR: "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. " IRVING THALBERG AWARD: To Arthur Freed for outstanding contributions to the field of musical production. SPECIAL AWARD: To Gene Kelly for his exceptional ability to put choreography on film. BEST STORY AND SCREENPLAY: Alan Jay Lerner for "An American In Paris. " BEST SCORING OF A MUSICAL PICTURE: Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin for "An American In Paris." BEST ART DIRECTION (color): Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames for "An American In Paris." Set decoration, Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason. BEST COSTUME DESIGN (color): Orry Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff for "An American In Paris." BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (color): Alfred Gilks, John Alton for "An American In Paris." BEST SOUND RECORDING: "The Great Caruso," Douglas Shearer, sound director. BEST SHORT SUBJECT: "Two Mouseketeers" (Tom & Jerry). Fred Quimby, producer.