The 9th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1951 films, were held on February 21, 1952, at the Ciro's nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.

Winner and Nominees

Best Picture — Drama A Place in the Sun Bright Victory Detective Story Quo Vadis A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Picture — Comedy or Musical An American in Paris

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama Fredric March – Death of a Salesman Arthur Kennedy – Bright Victory Kirk Douglas – Detective Story

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama Jane Wyman – The Blue Veil Shelley Winters – A Place in the Sun Vivien Leigh – A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical Danny Kaye – On the Riviera Bing Crosby – Here Comes the Groom Gene Kelly – An American in Paris

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical June Allyson – Too Young to Kiss

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Peter Ustinov – Quo Vadis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kim Hunter – A Streetcar Named Desire Thelma Ritter – The Mating Season Lee Grant – Detective Story

Best Director — Motion Picture László Benedek – Death of a Salesman Vincente Minnelli – An American in Paris George Stevens – A Place in the Sun

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture Bright Victory – Robert Buckner

Best Music, Original Score — Motion Picture September Affair – composed by Victor Young The Well – composed by Dimitri Tiomkin The Day the Earth Stood Still – Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography — Black and White Death of a Salesman – Franz F. Planer Decision Before Dawn – Franz F. Planer A Place in the Sun – William C. Mellor

Cinematography — Color Quo Vadis – photographed by William V. Skall

Promoting International Understanding The Day the Earth Stood Still – Robert Wise

Special Achievement Award Alain Resnais

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) Esther Williams

New Star of the Year Actor Kevin McCarthy

New Star of the Year Actress Pier Angeli

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