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DeMille wins Oscar - Mar 19, 1953 - HISTORY.com

On March 19, 1953, legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille wins the only Academy Award of his career when The Greatest Show on Earth takes home an Oscar for Best Picture.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/demille-wins-oscar
Is This the Worst Movie to Win Best Picture at the Oscars?

Looking back at ‘The Greatest Show on Earth,’ the most notorious Oscar winner in the history of the Academy Awards.
http://screencrush.com/greatest-show-on-earth-best-picture/
"The Greatest Show on Earth" winning Best Picture - YouTube

Cecil B. DeMille accepting the Oscar® for Best Picture for "The Greatest Show on Earth" at the 25th Academy Awards® in 1953. Presented by Mary Pickford and h...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvrB7nlcpZY
Academy Awards, USA (1953) - IMDb

Award-winners and contenders from Academy Awards, USA (1953)
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1953/1
The Greatest Show on Earth - Awards - IMDb

The Greatest Show on Earth Awards and Nominations
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044672/awards
1953: THE 25TH ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS

View the Winners List from each year in Oscar History
http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-history/1953-25th-academy-award-winners
1953: 'High Noon' vs. 'The Greatest Show on Earth' | 10 Controversial Best-Picture Oscar Races | TIME.com

Does the best film always win? Here are some of the bitterest Best Picture battles in Academy Awards history...
http://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/20/oscar-robbery-10-controversial-best-picture-races/slide/1953-high-noon-vs-the-greatest-show-on-earth/
25th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19, 1953. It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, and the NBC International Theatre in New York City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Academy_Awards
1953 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Honorary Award recipient
https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1953

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25th Academy Awards
Date	March 19, 1953
Site	RKO Pantages Theatre Hollywood, California NBC International Theatre New York City, New York
Hosted by	Bob Hope (Hollywood) Conrad Nagel (emcee) Fredric March (New York City)^[1]
Highlights
Best Picture	The Greatest Show on Earth
Most awards	The Bad and the Beautiful (5)
Most nominations	High Noon, Moulin Rouge, and The Quiet Man (7)
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
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