List of American films of 1953
The following is a list of American films released in 1953.
This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.Donald O'Connor and Fredric March co-hosted the 26th Academy Awards ceremony on March 25, 1954, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. This was the ceremony's second year of being telecast, with viewership at an estimated 43,000,000.
The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Columbia Pictures's From Here to Eternity. All of the big winners that year were black-and-white films.
The 11th Golden Globe Awards also honored the best films of 1953. That year, no award was given for Best Picture: Musical or Comedy.
Spencer Tracy won the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama, for The Actress, while David Niven won Best Actor - Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for The Moon Is Blue. Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama for Roman Holiday, while Ethel Merman won for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for 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 | ||
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