1953
The following is the average ranking of Oscar nominees by the Twitter followers of And the Runner-Up Is. Followers ranked the nominees of the above-the-line categories for the 26th Academy Awards, which rewarded the films of 1953.
Results are tallied using a positional voting system, where the nominees receive points based on their rank position on each submission and the nominee with the most points overall wins
Bold = the actual Academy Award winner
BEST PICTURE
- From Here to Eternity
- Shane
- Roman Holiday
- Julius Caesar
- The Robe
BEST DIRECTOR
- Fred Zinnemann – From Here to Eternity
- George Stevens – Shane
- William Wyler – Roman Holiday
- Billy Wilder – Stalag 17
- Charles Walters – Lili
BEST ACTOR
- Montgomery Clift – From Here to Eternity
- William Holden – Stalag 17
- Burt Lancaster – From Here to Eternity
- Marlon Brando – Julius Caesar
- Richard Burton – The Robe
BEST ACTRESS
- Audrey Hepburn – Roman Holiday
- Deborah Kerr – From Here to Eternity
- Ava Gardner – Mogambo
- Leslie Caron – Lili
- Maggie McNamara – The Moon Is Blue
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Frank Sinatra – From Here to Eternity
- Jack Palance – Shane
- Eddie Albert – Roman Holiday
- Brandon deWilde – Shane
- Robert Strauss – Stalag 17
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Thelma Ritter – Pickup on South Street
- Donna Reed – From Here to Eternity
- Geraldine Page – Hondo
- Grace Kelly – Mogambo
- Marjorie Rambeau – Torch Song
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- The Naked Spur – Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom
- Titanic – Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
- The Band Wagon – Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Take the High Ground – Millard Kaufman
- The Desert Rats – Richard Murphy
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- From Here to Eternity – Daniel Taradash
- Shane – A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
- Roman Holiday – Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
- Lili – Helen Deutsch
- The Cruel Sea – Eric Ambler
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