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1952 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1952 ballot picks Michiyo Kogure as Lead Actress, Gene Kelly as Lead Actor, Katy Jurado as Supporting Actress and Donald O'Connor as Supporting Actor. It is a personal, alternative ranking of the year's best acting performances in cinema: the top five in each of the four acting categories, with performances from around the world next to the usual favourites. 15 of the 19 picks on the 1952 ballot are from outside the United States (Japan, Sweden, Italy, France, Mexico and England).

Lead Actress 1952

  1. Michiyo Kogure The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Japan
  2. Kinuyo Tanaka The Life of Oharu Japan
  3. Ingrid Bergman Europa '51 Sweden
  4. Hideko Takamine Lightning Japan
  5. Anna Magnani The Golden Coach Italy

Lead Actor 1952

  1. Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain United States
  2. Gary Cooper High Noon United States
  3. Takashi Shimura Ikiru Japan
  4. Gérard Philipe Beauties of the Night France
  5. Shin Saburi The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Japan

Supporting Actress 1952

  1. Katy Jurado High Noon Mexico
  2. Kyōko Kagawa Mother Japan
  3. Simone Signoret Casque d’Or France
  4. Martine Carol Beauties of the Night France
  5. Keiko Tsushima The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Japan

Supporting Actor 1952

  1. Donald O'Connor Singin' in the Rain United States
  2. Kôji Tsuruta The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Japan
  3. Paul Campbell The Golden Coach United States
  4. Brian Aherne I Confess England

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