9th Golden Globe Awards

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.

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