The film was a hit when it was released in April 1952, earning over $7.6 million. Kelly's "An American in Paris" had been a surprise Best Picture winner at the Oscars in March, and MGM decided to re-release it. "Singin' in the Rain" got pulled from many theaters to showcase the earlier film, preventing it from making further profits. "Singin' in the Rain" was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Hagen and Best Original Score. Donald O'Connor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and Comden and Green once again won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical. Initially the film received only moderate reviews from critics such as Bosley Crowther and did not begin to receive widespread acclaim until the late 1960s. One of its earliest supporters was critic Pauline Kael, who said that it "is perhaps the most enjoyable of all movie musicals – just about the best Hollywood musical of all time." It was re-released in 1975 to critical and popular success.