the construction of the pickpocket hero as an extreme and deliberate outsider." Nominations Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Thelma Ritter, 1953. Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion, Samuel Fuller, 1954. Preservation The Academy Film Archive preserved Pickup on South Street in 2002. References External links Pickup on South Street: Extra! Pickpocket Foils Doom Plot! an essay by Lucy Sante at the Criterion Collection 1953 films 1950s spy thriller films 20th Century Fox films American spy thriller films American black-and-white films Cold War spy films Film noir Films directed by Samuel Fuller Films set in New York City Films scored by Leigh Harline United States National Film Registry films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films