Upon the film 's release , critics ' reception was divided ; it was heavily boycotted in the United States , and commercially failed . However , the film was re-released in the United States in 1972 which included its first screening in Los Angeles . This allowed the decades-old film to be in contention for the 45th Academy Awards where Chaplin won his only competitive Oscar . Today , the film is sometimes regarded as one of Chaplin 's best and most personal works , and has since attained a cult following
45th Academy Awards
45th Academy Awards
Limelight (1952 film)