Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A tọhapụrụ otu "Secret Love" na 9 Ọktọba 1953 - izu atọ tupu mmalite nke ihe nkiri "Calamity Jane" site na ụlọ ọrụ ndekọ ya ogologo oge, Columbia Records na usoro 45 na 78 rpm (cat. no.40108). The otu banyere Top 20 bestselling singles nnyocha e mere na nọmba 17 na "Billboard" magazin nke ụbọchị 9 Jenụwarị 1954 na otu na-eru nọmba 1 na Top 20 nnyocha e mere maka izu na-agwụ na 17 February 1954, izu nke a mara ọkwa ọkwa nke Academy Award maka Best Song, ndị a họpụtara maka
A mara ọkwa ihe nrite Academy nke iri abụọ na isii maka ihe nkiri nke afọ 1953 ụbọchị abụọ gara aga. Day's "Secret Love", mgbe ọ nọrọ izu atọ dị ka nọmba 1 kachasị ere ahịa site na "Billboard", ka nọ n'ọkwa dị ka nọmba 4 kacha ere ahịa n'izu nke 26th Academy Awards na-agbasa ozi nke mere na 25 March 1954. Otú ọ dị, Day jụrụ ịrụ ọrụ a họpụtara (na n'ikpeazụ meriri) "Mmasị Nzuzo" na ememe Academy Awards, na-ekwu mgbe e mesịrị: "Mgbe ha gwara m ka m bụrụ 'Mmasị Nzuzo' na Academy Awards n'abalị m gwara ha na enweghị m ike <unk>not n'ihu ndị ahụ". Kama nke ahụ, Ann Blyth kụrụ abụ ahụ n'ememe ahụ. Ọjụjụ Day jụrụ igosi "Secret Love" na mgbasa ozi Academy Awards rụpụtara na Hollywood Women's Press Club "na-asọpụrụ" Day na Sour Apple Award dị ka onye a ma ama na-enweghị nkwado nke 1953: ihe a na-eme ka ọ daa mbà n'obi nke mere ka Day nọrọ n'ụlọ ruo ọtụtụ izu, na nke Day mechara ruo eruo maka echiche Sayensị Ndị Kraịst ya iji mesoo ya, na-ajụ onye dibịa.