The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.
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The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | The Red Shoes | General Film | $5,000,000[1] |
2 | Red River | United Artists | $4,506,825[2] |
3 | The Paleface | Paramount | $4,500,000[1] |
4 | Johnny Belinda | Warner Bros. | $4,266,000[3] |
5 | Easter Parade | MGM | $4,144,000[4] |
6 | The Three Musketeers | $4,124,000[4] | |
7 | The Snake Pit | 20th Century Fox | $4,100,000[1] |
8 | The Emperor Waltz | Paramount | $4,000,000[1] |
9 | Homecoming | MGM | $3,699,000[4] |
10 | Sitting Pretty | 20th Century Fox | $3,550,000[5] |
Category/Organization | 6th Golden Globe Awards March 16, 1949 |
21st Academy Awards March 24, 1949 |
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Best Film | Johnny Belinda The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Hamlet |
Best Director | John Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | |
Best Actor | Laurence Olivier Hamlet | |
Best Actress | Jane Wyman Johnny Belinda | |
Best Supporting Actor | Walter Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | |
Best Supporting Actress | Ellen Corby I Remember Mama |
Claire Trevor Key Largo |
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Richard Schweizer The Search |
John Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Best Screenplay, Original | Richard Schweizer The Search | |
Best Foreign Language Film | Hamlet | Monsieur Vincent |
Rank | Actor/Actress |
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1. | Bing Crosby |
2. | Betty Grable |
3. (tie) | Bud Abbott Lou Costello |
4. | Gary Cooper |
5. | Bob Hope |
6. | Humphrey Bogart |
7. | Clark Gable |
8. | Cary Grant |
9. | Spencer Tracy |
10. | Ingrid Bergman |
United States unless stated