1948 in film

List of years in film
In television
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951

The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1948
Rank Title Studio Domestic rentals
1 The Red Shoes The Rank Organisation/Eagle-Lion Films $5,000,000
2 Red River United Artists $4,506,825
3 The Paleface Paramount Pictures $4,500,000
4 Johnny Belinda Warner Bros. Pictures $4,266,000
5 Easter Parade Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,144,000
6 The Three Musketeers $4,124,000
7 The Snake Pit 20th Century Fox $4,100,000
8 The Emperor Waltz Paramount Pictures $4,000,000
9 Homecoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,699,000
10 Sitting Pretty 20th Century Fox $3,600,000

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 6th Golden Globe Awards
March 16, 1949
21st Academy Awards
March 24, 1949
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

Top ten money making stars

Rank Actor/Actress
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

Notable films released in 1948

United States unless stated

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