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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1951 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20–25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Fredric March won Best Actor, Drama, for Death of a Salesman, while Danny Kaye won Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, for On the Riviera. Jane Wyman won Best Actress, Drama, for her role in The Blue Veil, while June Allyson won Best Actress, Musical or Comedy, for Too Young to Kiss. 1951 also saw the film debut of Grace Kelly and Carroll Baker.
Best Film: A Place in the Sun: An American in Paris: Best Director: László Benedek Death of a Salesman: George Stevens A Place in the Sun: Best Actor: Fredric March Death of a Salesman: Danny Kaye On the Riviera: Humphrey Bogart The African Queen: Best Actress: Jane Wyman The Blue Veil: June Allyson Too Young to Kiss: Vivien Leigh A Streetcar ...
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The Best Is Yet to Come (1951 film) Best of the Badmen; Bibi Fricotin (film) The Big Gusher; The Big Lie (1951 film) The Big Night (1951 film) Big Top Bunny; The Billionaire Tramp; Billo (film) Bird of Paradise (1951 film) Bitter Bread; The Black Captain; The Black Crown (film) Black Fire (film) Black Sky; Black Widow (1951 film) Blackmailed ...
Jose Ferrer, then under investigation from the House Un-American Activities Committee over suspected Communist ties, won the Best Actor award despite being given very little chances to win. [1] Marlene Dietrich nearly stole the show by wearing an apparently-painted-on dress that displayed her legs and figure.
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) – comedy drama film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley [1]; The Baron of Arizona (1950) – Western crime drama film based on the case of James Reavis whose attempted use of false documents to lay claim to the territory of Arizona late in the 19th century came close to success [2]
If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non-competitive award will be shown in brackets next to the ...