1951 in film

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Academy Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 Other Movies Released

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
2. On the Riviera

• Best Picture: An American in Paris - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen
• Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire

Deaths

• March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, pioneer African-American filmmaker & author
• April 4 - Al Christie, early Hollywood director/producer
• July 23 - Robert J. Flaherty, pioneer documentary filmmaker
• September 7 - Maria Montez, actress

• The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn
• Calamity Jane
• A Streetcar Named Desire
• Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne
• The Thing From Another World