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The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.
le class="wikitable"> | | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Cinderella* | Disney/RKO | $41,087,000 | | 2. | King Solomon's Mines | MGM | $5,586,000 | | 3. | Annie Get Your Gun | MGM | $4,919,000 | | 4. | Cheaper by the Dozen | 20th Century Fox | $4,425,000 | | 5. | Born Yesterday | Columbia | $4,115,000 | | 6. | Father of the Bride | MGM | $4,054,000 | | 7. | Broken Arrow | 20th Century Fox | $3,600,000 | | 8. | At War with the Army | Paramount | $3,300,000 | | 9. | All About Eve | 20th Century Fox | $3,100,000 | | 10. | The Flame and the Arrow
Francis
Kim | Paramount
Universal
MGM | $3,000,000 | |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
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The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|
| 1. | Cinderella* | Disney/RKO | $41,087,000 | | 2. | King Solomon's Mines | MGM | $5,586,000 | | 3. | Annie Get Your Gun | MGM | $4,919,000 | | 4. | Cheaper by the Dozen | 20th Century Fox | $4,425,000 | | 5. | Born Yesterday | Columbia | $4,115,000 | | 6. | Father of the Bride | MGM | $4,054,000 | | 7. | Broken Arrow | 20th Century Fox | $3,600,000 | | 8. | At War with the Army | Paramount | $3,300,000 | | 9. | All About Eve | 20th Century Fox | $3,100,000 | | 10. | The Flame and the Arrow
Francis
Kim | Paramount
Universal
MGM | $3,000,000 | |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1950.shtml
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: All About Eve - 20th Century-Fox
- Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve
- Best Actor: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
- Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders - All About Eve
- Best Supporting Actress: Josephine Hull - Harvey
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Sunset Boulevard
- Best Actor: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Actress: Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: no award
- Best Actor: Fred Astaire - Three Little Words
- Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
- Other
- Best Director: Billy Wilder - Sunset Boulevard
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival): not held
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
- Justice Is Done (Justice est faite), directed by André Cayatte, France
Films released in 1950
Serials
Short film series
Births
- January 16 - Debbie Allen, actress, dancer, choreographer
- January 24 - Daniel Auteuil, actor
- February 18 - Cybill Shepherd,actress
- March 16 - Kate Nelligan, actress
- March 18 - Brad Dourif, actor
- March 30 - Robbie Coltrane, actor
- April 4 - Christine Lahti, actress
- April 29 - Phillip Noyce, director
- May 12 - Gabriel Byrne, actor
- September 28 - John Sayles, director, screenwriter
- October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
- December 12 - Rajnikanth, actor
Deaths
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