Research in Progress: June 6, 2021
Cineliteracy: What You Need to Know about 1948 as Movie Year
Events:
The death of ace cinematographer, Gregg Toland, at the young age of 44; huge loss.
Oscar Year: 1948
Best Picture Nominees
Hamlet
Johnny Belinda
The Red Shoes
The Snake Pit
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
N.Y. Film Critics Circle: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Golden Globes: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; Johnny Belinda
Venice Festival: Hamlet
Cannes Festival: Not held that year
Box-Office Hits
The Red Shoes
Easter Parade
The Paleface
Red River
Three Musketeers
Johnny Belinda
Joan of Arc
The Snake Pit
Cass Timberlane
Homecoming
Emperor Waltz
Best Actress
Oscar: Jane Wyman, Johnny Belinda
N.Y. Film Critics Circle: Olivia De Havilland, The Snake Pitt
National Board of Review: Olivia De Havilland
Golden Globes: Jane Wyman
Cannes Film Festival
Venice Film Festival: Jean Simmons, Hamlet
Best Actor
Oscar: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet
N.Y. Film Critics Circle: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet
National Board of Review: Walter Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Golden Globes: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet
Cannes Film Festival: No Festival
Venice Film Festival: Ernest Deutsch, Der Prozess
Significant Movies
Bicycle Thief, Italian
Force of Evil, Polonsky
Lady from Shanghai, The, Welles
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Louisiana Story, The
Pale Face, The
Red River, Hawks
Red Shoes, The
Rope, Hitchcock
Secret Beyond the Door, Fritz Lang
Snake Pit
Spring in Small Town
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The
