The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.
With 1945 being the last year of World War II, the many films released this year had themes of patriotism, sacrifices, and peace. In the United States, there were more than eighteen thousand movie theatres operating in 1945, a figure that grew by a third from a decade earlier.
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The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | The Bells of St. Mary's | RKO | $8,000,000 |
2 | Leave Her to Heaven | 20th Century Fox | $5,550,000 |
3 | Spellbound | United Artists | $4,975,000 |
4 | The Valley of Decision | MGM | $4,566,000 |
5 | Anchors Aweigh | $4,498,000 | |
6 | Week-End at the Waldorf | $4,364,000 | |
7 | Thrill of a Romance | $4,338,000 | |
8 | The Lost Weekend | Paramount | $4,300,000 |
9 | State Fair | 20th Century Fox | $4,050,000 |
10 | National Velvet | MGM | $3,678,000 |
Category/Organization | 18th Academy Awards March 7, 1946 | 3rd Golden Globe Awards March 30, 1946 |
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Best Film | The Lost Weekend | |
Best Director | Billy Wilder The Lost Weekend | |
Best Actor | Ray Milland The Lost Weekend | |
Best Actress | Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce | Ingrid Bergman The Bells of St. Mary's |
Best Supporting Actor | James Dunn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | J. Carrol Naish A Medal for Benny |
Best Supporting Actress | Anne Revere National Velvet | Angela Lansbury The Picture of Dorian Gray |
United States unless stated
Rank | Star |
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1 | Bing Crosby |
2 | Van Johnson |
3 | Greer Garson |
4 | Betty Grable |
5 | Spencer Tracy |
6 | Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper |
7 | Bob Hope |
8 | Judy Garland |
9 | Margaret O'Brien |
10 | Roy Rogers |
*Source: Best Years Going to the Movies, 1945-1946
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