Films of 1950

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Last Updated: 1/25/25
Total Films: 19
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Sunset Boulevard

2. Harvey
3. In a Lonely Place
4. The Asphalt Jungle
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actor
James Stewart (Harvey)

2. William Holden (Sunset Boulevard)
3. Edmund Gwenn (Mister 880)
4. Humphrey Bogart (In a Lonely Place)
5. Broderick Crawford (Born Yesterday)
Honorable Mentions: John Dall (Gun Crazy), Robert Mitchum (Where Danger Lives), and Richard Widmark (Night and the City)


Best Actress
Gloria Swanson (Sunset Boulevard)

2. Peggy Cummins (Gun Crazy)
3. Anne Baxter (All About Eve)
4. Judy Holliday (Born Yesterday)
5. Faith Domergue (Where Danger Lives)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Erich von Stroheim (Sunset Boulevard)

2. Richard Widmark (No Way Out)
3. Sam Jaffe (The Asphalt Jungle)
4. Louis Calhern (The Asphalt Jungle)
5. George Sanders (All About Eve)
Honorable Mentions: Cecil B. DeMille (Sunset Boulevard), Marc Lawrence (The Asphalt Jungle), and Claude Rains (Where Danger Lives)


Best Supporting Actress
Josephine Hull (Harvey)

2. Gloria Grahame (In a Lonely Place)
3. Nancy Olson (Sunset Boulevard)
4. Celeste Holm (All About Eve)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard)

2. Joseph Lewis (Gun Crazy)
3. Henry Koster (Harvey)
4. John Huston (The Asphalt Jungle)
5. Edmund Goulding (Mister 880)
Honorable Mentions: John Farrow (Where Danger Lives) and Nicholas Ray (In a Lonely Place)


Best Cinematography
John F. Seitz (Sunset Boulevard)

2. Russell Harlan (Gun Crazy)
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4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Arthur P. Schmidt (Sunset Boulevard)

2. Ralph Dawson (Harvey)
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Original Screenplay
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.M. Marshman, Jr. (Sunset Boulevard)

2.
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5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Mary Chase and Oscar Brodney (Harvey)

2. Andrew Solt (In a Lonely Place)
3. Charles Bennett (Where Danger Lives)
4. Harry Essex (The Killer That Stalked New York)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Sunset Boulevard

  2. Harvey

Films Rated '9'
  1. In a Lonely Place

  2. The Asphalt Jungle

Films Rated '8'
  1. Gun Crazy

  2. Where Danger Lives

    3. AsphJ
  3. Mister 880

  4. The Killer That Stalked New York

  5. Side Street

Films Rated '7'
  1. Born Yesterday

  2. The Men

Films Rated '6'
  1. No Way Out

  2. Whirlpool

Films Rated '5'
  1. Night and the City

Films Rated '4'
  1. All About Eve

  2. Mystery Street

Films Rated '3'
  1. Caged

  2. The Flame and the Arrow

Films Rated '2'
  1. Stage Fright