Films of 1951

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Last Updated: 2/22/25
Total Films: 30
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
A Streetcar Named Desire

2. Fourteen Hours
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actor
Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2. Gene Evans (The Steel Helmet)
3. Richard Basehart (Fourteen Hours)
4. Peter Ustinov (Quo Vadis)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actress
Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2.
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Vincent Price (His Kind of Woman)

2. Frank Fay (Love Nest)
3. Paul Douglas (Fourteen Hours)
4. Leo Genn (Quo Vadis)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actress
Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2. Agnes Moorehead (Fourteen Hours)
3. Jane Russell (His Kind of Woman)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2. Henry Hathaway (Fourteen Hours)
3. Samuel Fuller (The Steel Helmet)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Cinematography
Harry Stradling, Sr. (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2. Franz Planer (Decision Before Dawn)
3. William V. Skall and Robert Surtees (Quo Vadis)
4. Joseph MacDonald (Fourteen Hours)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
David Weisbart (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2. Dorothy Spencer (Fourteen Hours)
3. William Reynolds (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Original Screenplay
Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire)

2.
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Edmund H. North (The Day the Earth Stood Still)

2.
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. A Streetcar Named Desire

Films Rated '9'
  1. Fourteen Hours

  2. The Day the Earth Stood Still

Films Rated '8'
  1. His Kind of Woman

  2. The Steel Helmet

  3. Quo Vadis

  4. The African Queen

Films Rated '7'
  1. A Place in the Sun

  2. The Desert Fox

  3. Sirocco

  4. Two of a Kind

  5. Love Nest

Films Rated '6'
  1. Fixed Bayonets!

  2. The Lavender Hill Mob

Films Rated '5'
  1. Ace in the Hole

  2. Strangers on a Train

  3. Jim Thorpe -- All-American

  4. Let's Make It Legal

  5. The House on Telegraph Hill

  6. The Red Badge of Courage

Films Rated '4'
  1. Decision Before Dawn

  2. The Racket

  3. Halls of Montezuma

  4. As Young as You Feel

Films Rated '3'
  1. Detective Story

  2. On Dangerous Ground

Films Rated '2'
  1. When World Collide

  2. The Thing from Another World

  3. Rawhide

Films Rated '1'
  1. Three Arabian Nuts