The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. [edit] Events [edit] Top grossing films (U.S.) | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | | 1. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Carolco | $205,400,000 | | 2. | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Warner Bros. | $165,493,908 | | 3. | Beauty and the Beast | Disney | $145,863,363 | | 4. | The Silence of the Lambs | Orion | $130,742,922 | | 5. | City Slickers | Columbia | $124,033,791 | | 6. | Hook | TriStar | $119,654,823 | | 7. | The Addams Family | Paramount | $113,502,426 | | 8. | Sleeping with the Enemy | Fox | $101,599,005 | | 9. | Father of the Bride | Touchstone | $89,325,780 | | 10. | The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear | Paramount | $86,930,411 | source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1991&p=.htm [edit] Awards Academy Awards: - Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs - Orion Pictures Corp.
- Best Director: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance - City Slickers
- Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King
- Best Foreign Language Film: Mediterraneo, directed by Gabriele Salvatores, Italy
Golden Globe Awards: - Drama:JFK
- Best Picture: Bugsy
- Best Actor: Nick Nolte - The Prince of Tides
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Beauty and the Beast
- Best Actor: Robin Williams - The Fisher King
- Best Actress: Bette Midler - For the Boys
- Other
- Best Director: Oliver Stone - JFK
- Best Foreign Language Film: Europa Europa, Germany
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): - Barton Fink, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): - Close To Eden (Urga), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, France / USSR
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): - La Casa del sorriso (The House of Smiles), directed by Marco Ferreri, Italy
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[edit] Wide-release movies [edit] January-March - January 1991
- February 1991
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[edit] April-June - April 1991
- May 1991
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[edit] July-September - July 1991
- August 1991
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[edit] October-December - October 1991
- November 1991
- December 1991
[edit] Births - Britt McKillip, January 18, actress, singer
- Emma Roberts, February 10, actress
- Bonnie Wright, February 17, actress
- Jamie Lynn Spears, April 4, actress
- Pierre Andre Braxton, March 26
[edit] Deaths - January 18 - Leo Hurwitz, documentary film producer
- January 19 - John Russell, actor
- February 1 - Carol Dempster, actress
- February 6 - Danny Thomas, singer, actor, comedian
- March 18 - Vilma Bánky, actress
- March 14 - Howard Ashman, playwright, lyricist
- March 27 - Aldo Ray, actor
- April 10 - Natalie Schafer, actress
- May 1 - Richard Thorpe, director
- June 3 - Eva LeGallienne, actress
- June 14 - Peggy Ashcroft, actress
- June 19 - Jean Arthur, actress
- July 1 - Michael Landon, actor
- July 2 - Lee Remick, actress
- July 8 - James Franciscus, actor
- August 22 - Colleen Dewhurst, actress
- September 3 - Frank Capra, director
- September 8 - Brad Davis, actor
- September 25 - Viviane Romance, actress
- November 2 - Irwin Allen, producer, director
- November 5 - Fred MacMurray, actor
- November 6 - Gene Tierney, actress
- November 9 - Yves Montand, actor
- November 23 - Klaus Kinski, actor
- November 29 - Ralph Bellamy, actor
- December 12 - Eleanor Boardman, actress
- December 28 - Cassandra Harris, actress
[edit] Film debuts [edit] References - ^ Golden Bear award (for 1992)
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