1945 in film
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Events
- Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper
- With Rossellini's Roma Cittŕ aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins.
Top grossing films
- North America
- The Valley of Decision
- Anchors Away
- The Paleface
- Thrill of a Romance
- Weekend at the Waldorf
- National Velvet
- State Fair
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: The Lost Weekend - Paramount
- Best Actor: Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend
- Best Actress: Joan Crawford - Mildred Pierce
Movies released
Movies released in 1945 include:
- The Lost Weekend, Winner of Academy Awards for Best Picture; Ray Milland, Best Actor; Billy Wilder, Best Director, Best Screenplay
- Mildred Pierce, Winner of Academy Award for Joan Crawford, Best Actress.
- Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert's Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) is released following the liberation of France
- The Bells of St. Mary's
- Mom and Dad
- Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck
- Dillinger
- The Clock, starring Judy Garland
- Detour
Births
- January 3 - Victoria Principal, actress
- May 31 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, director
- August 14 - Steve Martin, actor and comedian
Deaths
- July 13 - Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born stage and film actress