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1991 in film

The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Events

February 14 – The Silence of the Lambs is released and becomes only the third film after It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film.
March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of Paramount Pictures.
July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures.
July 3 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.
August 7 - Sony Pictures Entertainment is formed, acquiring Columbia Pictures Industries. As a result of this new formation, Tri-Star Pictures drops the hyphen from its name and becomes TriStar Pictures, while RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video becomes Columbia-TriStar Home Video.
October – Mark Canton replaces Frank Price as chairman of Columbia Pictures.
November 22 – Walt Disney Pictures releases Beauty and the Beast, based on the original fairy tale and Jean Cocteau's 1946 film. The film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

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

1991 films

By country/region

List of American films of 1991
List of Argentine films of 1991
List of Australian films of 1991
List of Bangladeshi films of 1991
List of British films of 1991
List of Canadian films of 1991
List of French films of 1991
List of Hong Kong films of 1991
List of Indian films of 1991
- List of Hindi films of 1991
- List of Kannada films of 1991
- List of Malayalam films of 1991
- List of Marathi films of 1991
- List of Tamil films of 1991
- List of Telugu films of 1991
List of Japanese films of 1991
List of Mexican films of 1991
List of Pakistani films of 1991
List of South Korean films of 1991
List of Soviet films of 1991
List of Spanish films of 1991

By genre/medium

List of action films of 1991
List of animated feature films of 1991
List of avant-garde films of 1991
List of crime films of 1991
List of comedy films of 1991
List of drama films of 1991
List of horror films of 1991
List of science fiction films of 1991
List of thriller films of 1991
List of western films of 1991

Births

January 1 - Mark L. Young, American actor
January 2 – Ben Hardy, English actor
January 4 – Charles Melton, American actor and model
January 7 - Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, American actress and singer
January 9 - Laura-Leigh, American actress
January 13
- Genevieve Gaunt, English actress
- Jennifer Paredes, American Actress
January 15
- Ayeza Khan, Pakistani actress and model
- Lulu Popplewell, English comedian and actress
January 17 – Willa Fitzgerald, American actress
January 18 – Britt McKillip, Canadian actress, singer
January 19 – Erin Sanders, American actress
January 21
- Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director
- Brittany Tiplady, Canadian actress
January 25
- Ariana DeBose, American actress, dancer and singer
- Rupert Simonian, British actor
January 27 – Cristo Fernández, Mexican actor
January 28 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, musician
February 10 – Emma Roberts, American actress
February 12 – Tanaya Beatty, Canadian actress
February 17
- Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter
- Bonnie Wright, English actress
February 18 – Malese Jow, American actress
February 21
- Joe Alwyn, English actor
- Rose Reynolds, British actress and singer
February 24 - O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
February 25 – Tony Oller, American singer, songwriter and actor
February 26 - Lex Scott Davis, American actress
February 28
- Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
- Rudy Mancuso, American internet personality, musician and actor
March 2 – Jake Picking, German-born American actor
March 5 – Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, English-Australian actress
March 6 – Tyler, The Creator, American rapper
March 7 – Daisy Head, English actress
March 8 – Devon Werkheiser, American actor
March 9 – Domo Genesis, American rapper
March 12 - Lauren Holt, American actress, comedian and singer
March 17 – Kristjan Lüüs, Estonian actor
March 19 – Garrett Clayton, American actor
March 22 - Dominique Fishback, American actress
March 23 – Madelyn Deutch, American actress, director, musician and writer
March 25 – Seychelle Gabriel, American actress
March 28 – Amy Bruckner, American actress
March 29
- Irene, South Korean singer, rapper and actress
- Samantha Win, Canadian actress
March 31 – Elliot Barnes-Worrell, English actor
April 4 – Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress
April 7 - Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter and actress
April 9 – Amber Lee Connors, American voice actress
April 10
- AJ Michalka, American singer and actress
- Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
April 13 – Dylan Penn, American actress and model
April 19 – Mehazabien Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress and model
April 21 – Frank Dillane, English actor
April 22 – Leonie Benesch, German actor
May 6 – Shamier Anderson, Canadian actor
May 17 – Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor, comedian and rapper
May 21 – Sarah Ramos, American actress
June 1 – Zazie Beetz, American actress
June 7 – Emily Ratajkowski, English-born American actress and model
June 11 – Kärt Tammjärv, Estonian actress
June 15 – Lindsay Seidel, American voice actress
June 18 – Willa Holland, American actress
June 24 – Dexter Darden, American actor
June 26 – Will Attenborough, British actor
June 28 - Daniel Zovatto, Costa Rican-American actor
June 29
- Tajja Isen, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter
- Addison Timlin, American actress
July 5 – Jason Dolley, American actor
July 6 – Victoire Thivisol, French actress
July 7 – Eve Hewson, Irish actress
July 8 – Thuso Mbedu, South African actress
July 9 – Mitchel Musso, American actor
July 11 – Kentaro Sakaguchi, actor and model
July 12 – Erik Per Sullivan, American actor
July 16 – Alexandra Shipp, American actress
July 29 – Jahmil French, Canadian actor (died 2021)
August 4 - Lucinda Dryzek, English actress
August 12 – Lakeith Stanfield, American actor
August 13 - Nikita Hopkins, American screenwriter, visual artist and former child voice actor
August 16 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
August 17 – Austin Butler, American actor
August 22 – Naomi Ackie, English actress
August 23 - Jake Manley, Canadian actor
August 26 – Dylan O'Brien, American actor
August 27 – Young Mazino, American actor
August 28 – Kyle Massey, American actor
September 4 - Carter Jenkins, American actor
September 5 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
September 9
- Yang Yang, Chinese actor
- Kelsey Chow, American actress
September 17 – Mena Massoud, Egyptian-born Canadian actor and singer
September 19 – Tyler Neitzel, American actor
September 20 – Spencer Locke, American actress
September 25 – Alix Bénézech, French actress
September 27 – Thomas Mann, American actress
October 3 - Derek Klena, American actor and singer
October 5 – Xiao Zhan, Chinese actor
October 6 – Roshon Fegan, American actor, dancer, and rapper
October 18
- Tyler Posey, American actor and musician
- Toby Regbo, English actor
October 19 – Samantha Robinson, American actress
October 23 – Sophie Oda, American actress
October 25 – Lorina Kamburova, Bulgarian actress (d. 2021)
October 27 – Bryan Craig, American actor
October 28 – Mart Müürisepp, Estonian actor
October 31 – Jordan-Claire Green, American actress
November 1 – Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer-songwriter
November 4 – Tanya Reynolds, English actress
November 8 – Riker Lynch, American actor, singer, musician
November 10 - Genevieve Buechner, Canadian actress
November 11
- Christa B. Allen, American actress
- Travis Tope, American actor
November 13
- Matt Bennett, American actor
- Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
November 15 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
December 12 – Jaime Lorente, Spanish actor
December 15 – Eunice Cho, American actress
December 19 – Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter
December 20
- Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
- Colin Woodell, American actor
December 24 – Sofia Black-D'Elia, American actress
December 27 - Chloe Bridges, American actress

Deaths

Film debuts

References

External links

List of 1991 films at IMDb
1991 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
List of 1991 deaths at IMDb
List of 1991 births at IMDb

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