Baltimore Popular For Oscar-Nominated Movies Filmed In Maryland

By Lucy Maynard, CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE

BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore is the setting, though not a filming site, for “The Shape of Water,” a frontrunner at this year’s Academy Awards. Maryland has been a filming site for 15 Oscar-nominated movies – the first was “Anchors Aweigh” in 1945 and the most recent was “Jackie” in 2016, according to IMDB.

The 15 filmed-in-Maryland movies have a combined 42 nominations and six wins.

So far, the Shape of Water, which is supposed to be set in Baltimore but was actually filmed in Canada, has grossed more than $50 million worldwide. It has 13 Academy Award nominations.

Being nominated for an Oscar doesn't always translate into big money, and movies filmed in Maryland saw varied amounts of success at the box office.

Only seven of the Oscar-nominated movies had international grosses recorded on IMDb. Borat, for which select scenes were filmed in Baltimore and Montgomery counties, had the highest, with $261.6 million worldwide gross.

Maryland's largest city, Baltimore, was the most common filming location for these Oscar-nominated movies, followed by the capital, Annapolis.

Grab some popcorn, fill out your ballot and watch the Academy Awards Sunday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC.

Patch editor Elizabeth Janney contributed.

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