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As Good as It Gets
1997
· Movie
· 139 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1056
- IMDb #684
- Google retired #748
- Rotten Tomatoes #969
- Metacritic #1522
- Letterboxd #1685
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1473
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #974
- Metacritic Critics #1744
- Metacritic Audience #1189
- Criticker #942
- Douban #503
- Kinopoisk #493
- AlloCiné #1175
- Trakt #826
Every rating
58–92
out of 100
A misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive romance novelist is forced to care for his neighbor's dog when the neighbor is hospitalized. At the same time, he forms an unexpected connection with the only waitress at his regular restaurant who can tolerate him. These two relationships begin to challenge his deeply ingrained, antisocial behaviors and force him to confront his isolation.
Details
- Director
- James L. Brooks
- Writers
- James L. Brooks, Mark Andrus
- Studio
- TriStar Pictures, Gracie Films
- Released
- 19 December 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $314.2M
- Awards
- 34 wins, 41 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 75 →9 major awards won · 34 wins from 75 nominations across 36 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1997 | Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Helen Hunt | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress – Musical or Comedy | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Director | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Richard Marks | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Picture | James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and Kristi Zea | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and Kristi Zea | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
11 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Comedy/Musical Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Comedy/Musical Actress | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Best Comedy/Musical Picture | James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and Kristi Zea | Winner |
| Best Music – Original Comedy/Musical Score | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Nominee |
| Best Director | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Picture | James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, and Kristi Zea | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shirley Knight | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Helen Hunt | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Greg Kinnear | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Greg Kinnear | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actress – Video | Helen Hunt | Winner |
| Favorite Actor – Video | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Film Music Award | Hans Zimmer | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
SESC Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film | Jesse James | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Nominee |
| Best Director | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Greg Kinnear | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Lupe Ontiveros | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Richard Marks | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film – Comedy | Francine Maisler | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Nominee |
Czech Lion Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Music (Domestic and Foreign) | Zigmund Gron | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Female Performance | Helen Hunt | Nominee |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Original | Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks | Nominee |