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Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
· Movie
· 97 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2275
- IMDb #2580
- Google retired #2405
- Rotten Tomatoes #1564
- Metacritic #1911
- Letterboxd #2270
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2037
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1512
- Metacritic Critics #1838
- Metacritic Audience #2124
- Criticker #2586
- Douban #1112
- Kinopoisk #1333
- AlloCiné #2525
- Trakt #2310
Every rating
39–82
out of 100
A single woman in her thirties decides to take control of her life by keeping a diary. She resolves to improve herself, stop smoking, and find a sensible boyfriend. Her life becomes complicated as she finds herself torn between her charming but unreliable boss and a seemingly stuffy lawyer.
Details
- Director
- Sharon Maguire
- Writers
- Andrew Davies, Helen Fielding, Richard Curtis
- Based on
- Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Miramax, Working Title
- Released
- 13 April 2001
- Country
- Ireland, United States, France, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $281.9M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →4 wins from 23 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Actress | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2002 | Best Actress | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2002 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2002 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Bridget Jones's Diary | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2002 | Best European Film | Bridget Jones's Diary | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2002 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nick Angel and Kathy Nelson | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Bridget Jones's Diary | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Bridget Jones's Diary | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nick Angel and Kathy Nelson | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis | Winner |
| Peter Sellers Award for Comedy | Hugh Grant | Winner |
European Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Colin Firth | Winner |
| Best Film | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Jonathan Cavendish | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Screenwriter of the Year | Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Colin Firth | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Jonathan Cavendish | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor: Musical or Comedy | Colin Firth | Nominee |
| Best Actress: Musical or Comedy | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
| Best Picture: Musical or Comedy | Bridget Jones's Diary | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor: Musical or Comedy | Hugh Grant | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Renée Zellweger | Nominee |