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Bullets Over Broadway
1994
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1294
- IMDb #1340
- Rotten Tomatoes #675
- Letterboxd #1349
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #439
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1368
Every rating
63–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 95, everyone else 73.
See the most agreed on films →A young, idealistic playwright in 1920s New York finally gets his show funded by a gangster, on one condition: his talentless mobster girlfriend must have a lead role. During rehearsals, the gangster's assigned bodyguard, a hitman with a knack for dialogue, starts rewriting the play, making it a hit but infuriating the writer.
Details
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Writers
- Douglas McGrath, Woody Allen
- Released
- 14 October 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $37.5M
- Awards
- 18 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (64) →
Awards & nominations
See all 35 →5 major awards won · 18 wins from 35 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Female | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Male | Chazz Palminteri | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1994 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Director | Woody Allen | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | Chazz Palminteri | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Tilly | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Female | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male | Chazz Palminteri | Winner |
| Best Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Santo Loquasto ; Set Decoration: Susan Bode | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jeffrey Kurland | Nominee |
| Best Director | Woody Allen | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Chazz Palminteri | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Tilly | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Chazz Palminteri | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Chazz Palminteri | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Tracey Ullman | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Jennifer Tilly | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Chazz Palminteri | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Juliet Taylor | Winner |
British Comedy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy Film | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Chazz Palminteri (also for A Bronx Tale and The Usual Suspects ) | Winner |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Original | Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath | Nominee |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Woody Allen | Nominee |