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Music of the Heart
1999
· Movie
· 124 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
64–77
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 64, highest is Kinopoisk on 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
Details
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Writer
- Pamela Gray
- Studio
- Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax
- Released
- 29 October 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $27.0M
- Box office
- $14.9M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 16 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1999 | Best Song | "Music of My Heart" Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Original Song | " Music of My Heart " Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1999 | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "Music of the Heart" – Diane Warren | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| ALMA Awards 1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Gloria Estefan | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1999 | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | "Music of My Heart" Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Song | "Music of My Heart" Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Music of My Heart " Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "Music of the Heart" – Diane Warren | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Family Feature Film – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film or TV Movie – Young Ensemble | Michael Angarano, Melay Araya, Henry Dinhoffer, Jean Luke Figueroa, Victoria Gomez, Justin Spaulding, Zoe Sternbach-Taubman and Jade Yorker | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | "Music of My Heart" Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Song from a Movie | Gloria Estefan featuring NSYNC – "Music of My Heart" | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Angela Bassett | Winner |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Gloria Estefan | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Angela Bassett | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Music – Musical Feature (Foreign & Domestic) | Bill Abbott | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Song from a Movie | Gloria Estefan & NSYNC – "Music of My Heart" | Nominee |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination
| Best Young Actor in a Drama Film | Michael Angarano | Nominee |