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Sleepless in Seattle
1993
· Movie
· 105 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2166
- IMDb #2598
- Google retired #1527
- Rotten Tomatoes #2032
- Metacritic #1537
- Letterboxd #2228
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2425
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2094
- Metacritic Critics #1323
- Metacritic Audience #2143
- Criticker #2242
- Douban #688
- Kinopoisk #871
- AlloCiné #3174
- Trakt #2340
Every rating
43–88
out of 100
A recently widowed man's young son calls a radio talk show to find a new wife for his father. His heartfelt story captivates a journalist in Baltimore, who becomes increasingly convinced she is meant to be with this man she has never met, despite being engaged to another.
Details
- Director
- Nora Ephron
- Writers
- David S. Ward, Jeff Arch, Nora Ephron
- Studio
- TriStar Pictures
- Released
- 24 June 1993
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $21.0M
- Box office
- $227.8M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 15 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Original Song | "A Wink and a Smile" | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Original Screenplay | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch | Nominee |
| BAFTA Film Awards 1994 | Best Original Music | Marc Shaiman | Nominee |
| BAFTA Film Awards 1994 | Best Screenplay | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Sleepless in Seattle | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1994 | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screenplay | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Sleepless in Seattle | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "A Wink and a Smile" | Nominee |
BAFTA Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Music | Marc Shaiman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screenplay | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture | Ross Malinger | Winner |
| Outstanding Family Motion Picture – Comedy | Sleepless in Seattle | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Meg Ryan | Winner |
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Rosie O'Donnell | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film Casting — Comedy | Juliet Taylor | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
4 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Ross Malinger | Nominee |
| Best Female Performance | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Movie Song | "When I Fall in Love" ( Celine Dion and Clive Griffin ) | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan | Nominee |
Brit Awards
1 nomination
| Soundtrack/Cast Recording | Sleepless in Seattle | Nominee |