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Movie 1974-11-01 1h 45m Comedy Daytime Emmy Awards 64 Directors Guild of America 4 Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama 1 Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star 1 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress 1
★ 7.3 / 10 · 388 votes
Ratings
Combined
70.9 %
7 sources
IMDb
7.3 /10
16,727 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57 %
30 votes
Metacritic
62 %
8 votes
Letterboxd
3.6 /5
13,893 votes
TMDB
73 %
388 votes
Trakt
72 %
367 votes
RT Audience
74 %
137 votes

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

Status
Released
Released
1974-11-01
Runtime
1h 45m
Box office
$15,000,000
Studio
Universal Pictures
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Links
IMDb, Wikidata, Letterboxd

Awards

Won 64 Daytime Emmy Awards

Daytime Emmy Awards 64 won · 5 nominated

  • 2019 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Vernee Watson
  • 2018 Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Won Vernee Watson
  • 2018 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Laura Wright
  • 2017 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Laura Wright
  • 2015 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Laura Wright
  • 2013 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Julie Marie Berman
  • 2013 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Kristen Alderson
  • 2012 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Laura Wright
  • 2012 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won
  • 2012 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Nancy Lee Grahn
  • 2012 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Jonathan Jackson
  • 2012 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 2012 Outstanding Drama Series Won Mary O'Leary
  • 2011 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won Laura Wright
  • 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Jonathan Jackson
  • 2010 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won Phideaux Xavier
  • 2010 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Julie Marie Berman
  • 2009 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Julie Marie Berman
  • 2009 Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team Won Michael Conforti
  • 2008 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 2008 Outstanding Drama Series Won Mary O'Leary
  • 2007 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Rick Hearst
  • 2007 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Genie Francis
  • 2006 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won
  • 2006 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 2006 Outstanding Drama Series Won Jill Farren Phelps
  • 2005 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won
  • 2005 Outstanding Drama Series Won Mercer Barrows
  • 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Natalia Livingston
  • 2004 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Won Chad Brannon
  • 2004 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won Scott McKinsey
  • 2004 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Rick Hearst
  • 2004 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 2003 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Maurice Benard
  • 2003 Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team Won Michele Val Jean
  • 2003 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Vanessa Marcil
  • 2002 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Won Jacob Young
  • 2000 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 2000 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won Alan Pultz
  • 2000 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Sarah Brown
  • 2000 Outstanding Drama Series Won Wendy Riche
  • 1999 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Rebecca Herbst
  • 1999 Outstanding Drama Series Won
  • 1999 Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team Won
  • 1999 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Won Jonathan Jackson
  • 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Stuart Damon
  • 1999 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 1998 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Steve Burton
  • 1998 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Sarah Brown
  • 1998 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Won Jonathan Jackson
  • 1997 Outstanding Drama Series Won
  • 1997 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Sarah Brown
  • 1996 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Kimberly McCullough
  • 1996 Outstanding Drama Series Won Francesca James
  • 1995 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Rena Sofer
  • 1995 Outstanding Drama Series Won Wendy Riche
  • 1995 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Won Jonathan Jackson
  • 1995 Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team Won Lewis Arlt
  • 1993 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Gerald Anthony
  • 1991 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won Finola Hughes
  • 1989 Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Won Kimberly McCullough
  • 1984 Outstanding Drama Series Won Gloria Monty
  • 1982 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won Anthony Geary
  • 1982 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won David Lewis
  • 1982 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won Phil Sogard
  • 1981 Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team Won Phil Sogard
  • 1981 Outstanding Drama Series Won Gloria Monty
  • 1981 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Won Jane Elliot
  • 1979 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Peter Hansen

Directors Guild of America 4 won

  • 2011 Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials Won William Ludel
  • 2005 Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials Won Owen Renfroe
  • 1997 Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials Won Scott McKinsey
  • 1995 Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials Won William Ludel

Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama 1 won

  • 1999 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Won Rebecca Herbst

Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star 1 won

Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress 1 won

  • 1983 Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress Won Janine Turner

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Director
Billy Wilder
Cast
Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon Hildebrand Johnson Walter Matthau Walter Matthau Walter Burns Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Peggy Grant Vincent Gardenia Vincent Gardenia Sheriff David Wayne David Wayne Roy Bensinger Allen Garfield Allen Garfield Kruger Austin Pendleton Austin Pendleton Earl Williams Charles Durning Charles Durning Murphy Herb Edelman Herb Edelman Schwartz Martin Gabel Martin Gabel Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer Harold Gould Harold Gould Mayor Cliff Osmond Cliff Osmond Officer Jacobi
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