Editing Giant (1956 film) (section)

==Reception==
[[File:George Stevens with Oscar for Giant.jpg|thumb|right|[[George Stevens]] with the [[Academy Award for Best Director|Academy Award]] he received for directing ''Giant'']]

{{As of|October 2024}}, ''Giant'' holds an 86% fresh rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The critical consensus reads, "''Giant'' earns its imposing name with a towering narrative supported by striking cinematography, big ideas, and powerful work from a trio of legendary Hollywood leads."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=Giant |type=m |id=giant |access-date=May 13, 2024 |publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite Metacritic |id=giant-1956 |type=movie |title=Giant |access-date=May 13, 2024 |publisher_hide=yes}}</ref>

''Giant'' won praise from both critics and the public, and according to the Texan author [[Larry McMurtry]], was especially popular with Texans, even though it was sharply critical of Texan society.<ref name=McMurtry /> [[Bosley Crowther]] of the ''New York Times'' wrote that "[[George Stevens]] takes three hours and seventeen minutes to put his story across. That's a heap of time to go on about Texas, but Mr. Stevens has made a heap of film." He continued to write that "''Giant'', for all its complexity, is a strong contender for the year's top-film award."<ref>{{cite news | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E2D61F38E13BBC4952DFB667838D649EDE | title= Movie Review: ''Giant'' (1956). Screen: Large Subject; The Cast | author-link = Bosley Crowther | first = Bosley | last = Crowther | work = [[The New York Times]] | date =October 11, 1956}}</ref>

''Variety'' claimed that ''Giant'' was "for the most part, an excellent film which registers strongly on all levels, whether it's in its breathtaking panoramic shots of the dusty Texas plains; the personal, dramatic impact of the story itself, or the resounding message it has to impart."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/1956/film/reviews/giant-2-1200418151/ |title=''Giant'' (Review) |last=Hift |date=October 10, 1956 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In the 21st century, ''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]'' gave the film four stars out of five, writing of James Dean's performance: "This was the last role in Dean's all-too-brief career&nbsp;– he was dead when the film was released – and his presence ran away with the film. He performs his role in the overwrought method manner of the era, and the rest of the cast seems to be split between awe of his talent and disgust over his indulgence."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/giant/2000045387/ |title=''Giant'' (1956)| work = [[TV Guide]] | access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>

Less complimentary was director and critic [[François Truffaut|Francois Truffaut]], who, in an early review,{{when|date=March 2024}} called ''Giant'' a "silly, solemn, sly, paternalistic, demagogic movie without any boldness, rich in all sorts of concessions, pettiness, and contemptible actions."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XP4Ugr7Bv8UC&q=reviews+by+truffaut&pg=PA84|title = Early Film Criticism of Francois Truffaut|isbn = 0253113431|last1 = Dixon|first1 = Wheeler Winston|date = February 22, 1993| publisher=Indiana University Press }}</ref>

===Box office===
''Giant'' was a huge box-office success. The film earned $35 million in ticket sales during its original studio release in 1956, a record for a Warner Brothers film until that time. This record was not surpassed until the Warner film ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cowboysindians.com/2016/10/giant-at-60|title=Giant at 60|date=October 24, 2016|accessdate=November 17, 2022|work=Cowboys & Indians}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://modxman.com/2017/07/28/creating-a-giant/ |title=Best Movie About Texas: Creating a True 'Giant' |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015100647/http://modxman.com/2017/07/28/creating-a-giant/ |url-status=dead }}.</ref>

The movie earned $12 million in rentals in the United States and Canada during its initial release.<ref>"All Time Domestic Champs", ''Variety'', January 6, 1960, p.&nbsp;34</ref> It did not perform as well in other markets where it made around half as much,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/variety214-1959-05#page/n226/mode/1up|title=Vagaries of Overseas Playoff|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 27, 1959|page=3|access-date=June 16, 2019|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> but it was one of the biggest hits of the year in France, with admissions of 3,723,209.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/france-1957-c22750201 |title=Box Office France 1957 |last=Soyer|first=Renaud |work=Box Office Story|date=November 9, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="10"| [[29th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| [[George Stevens]] and [[Henry Ginsberg]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="10"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=The 29th Academy Awards |date=March 26, 2015 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957 |access-date=May 3, 2024 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404055518/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957 |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> <br> <ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/19706/Giant/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519061418/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/19706/Giant/awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009 |title= ''Giant'' (1956): Awards | access-date = August 1, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| George Stevens
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[James Dean]]{{efn|[[List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees|Posthumous nomination]].}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Rock Hudson]]
| {{nom}}
|- 
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Mercedes McCambridge]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Adapted]]
| [[Ivan Moffat]] and [[Fred Guiol]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction – Color]]
| Art Direction: [[Boris Leven]]; <br> Set Decoration: [[Ralph S. Hurst]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design – Color]]
| [[Moss Mabry]] and [[Marjorie Best]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[William Hornbeck]], [[Philip W. Anderson (film editor)|Philip W. Anderson]], and Fred Bohanan
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture]]
| [[Dimitri Tiomkin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Producer
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[Richard III (1955 film)|Richard III]]''.}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=David di Donatello Awards 1957 |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/award-edition.php?edition-id=donatello_1957 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=FilmAffinity |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| George Stevens
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=9th Annual DGA Awards |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1950s/1956.aspx?value=1956 |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America]] |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322151341/https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1950s/1956.aspx?value=1956 |archive-date=March 22, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[14th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Giant |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/giant/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114052648/https://goldenglobes.com/film/giant/ |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| George Stevens
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Most Promising Newcomer – Female]]
| [[Carroll Baker]] {{small|(also for ''[[Baby Doll]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref name="filmregistry"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1956 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Ivan Moffat and Fred Guiol
| {{nom}}
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Film Hall of Fame: Productions
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-productions/ |title=Film Hall of Fame: Productions |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Photoplay#The Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor|Photoplay Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Gold Medal
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[40th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection|Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection]]
| ''Giant'' {{small|(as part of "The James Dean Ultimate Collector's Collection")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[9th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama|Best Written American Drama]]
| Ivan Moffat and Fred Guiol
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Other honors===
;[[American Film Institute]] recognition
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] – #82