Editing Working Girl (section)

==Reception==
===Critical response===
''Working Girl'' received critical acclaim upon release. It has an 83% "Fresh" rating {{as of|2024|lc=y}} on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/working_girl|title=Working Girl|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}</ref> based on 48 reviews, and an average score of 7/10. The site's consensus is; "A buoyant corporate Cinderella story, ''Working Girl'' has the right cast, right story, and right director to make it all come together." The film also has a [[weighted average]] score of 73 out of 100 at [[Metacritic]] based on reviews from 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/working-girl|title=Working Girl|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=[[CinemaScore]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' film critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four stars and wrote, "The plot of ''Working Girl'' is put together like clockwork. It carries you along while you're watching it, but reconstruct it later and you'll see the craftsmanship".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|authorlink=Roger Ebert|title=Working Girl|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=December 21, 1988|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/working-girl-1988|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> In her review for the ''[[Washington Post]]'', Rita Kempley described Melanie Griffith as "luminous as [[Marilyn Monroe]], as adorable as one of [[Disney]]'s singing mice. She clearly has the stuff of a megastar, and the movie glows from her".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kempley|first=Rita|title=Working Girl|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 21, 1988|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/workinggirlrkempley_a0c9d9.htm|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]], in her review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', wrote, "Mike Nichols, who directed ''Working Girl'', also displays an uncharacteristically blunt touch, and in its later stages the story remains lively but seldom has the perceptiveness or acuity of Mr. Nichols's best work".<ref>{{cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|title=The Dress-for-Success Story Of a Secretary From Staten Island|authorlink=Janet Maslin|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 21, 1988|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/21/movies/review-film-the-dress-for-success-story-of-a-secretary-from-staten-island.html|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> In his review for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Richard Corliss wrote, "Kevin Wade shows this in his smart screenplay, which is full of the atmospheric pressures that allow stars to collide. Director Mike Nichols knows this in his bones. He encourages Weaver to play (brilliantly) an airy shrew. He gives Ford a boyish buoyancy and Griffith the chance to be a grownup mesmerizer".<ref>{{cite news|last=Corliss|first=Richard|title=Two Out of Five Ain't Bad|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 19, 1988|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,148288,00.html}}</ref>

The February 2020 issue of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' lists ''Working Girl'' as among "The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-oscar-best-picture-losers.html|magazine=[[New York Magazine]]|access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[61st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Douglas Wick]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6" align="center"| <ref name="61stAcAwards"/>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Mike Nichols]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Melanie Griffith]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Joan Cusack]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Sigourney Weaver]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| "[[Let the River Run]]" <br> Music and Lyrics by [[Carly Simon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[American Comedy Awards#1989 awards|American Comedy Awards]]
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
| Melanie Griffith
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000019/1989/1?ref_=ttawd_ev_3 |title=American Comedy Awards, USA 1989 |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
| Joan Cusack
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| [[Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature (Comedy)|Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy]]
| [[Juliet Taylor]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1989 |title=1989 Artios Awards |publisher=[[Casting Society of America]] |access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1988|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Melanie Griffith
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-1980s/ |title=BSFC Winners: 1980s |publisher=[[Boston Society of Film Critics]] |date=July 27, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Joan Cusack {{small|(also for ''[[Married to the Mob]]'' and ''[[Stars and Bars (1988 film)|Stars and Bars]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| Melanie Griffith
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref name="bafta"/>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| Sigourney Weaver
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Film Score]]
| Carly Simon
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1988|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Sigourney Weaver
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/1988-97|title=Chicago Film Critics Awards – 1988–97 |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422075211/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/1988-97 |archive-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[41st 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]]
| Mike Nichols
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1988.aspx?value=1988 |title=The 41st Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[46th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6" align="center"| <ref name=46thGoldenGlobes/>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Melanie Griffith
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Sigourney Weaver
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Mike Nichols
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| [[Kevin Wade]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song – Motion Picture]]
| rowspan="2"| "Let the River Run" <br> Music and Lyrics by Carly Simon
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Phil Collins]] and [[Lamont Dozier]] for "[[Two Hearts (Phil Collins song)|Two Hearts]]".}}
|-
| [[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref name="grammys"/>
|-
| [[1988 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="2"| Melanie Griffith
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |publisher=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[1988 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{Runner-up}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/nyfccas?year=1988 |title=1988 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |publisher=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[41st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| Kevin Wade
| {{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}}</ref>
|}

===Honors===
The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* 2002: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions]] – No. 91<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-passions/|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>
* 2004: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]]:
** "[[Let the River Run]]" – No. 91<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-songs/?promo=29399|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>
* 2006: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]] – No. 87<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-cheers/|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref>