Editing Sandra Bullock (section)

==Career==
===Early roles and breakthrough (1987–1995)===
While in New York, Bullock took acting classes with [[Sanford Meisner]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |title=Sandra Bullock- Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119002500/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/sandra-bullock/biography.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref> She appeared in several student films and later landed a role in an Off-Broadway play ''No Time Flat''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/05/theater/review-theater-ketron-s-no-time-flat.html |title=Review/Theater; Ketron's 'No Time Flat' |first=Mel |last=Gussow |date=May 5, 1988 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> Director [[Alan J. Levi]] was impressed by Bullock's performance and offered her a part in the made-for-television film ''[[Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/171741_flashback_sandra_bullock_was_charming_as_ever_1989 |title=Flashback: Sandra Bullock Was Charming as Ever in 1989 |first=Meredith B. |last=Kile |date=September 11, 2015 |website=ET Online |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> This led to her being cast in a series of small roles in several [[independent film]]s, and in the lead role of the short-lived [[NBC]] television version of the film ''[[Working Girl (TV series)|Working Girl]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/551820/yes-these-movies-became-tv-shows-and-it-didn-t-work-out |title=Yes, These Movies Became TV Shows...and it Didn't Work Out |first=Chris |last=Harnick |date=June 23, 2014 |website=E! Online |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1990/04/27/working-girl |title=Working Girl |first=Ken |last=Tucker |date=April 27, 1990 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> She went on to appear in several films, such as ''[[Love Potion No. 9 (film)|Love Potion No. 9]]'' (1992), ''[[The Thing Called Love]]'' (1993) and ''[[Fire on the Amazon]]'' (1993), before her supporting role in the sci-fi action film ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' (1993).<ref name="Bullockbio" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-07-ca-64914-story.html |title=She's So Hollywood--and Proud of It : Movies: 'Demolition Man's' Sandra Bullock says she's as 'shallow as anybody,' but don't let her wackiness fool you. There's a method to her madness |first=Bruce |last=Newman |date=December 7, 1993 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Sandra Bullock Cannes.jpg|thumb|upright|Bullock at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

In 1994, she played Annie Porter, a passenger eventually driving a bus that was rigged by a terrorist, in the smash-hit blockbuster ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' alongside [[Keanu Reeves]]. She was required to read for ''Speed'' to ensure that there was the right chemistry between her and Reeves. She recalls they had to do "all these really physical scenes together, rolling around on the floor and stuff."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/07/22/sandra-bullocks-career-hits-high-gear/|title=Sandra Bullock's Career Hits High Gear |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |date=July 22, 1994 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ''Speed'' received critical acclaim, with [[Rotten Tomatoes]] calling it a "terrific popcorn thriller [with] outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, [[Dennis Hopper]], and Sandra Bullock",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_1994 |title=Speed (1994) |website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=June 10, 1994 }}</ref> grossed $350&nbsp;million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=speed.htm |title=Speed |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="bom">{{cite web|title=Sandra Bullock|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=sandrabullock.htm|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> and helped establish Bullock as a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actress. She won [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[21st Saturn Awards]] and [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Female Performance]] and [[MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female|Most Desirable Female]] at the [[1995 MTV Movie Awards]].

Bullock headlined the romantic comedy ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]'' (1995) as a lonely [[Chicago Transit Authority]] token collector who saves the life of a man. The film had a positive reception from critics, who felt that it was "assembled with such skill—and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock—that it gives formula a good name."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/while_you_were_sleeping |title=While You Were Sleeping (1995) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=November 19, 2002 }}</ref> She received her first nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]]. The thriller ''[[The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]'' (also 1995), starred Bullock as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy that puts her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. [[Owen Gleiberman]], writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', complimented her performance, saying, "Bullock pulls you into the movie. Her overripe smile and clear, imploring eyes are sometimes evocative of [[Julia Roberts]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/08/04/net-2/|title=The Net |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |date=August 4, 1995 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ''While You Were Sleeping'' and ''The Net'' made $182&nbsp;million and $110.6&nbsp;million, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=net.htm |title=The Net (1995) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

=== Worldwide recognition (1996–2007) ===
In ''[[A Time to Kill (1996 film)|A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), a legal drama based on [[John Grisham]]'s 1989 [[A Time to Kill (Grisham novel)|novel of the same name]], Bullock portrayed a member of the defense team in the trial for the murder of two men who raped a young girl, opposite [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Matthew McConaughey]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]. She received an [[MTV Movie Award]] nomination for Best Female Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=timetokill.htm |title=A Time to Kill (1996) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She subsequently received $11&nbsp;million for ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]'' (1997), which she agreed to star in for financial backing for her next project, ''[[Hope Floats]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.damascusfest.com/en/film/details/Speed+2%3A+Cruise+Control/214 |title=Festival History: 1987: Speed 2: Cruise Control |website=[[Damascus International Film Festival]] XVIII, November 7–13, 2010}} {{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Unlike the original film, ''Speed 2'' was a critical and commercial flop that she later disparaged.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/21-May-2009/Sandra-regrets-making-Speed-2 |title=Sandra regrets making Speed 2 |date=May 21, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> In ''Hope Floats'', she starred as an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (played by [[Michael Paré]]) reveals his infidelity to her on a talk show. Critic [[James Berardinelli]] remarked that her "undisputed strength lies in a blend of light drama and comedy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |title=Review: Hope Floats |last=Berardinelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |year=1998 |website=[[ReelViews]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103701/http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref> That film was a commercial success, grossing $81.4&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hopefloats.htm |title=Hope Floats (1998) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

Bullock starred in the comedy ''[[Practical Magic]]'' (1998) alongside [[Nicole Kidman]] as two witch sisters who face a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. While the film opened atop the chart on its North American opening weekend, it flopped at the box office.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/practical-magic-revisited-20-years-later/573097/ |title=Thank the '90s for Practical Magic |first=David |last=Sims |date=October 16, 2018 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Practical-Magic |title=Practical Magic (1998) - Financial Information |website=The Numbers}}</ref> That year, she voiced Miriam in the [[DreamWorks Animation]] film ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' and wrote, produced, and directed the short film ''[[Making Sandwiches]]''. She next played a free-spirited drifter who begins to talk to a writer ([[Ben Affleck]]) in the romantic comedy ''[[Forces of Nature (1999 film)|Forces of Nature]]'' (1999), on which ''Boxoffice Magazine'' remarked: "The combination of Affleck's deadpan by-the-book persona with the spontaneity of Bullock's character sparks with convincing chemistry."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forces_of_nature/reviews/ |title=Forces of Nature - Movie Reviews |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> ''Forces of Nature'' made $93&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forcesofnature.htm |title=Forces of Nature (1999) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>  Bullock took on the role of an [[FBI]] agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant in the comedy ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]'' (2000), which became another financial success, with a global gross of $212&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=misscongeniality.htm |title=Miss Congeniality (2000) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> It earned her a second nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. In ''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]'' (also 2000), a dramedy directed by [[Betty Thomas]], Bullock starred as a newspaper columnist obliged to enter a rehabilitation program for alcoholism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191754/ |title=28 Days |website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

[[File:Sandra Bullock(cannesPhotoCall).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bullock at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Bullock starred in the psychological thriller ''[[Murder by Numbers]]'' (2002) as a seasoned homicide detective. [[Roger Ebert]] awarded the film three stars out of a possible four, stating: "Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability, creating a character you'd like to like, and could like, if she weren't so sad, strange and turned in upon herself."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/murder-by-numbers-2002 |title=Murder by Numbers |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=April 19, 2002 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=December 14, 2015}}</ref> She teamed up with [[Hugh Grant]] for the romantic comedy ''[[Two Weeks Notice]]'' (also 2002), in which she starred as a lawyer who walks out on her boss.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121902a.htm |title=Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant Talk About 'Two Weeks Notice' |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |website=[[About.com]] |access-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050522085544/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121902a.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2005}}</ref> Liz Braun, of ''Jam! Movies'', found Bullock and Grant to be "perfectly paired", stating: "The script allows the two actors to be at their comedic best, even though the film as a whole is amateurish in many ways".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429201738/http://jam.canoe.com/Movies/Reviews/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |title=Latest reviews |website=Jam! Movies |access-date=December 9, 2018 }} </ref> ''Two Weeks Notice'' made $199&nbsp;million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=twoweeksnotice.htm |title=Two Weeks Notice (2002) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> That year, she was presented with the [[Raul Julia]] Award for Excellence for helping expand career openings for Hispanic talent in the media and entertainment industry as the executive producer of the sitcom ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' (2002–2007).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.washingtonlife.com/backissues/archives/02nov/around_town.htm |title=Around Town |last=Shor |first=Donna |date=November 2002 |magazine=Washington Life |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031225071915/http://www.washingtonlife.com/backissues/archives/02nov/around_town.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2003 }}</ref> She also made several appearances on the show as [[List of George Lopez characters#Amy|Accident Amy]], an accident-prone employee at the factory Lopez's character manages.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/george-lopez-1200550388/ |title=George Lopez |first=Phil |last=Gallo |date=April 9, 2002 |magazine=Variety |access-date=January 12, 2019 }}</ref>

As part of a large ensemble cast, Bullock played the wife of a district attorney in the drama ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004), which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. She received positive reviews for her performance, with some critics suggesting that it was the best performance of her career to that point.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010458-proposal/news/1827544/2/total_recall_sandra_bullocks_best_movies |title=Total Recall: Sandra Bullock's Best Movies |page=2 |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=June 18, 2009 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621190626/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010458-proposal/news/1827544/2/total_recall_sandra_bullocks_best_movies |archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref> For ''Crash'', she received the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] along with the rest of the cast. She next received a $17.5&nbsp;million salary for ''[[Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61702-2005Mar23.html |title=Miss Congeniality' Sequel Flunks the Talent Competition |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=March 24, 2005 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> which Roger Ebert called a "doubly unnecessary" sequel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/miss-congeniality-2-armed-and-fabulous-2005|title=Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous movie review (2005) &#124; Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com}}</ref> She was a co-recipient of the 2005 [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://womeninfilm.org/the-crystal-lucy-awards/ |title=The Crystal + Lucy Awards® |website=Women In Film |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160728200327/http://womeninfilm.org/the-crystal-lucy-awards/ |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, Bullock reunited with [[Keanu Reeves]] for the romantic drama ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'', although their characters were separated throughout the film and they were only on set together for two weeks during filming,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25895  |title=Speed Demons |last=Topel |first=Fred |magazine=The Wave |access-date=June 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216071629/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25895 |archive-date=December 16, 2006}}</ref>  and played [[Harper Lee]] in ''[[Infamous (2006 film)|Infamous]]'', a drama based on [[George Plimpton]]'s 1997 book ''Truman Capote'', alongside [[Toby Jones]] and [[Daniel Craig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infamous-2006 |title=Infamous |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=October 12, 2006 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> ''The Lake House'' was a financial success, while ''Infamous'' received generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lakehouse.htm |title=The Lake House (2006) |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> Bullock headlined the supernatural thriller ''[[Premonition (2007 film)|Premonition]]'' (2007) as a housewife who experiences the days surrounding her husband's death in non-chronological order.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_5046256 |title=Dead or alive? |last=Whipp |first=Glenn |date=January 20, 2007 |website=San Bernardino County Sun |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202825/http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_5046256 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Despite negative reviews,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://observer.com/2007/03/i-see-sandra-bullock/ |title=I See Sandra Bullock! |first=Rex |last=Reed |date=March 19, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> the film grossed $84.1&nbsp;million worldwide.

=== Established career (2008–2014)===
[[File:SandraBullockMay09.jpg|thumb|upright|Bullock at the premiere of ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' in 2009]]

In 2009, Bullock starred as a pushy editor-in-chief in the romantic comedy ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'', opposite [[Ryan Reynolds]], which grossed $317&nbsp;million at the worldwide box office, making it her fourth-most successful picture to date.<ref name="bom" /> She received her third nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/sandra-bullock |title=Sandra Bullock |website=GoldenGlobes.com |access-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216052028/http://www.goldenglobes.com/sandra-bullock |archive-date=December 16, 2013 }}</ref> That same year, the drama ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' opened at number two behind ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon|New Moon]]'' with $34.2&nbsp;million, making it Bullock's second-highest opening weekend ever; it went on to gross over $309&nbsp;million, making it her highest-grossing domestic film, her fourth-highest-grossing film worldwide, and the first one in history to pass the $200&nbsp;million mark with only one top-billed female star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blindside.htm |title=The Blind Side (2009) |date=February 21, 2010 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=February 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/movies/sandra-bullock-makes-history/|title=Sandra Bullock Makes History! |last=Donaldson |first=Catherine |date=January 5, 2010   |magazine=People |access-date=March 5, 2010}}</ref> Bullock portrayed [[Leigh Anne Tuohy]], the adoptive mother of [[Michael Oher]], a role she had initially turned down three times due to discomfort in portraying a devout Christian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crosswalk.com/movies/11616855/ |title=Believers Walk the Talk in The Blind Side |last=Swartzendruber |first=Jay |date=November 17, 2009 |website=Crosswalk.com |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Academy Award]], [[Golden Globe Award]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]] for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/life-begins-at-45-bullock-wins-best-actress-award-at-golden-globes-1871991.html |title=Life begins at 45: Bullock wins best actress award at Golden Globes |first=Geoffrey |last=Macnab |date=January 19, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |access-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122094250/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/life-begins-at-45-bullock-wins-best-actress-award-at-golden-globes-1871991.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''The Blind Side'' also received a nomination for the  Academy Award for Best Picture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html |title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> Winning the Oscar also gave Bullock another unique distinction: the prior night, she won the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Razzie Award for Worst Actress]] for her performance as an eccentric [[crossword puzzle]] writer in ''[[All About Steve]]'' (2009), becoming the only actor in history to win both awards for the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oscars-razzies-idUSTRE62609S20100307 |title=Oscar hopeful Sandra Bullock crowned worst actress |last=Dobuzinskis |first=Alex |date=March 7, 2010 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=March 8, 2010}}</ref>

By 2010, Bullock was said to be "courted for virtually every female starring role Hollywood has to offer", according to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref name="sbrs">{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/02/ew-cover-sandra-bullock/ | title=This week's cover: Sandra Bullock -- the most powerful actress in Hollywood | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>  [[Ben Affleck]], her co-star in the romantic comedy ''Forces of Nature'' (1999), stated: "Every movie you hear about and every script I see, they say, 'We're going after Sandra Bullock for the woman'."<ref name="sbrs" /> She decided to eschew "the torrent of offers" in favour of "quietly [putting] acting on hold" to focus on her personal life. She also became "more selective" with the projects that she accepted, on which she said: "As I've gotten older, I say 'No' a lot more. I've become a better fighter for my work. I didn't have the guts to do that before".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/sandra+bullock-227694.html | title=Sandra Bullock is Picky About Roles | date=February 13, 2012 }}</ref> In 2010, she was the [[List of highest-paid film actors|world's highest-paid actress]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Erenza |first=Jen |title=Justin Bieber, Miranda Cosgrove, & Lady Gaga Are Welcomed into 2012 Guinness World Records |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/09/14/justin-bieber-miranda-cosgrove-lady-gaga-are-welcomed-into-2012-guinness-world-records/ |website=RyanSeacrest.com |access-date=September 16, 2011 |date=September 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925171516/http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/09/14/justin-bieber-miranda-cosgrove-lady-gaga-are-welcomed-into-2012-guinness-world-records/ |archive-date=September 25, 2011}}</ref> She would next star alongside [[Tom Hanks]] as a widow of the [[September 11 attacks]] in the drama ''[[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close]]'' (2011), a film adaptation based on the [[Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/movies/extremely-loud-incredibly-close-with-tom-hanks-review.html?pagewanted=all |title=A Youngster With a Key, a Word and a Quest: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=December 22, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Despite mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close |title=Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> the film was nominated for numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Picture. Bullock was nominated for Favorite Actress Drama by [[Teen Choice Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907112855/http://www.mtv.com/news/1690174/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: Complete Winners List |website=MTV |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref>

In 2013, Bullock starred alongside [[Melissa McCarthy]] in the comedy ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' as an [[FBI Special Agent]] who, along with a city detective, must take down a mobster in [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/the-heat-trailer/ |title=First Trailer for THE HEAT Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=November 16, 2012 |website=Collider.com |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> It received positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heat/ |title=The Heat (2013) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-heat |title=The Heat |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref> and took in $230&nbsp;million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bullockmccarthy.htm |title=The Heat (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> Bullock subsequently played an astronaut stranded in space in the sci-fi thriller ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'', opposite [[George Clooney]], which premiered at the [[70th Venice International Film Festival|70th Venice Film Festival]] and was released on October 4, 2013, to coincide with the beginning of [[World Space Week]].<ref name="ColliderGravity" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldspaceweek.org/news/world-space-week-2013-highlights/ |title=World Space Week 2013 Highlights |website=World Space Week.org |access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> ''Gravity'' received universal critical acclaim and a standing ovation in Venice.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Gravity-director-s-new-film-Roma-is-one-of-13198954.php |title='Gravity' director's new film 'Roma' is one of the best Netflix originals of all time, critics say |first=John |last=Lynch |date=September 1, 2018 |newspaper=[[The News-Times]] |access-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051531/https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Gravity-director-s-new-film-Roma-is-one-of-13198954.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ColliderGravity">{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/gravity-reviews/ |title=Early Reactions to GRAVITY Praise Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's Performances, Alfonso Cuaron's Direction, Emmanuel Lubezki's Camerawork, and 3D |first=Dave |last=Trumbore |date=August 28, 2013 |website=Collider.com |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/gravity-movie-reviews/13360?wssac=164&wssaffid=news |title=The Early Reviews of 'Gravity' Call It Visceral and Hugely Entertaining |first=Alison |last=Nastasi |date=August 28, 2013 |website=[[Movies.com]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodreporterGravity">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gravity-what-critics-are-saying-616642 |title='Gravity': What the Critics Are Saying |last=Chan |first=Stephanie |date=August 28, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> The film was called "the most realistic and beautifully choreographed film ever set in space"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/gravity/review/615139 |title=Gravity: Venice Review |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=August 28, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> and certain critics considered Bullock's performance to be the best of her career.<ref name="hollywoodreporterGravity" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/gravity-soars-with-critics-a-recap-of-the-reviews-so-far |title='Gravity' Takes Off With Critics: A Recap of the Reviews So Far |last=Holloway |first=Clint |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=August 28, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/early-buzz-alfonso-cuarons-gravity-stuns-critics-at-venice/ |title=Early Buzz: Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity' Stuns Critics at Venice |first=Angie |last=Han |date=August 28, 2013 |work=/Film |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/sandra-bullock-her-best-day-ever-venice-film-194610242.html |title=Sandra Bullock Has the Best Day Ever as 'Gravity' Lifts Off in Venice |first=Bryan |last=Enk |date=August 28, 2013 |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> ''Gravity'' grossed $716&nbsp;million worldwide to become Bullock's second-most successful film.<ref name="bom" /> For her role as Dr. Ryan Stone, Bullock was nominated for the Academy Award,<ref>{{cite web|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|date=January 17, 2014|title=Sandra Bullock on 'Gravity' Oscar Nom: 'I've Just Gotten Better at Not Picking Crap'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/sandra-bullock-gravity-oscar-nom-671771|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Golden Globe Award,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gray|first=Tim|date=December 12, 2013|title='12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' Lead Golden Globes Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/12-years-a-slave-american-hustle-lead-golden-globes-nominations-1200946385/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=January 7, 2014|title=Battle for BAFTAs: 'Gravity,' '12 Years,' 'Hustle,' 'Phillips' in Kudos Fight|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/awards/bafta-unveils-film-nominations-2-1201034830/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=January 16, 2014|title=Oscar Nominations Backed Up by SAG Choices|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/oscar-nominations-backed-up-by-sag-choices-1201061521/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gray|first=Tim|date=December 16, 2013|title=Critics Choice Awards: '12 Years,' 'American Hustle' Earn 13 Nominations Each|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/critics-choice-awards-12-years-american-hustle-earn-13-nominations-each-1200954010/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref> On her performance, ''Variety'' wrote: Bullock inhabits the role with grave dignity and hints at Stone's past scars with sensitivity and tact, and she holds the screen effortlessly once ''Gravity'' becomes a veritable one-woman show [...] the actress remains fully present emotionally, projecting a very appealing combo of vulnerability, intelligence and determination that not only wins us over immediately, but sustains attention all the way through the cathartic closing reels.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beggs|first=Scott|date=August 28, 2013|title=Early 'Gravity' Reviews Praise Alfonso Cuaron With Dropped Jaws|url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/early-gravity-reax-jaw-dropping-awe-inspiring-breath-taking.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055301/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/early-gravity-reax-jaw-dropping-awe-inspiring-breath-taking.php|archive-date=September 21, 2013|access-date=August 29, 2013|website=Film School Rejects.com}}</ref> In 2014, she was Hollywood's highest-paid actress.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11012632/Sandra-Bullock-is-Hollywoods-highest-paid-actress.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11012632/Sandra-Bullock-is-Hollywoods-highest-paid-actress.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sandra Bullock is Hollywood's highest paid actress |first=Rebecca |last=Hawkes |date=August 5, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=July 30, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Success with limited work (2015–present)===
Bullock provided her voice for Scarlet Overkill, the villainous character, in the animated film ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015), which became her highest-grossing film to date with a worldwide gross of over $1.1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=minions.htm |title=Minions |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, she served as an executive producer and starred, as a political consultant hired to help win a Bolivian presidential election, in the drama ''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|Our Brand Is Crisis]]'', based on the [[Our Brand Is Crisis (2005 film)|2005 documentary film of the same name]] by Rachel Boynton. Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found Bullock's portrayal to be "easily one of the best female roles of the last 10 years",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/our-brand-is-crisis-film-review-1201591362/|title=Our Brand Is Crisis Review |website=Variety|date=September 12, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref> but film had the worst [[wide release]] opening of her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/sandra-bullock-bradley-cooper-box-office-bomb-our-brand-is-crisis-burnt-1201600750/ |title= Star-Driven Casualties 'Our Brand Is Crisis' & 'Burnt' At The B.O.: What The Hell Happened? |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= October 31, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/sandra-bullock-our-brand-is-crisis-hollywood-stars-warner-bros-1201603995/ |title=Star System 'Crisis' Dings Warner Bros.: Monday Box Office Postmortem |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=November 3, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> 
[[File:Sandra Bullock 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bullock promoting ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' in 2018]]
In ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), an all-female spin-off of the ''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise directed by  [[Gary Ross]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sullivan|first=Kevin P.|date=October 30, 2015|title=Ocean's 11: Sandra Bullock will lead an all-female reboot|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/30/sandra-bullock-oceans-eleven/|access-date=July 30, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Bullock played Debbie Ocean, the sister of [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], who helps plan a sophisticated heist of the annual [[Met Gala]] in New York City. Writing for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Josh Spieger called the film a "welcome return to the big screen for Bullock" and observed: "She has reached a point in her career where she chooses her roles with care; before ''Gravity'', she'd only co-starred in a handful of films over the previous five years, including her Oscar-winning turn in ''The Blind Side''. ''Ocean's 8'' is Bullock's first true franchise film in decades [...] and it suggests that her decision to be more selective in which projects she picks can pay off in dividends".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oceans-8-does-sandra-bullock-live-up-franchise-1118527/ | title=How Sandra Bullock Leads Her 'Ocean's 8' Ensemble | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=June 8, 2018 }}</ref> ''Ocean's 8'' had the best debut for the franchise,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/oceans-8-sandra-bullock-box-office-hereditary-hotel-artemis-1202406200/ | title='Ocean's 8' Steals Franchise Record with $41.5M Opening – Final Sunday Update | date=June 10, 2018 }}</ref> and ultimately made $297&nbsp;million globally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean's 8 (2018)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wbeventfilm2018c.htm|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

Her next role was that of Malorie, a woman who must find a way to guide herself and her children to safety despite the potential threat from an unseen adversary, in the [[Netflix]] post-apocalyptic horror film ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]'' (2018), based on the [[Bird Box (novel)|novel of the same name]]. She received acclaim for her performance,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/bird-box-early-buzz/ |title='Bird Box' Early Buzz: Sandra Bullock is a Bright Spot in Netflix Post-Apocalyptic Horror Film With No Vision |author=Hoai-Tran Bui |date=November 13, 2018 |website=/Film |access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> with ''Variety'' and  ''The Wrap'' describing it as "wonderfully self-reliant",<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/bird-box-review-sandra-bullock-netflix-1203027004/ |title=Sandra Bullock in 'Bird Box' |last1=Debruge |first1=Peter |date=November 13, 2018 |magazine=Variety |access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> and "fascinating and terrifying to watch,"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bird-box-film-review-sandra-bullock-netflix/ |title=Sandra Bullock Battles Her Fears in Thoughtful Thriller |last1=Machado |first1=Yolanda |date=December 19, 2018 |website=The Wrap |access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> respectively. ''Bird Box'' was the most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of its release until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-netflix-movies-based-on-watch-time-2021-12 |title=The most popular Netflix movies of all time, including 'Red Notice' and 'Bird Box' |first= Travis |last= Clark |work=Business Insider |date=December 28, 2021|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/red-notice-netflixs-top-streamed-movie-ever/ |title='Red Notice' Netflix's Top-Streamed Movie Ever |date=November 29, 2021 |first=Erik |last=Gruenwedel |work=Media Play News |access-date=November 29, 2021 }}</ref> In another production for Netflix, [[Nora Fingscheidt]]'s drama ''[[The Unforgivable]]'' (2021), Bullock played a woman who is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sandra-bullock-netflix-movie-life-after-prison-1203391834/|title=Sandra Bullock Returning to Netflix for Post-Incarceration Movie|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> It became the fifth most-streamed-film on the platform at the time of its release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-biggest-shows-and-movies-ranked-according-to-netflix/|title=Witcher season 2 is Netflix's No. 7 most watched show ever (according to Netflix) |author=Joan E. Solsman |date=January 20, 2022 |work=[[CNET]] |access-date=January 22, 2022 }}</ref>

She took on the role of a successful yet depressed best-selling romance novelist in [[Paramount Pictures]]' ''[[The Lost City (2022 film)|The Lost City]]'' (2022), a ''[[Romancing the Stone]]''-style romantic comedy–adventure film, directed by [[Adam and Aaron Nee]], opposite [[Channing Tatum]] and [[Daniel Radcliffe]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-13|title=Paramount's Romantic Adventure Comedy 'The Lost City of D' Gets 2022 Release Date|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paramounts-romantic-adventure-the-lost-city-of-d-gets-2022-release-date-4132798|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|date=2021-03-19|title=Daniel Radcliffe Joins Sandra Bullock In Paramount's 'Lost City Of D'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/daniel-radcliffe-sandra-bullock-paramounts-lost-city-of-d-1234717915/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Deadline}}</ref> The film was favorably received by critics, who praised the chemistry between Bullock and Tatum,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lost_city | title=The Lost City | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=March 25, 2022 }}</ref> and grossed $190.8 million globally,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt13320622/ | title=The Lost City }}</ref> which made Bullock "the first actress to have $100 million earners in live-action star vehicles over four different decades", according to ''Forbes''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/05/27/box-office-lost-city-becomes-sandra-bullocks-eleventh-100-million-grosser/?sh=2d00b6117158 | title=Box Office: 'Lost City' Becomes Sandra Bullock's Eleventh $100 Million Grosser | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> She also featured in the [[Brad Pitt]]-starring action thriller ''[[Bullet Train (film)|Bullet Train]]'' (2022), in a mostly vocal performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|date=2021-02-09|title=Sandra Bullock Joins Brad Pitt In Sony's Action Movie 'Bullet Train'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/sandra-bullock-brad-pitt-in-sonys-action-movie-bullet-train-1234690720/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Deadline}}</ref>