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==Reception== ===Critical response=== [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' a score of 90%, based on reviews from 48 critics, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus states: "A well-calibrated blend of manic comedy and poignant drama, ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' offers a captivating look at a wide range of Robin Williams' cinematic gifts."<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Morning, Vietnam |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_morning_vietnam/ |access-date=March 12, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210141226/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_morning_vietnam |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 67%, based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web | title = Good Morning Vietnam | url = https://www.metacritic.com/movie/good-morning-vietnam | website = [[Metacritic]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | access-date = October 8, 2018 | archive-date = October 8, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181008110340/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/good-morning-vietnam | url-status = live }}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade of Aβ, on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref> [[File:Robin Williams Aviano.jpg|200px|thumb|Williams's portrayal of Adrian Cronauer received widespread critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].]] ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' was one of the most successful films of the year, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 1987. The film received acclaim from [[film critic]]s. [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' and [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' of the TV review show, ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel and Ebert]]'', awarded the film "Two Thumbs Up", with Ebert giving the film four stars out of four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/good-morning-vietnam-1988|title=Good Morning, Vietnam Movie Review (1988)|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-date=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818161851/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/good-morning-vietnam-1988|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Richard Corliss]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' called the film "the best military comedy since ''M*A*S*H''", and named it one of the best films of the year.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schickel |first=Richard |date=1987-12-28 |title=Cinema: Motormouth In Saigon β Good Morning, Vietnam |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,966337,00.html |access-date=2022-05-18 |issn=0040-781X |archive-date=2022-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518184104/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,966337,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film a cinematic "tour de force", and described Williams's performance as "the work of an accomplished actor".<ref>{{cite news |first=Vincent |last=Canby |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=December 23, 1987 |title=Film: 'Good Morning, Vietnam' |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE0D8173FF930A15751C1A961948260 |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-date= 17 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024203/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE0D8173FF930A15751C1A961948260 |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the acclaim went to Williams's performance, a role that earned him an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. The film was not without detractors. [[Hal Hinson]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film a negative review. While praising Williams, he felt that the film was "compulsory and condescending", and that the film was merely "a Robin Williams concert movie welded clumsily onto the plot from an old [[Danny Kaye]] picture".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/goodmorningvietnam.htm|title='Good Morning Vietnam'| first= Hal |last= Hinson |website= washingtonpost.com|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200925094231/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/goodmorningvietnam.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Award<ref name="IMDbAwards">{{cite web| url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/awards |website= IMDb.com| title= Awards for ''Good Morning, Vietnam''| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170313224722/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/awards? |archivedate=2017-03-13 | access-date= 2012-04-17}}</ref> ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result |- | [[60th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="Oscars1988">{{cite web|title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners |url= http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|access-date=31 July 2011|work=oscars.org|archive-date=2 November 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171102051937/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | rowspan="2"| Robin Williams | {{nom}} |- | [[American Comedy Awards#1988 awards|American Comedy Awards]] | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | {{won}} |- | [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]] | Top Box Office Films | [[Alex North]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[42nd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1989/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1989 |website= awards.[[BAFTA]].org |year=1989 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1989}} |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309224835/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1989/film |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] | Robin Williams | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] | Bill Phillips, Clive Winter and [[Terry Porter (sound engineer)|Terry Porter]] | {{nom}} |- | [[45th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/good-morning-vietnam |title=Good Morning, Vietnam β Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1988}} |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629155836/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/good-morning-vietnam |url-status=live }}</ref> | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture β Musical or Comedy]] | rowspan="2"| Robin Williams | {{won}} |- | [[31st Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/31st-annual-grammy-awards-1988| title=1988 Grammy Award Winners| publisher= | website= Grammy.com| access-date=1 May 2011| archive-date=13 July 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713084323/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/31st-annual-grammy-awards-1988| url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Recording]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| Political Film Society Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/~polfilms/previous.html |title=Previous Winners |access-date=15 June 2010 |publisher= Political Film Society| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091028135432/http://www.geocities.com/~polfilms/previous.html|archive-date=28 October 2009}}</ref> | colspan="2"| [[Political Film Society Award for Peace|Peace]] | {{won}} |- | colspan="2"| Special Award | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Sant Jordi Awards]] | rowspan="2"| Best Foreign Actor | [[Forest Whitaker]] {{small|(Also for ''[[Bird (1988 film)|Bird]]'')}} | {{won}} |- | Robin Williams | {{nom}} |} * [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] named ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' one of the 20 greatest war movies of all time.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/twenty-war-movies-youll-never-forget/ |title= Top 20 Greatest War Movies | website= movies.amctv.com| publisher= AMC| date= | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141010210459/http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/twenty-war-movies-youll-never-forget |archivedate= 2014-10-10 | access-date= 2014-10-06}}</ref> * In 2000, [[American Film Institute]] included the film in AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs (#100).<ref>{{cite web |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs |website= AFI.com |url= http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |date=2002 |access-date=2016-08-22 |archive-date=2016-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624052741/http://afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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