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==Reception== ===Box office=== The film was a huge financial success, earning $4,266,000 domestically and $2,721,000 foreign.<ref name="warners"/> The film was the second most popular movie at the British box office in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18142723 |title=The Third Man As Popular Film Of Year. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=16 December 1949 |access-date=4 March 2013 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> ===Critical reaction=== [[Bosley Crowther]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that while some of the scenes "were pretty lurid, especially towards the end," that "the best of the film is absorbing, and Miss Wyman, all the way through, plays her role in a manner which commands compassion and respect."<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/10/02/archives/the-screen-in-review-jane-wyman-gives-a-sensitive-performance-as.html |date=October 2, 1948 |title=The Screen in Review; Jane Wyman Gives a Sensitive Performance as Deaf-Mute in 'Johnny Belinda' |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=11 }}</ref> William Brogdon of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "somber, tender, [and] moving," with Wyman's performance "a personal success."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brogdon |first=William |url=https://archive.org/details/variety171-1948-09/page/n127/mode/2up |date=September 15, 1948 |title=Film Reviews: Johnny Belinda |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |page=15 |via=Internet Archive }}</ref> [[John McCarten]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' thought the screenplay was "far superior" to the script of the original play, and that the actors were "all convincing, particularly Jane Wyman, who is cast as the badgered heroine."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McCarten |first=John |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/10/09/1948-10-09-111-tny-cards-000029161 |date=October 9, 1948 |title=The Current Cinema |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |pages=111β112 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' called it "a memorable film in which Jane Wyman's performance as Belinda is outstanding."<ref>{{cite journal |date=September 1948 |title=Johnny Belinda (1948) |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=15 |issue=177 |page= 128 }}</ref> "A powerful dramatic entertainment," wrote ''[[Harrison's Reports]].'' "The direction, acting, and photography are of a superior quality, but the outstanding thing about the picture is the exceptionally fine performance by Jane Wyman, an acting job that will undoubtedly make her a foremost contender for the Academy Award."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/harrisonsreports30psha/page/150/mode/2up |date=September 18, 1948 |title='Johnny Belinda' with Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres and Charles Bickford |magazine=[[Harrison's Reports]] |page=151 |via=Internet Archive }}</ref> Content aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports a 91% "Fresh" rating based on 10 out of 11 surveyed critics giving the film a positive review.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1011176_johnny_belinda |title=Johnny Belinda |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 9, 2023 }}</ref> ===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan="12"| [[21st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="Oscars1949">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1949 |title=The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-18|work=oscars.org}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/26428/Johnny-Belinda/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018040035/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/26428/Johnny-Belinda/awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-18 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |title=NY Times: Johnny Belinda |access-date=2008-12-20}}</ref> | [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] | [[Jerry Wald]] (for [[Warner Bros.]]) | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] | [[Jean Negulesco]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | [[Lew Ayres]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | [[Jane Wyman]] | {{won}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] | [[Charles Bickford]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] | [[Agnes Moorehead]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | [[Irma von Cube]] and Allen Vincent | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction-Set Decoration β Black-and-White]] | [[Robert M. Haas]] and [[William O. Wallace]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography β Black-and-White]] | [[Ted D. McCord]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] | David Weisbart | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture]] | [[Max Steiner]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Recording]] | [[Nathan Levinson]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[6th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/johnny-belinda |title=Johnny Belinda β Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=June 3, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1949}}}}</ref> | colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture β Drama|Best Picture]] | {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)|The Treasure of the Sierra Madre]]''.}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture β Drama|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] | Jane Wyman | {{won}} |- | [[National Board of Review Awards 1948|National Board of Review Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1948/ |title=1948 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref> | colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]] | {{draw|8th Place}} |- | [[Photoplay#The Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor|Photoplay Awards]] |Gold Medal Actress | rowspan="2"| Jane Wyman | {{won}} |- | [[Picturegoer|Picturegoer Awards]] | Best Actress | {{won}} |- | [[10th Venice International Film Festival|Venice International Film Festival]] | [[Golden Lion]] | Jean Negulesco | {{nom}} |- | [[1st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551|title=Awards Winners|work=wga.org|publisher=Writers Guild of America|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551|archive-date=2012-12-05|access-date=2010-06-06}}</ref> | [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama|Best Written American Drama]] | Irma von Cube and Allen Vincent | {{nom}} |} The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists: * 2005: [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]] β Nominated<ref>{{cite web |title=AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150632/https://www.afi.com/Docs/100years/scores250.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |access-date=2016-08-06}}</ref>
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