Editing Midnight Cowboy (section)

==Reception==
Critical response to the film has been largely positive. [[Vincent Canby]]'s lengthy 1969 review in ''[[The New York Times]]'' was blunt: "a slick, brutal (but not brutalizing) movie version of{{nbsp}}... Herlihy's 1965 novel. It is tough and good in important ways, although its style is oddly romantic and at variance with the laconic material.{{nbsp}}... As long as the focus is on this world of cafeterias and abandoned tenements, of desperate conjunctions in movie balconies and doorways, of ketchup and beans and [[Sterno|canned heat]], ''Midnight Cowboy'' is so rough and vivid that it's almost unbearable.{{nbsp}}... ''Midnight Cowboy'' often seems to be exploiting its material for sensational or comic effect, but it is ultimately a moving experience that captures the quality of a time and a place. It's not a movie for the ages, but, having seen it, you won't ever again feel detached as you walk down West 42nd Street, avoiding the eyes of the drifters, stepping around the little islands of hustlers and closing your nostrils to the smell of rancid griddles."<ref>{{cite news|last=Canby|first= Vincent|title=Film: 'Midnight Cowboy'|work= The New York Times|date=26 May 1969|volume=118|issue=40665|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/05/26/archives/film-midnight-cowboy-dustin-hoffman-and-jon-voight-are-starred.html}}</ref>

[[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' said of the film: "I cannot recall a more marvelous pair of acting performances in any one film."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/10/15/the-movie-reviews/|title=The Movie Reviews|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|first=Gene|last=Siskel|date=October 15, 1999|access-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701142740/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-10-15/entertainment/9910200025_1_movie-reviews-star-film|archive-date=July 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a 25th-anniversary retrospective in 1994, [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote: "''Midnight Cowboy''{{'}}s peep-show vision of Manhattan [[Low-life|lowlife]] may no longer be shocking, but what is shocking, in 1994, is to see a major studio film linger this lovingly on characters who have nothing to offer the audience but their own lost souls."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/03/04/midnight-cowboy/|title=Midnight Cowboy|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|date=March 4, 1994|access-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191207/http://ew.com/article/1994/03/04/midnight-cowboy/|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 2022, ''Midnight Cowboy'' holds an 89% approval rating on online review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of 8.50/10, based on 116 reviews. The website's critical consensus states: "John Schlesinger's gritty, unrelentingly bleak look at the seedy underbelly of urban American life is undeniably disturbing, but Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight's performances make it difficult to turn away."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midnight_cowboy|title=Midnight Cowboy (1969)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920122641/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midnight_cowboy|archive-date=September 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Japanese filmmaker [[Akira Kurosawa]] cited this movie as one of his 100 favorite films.<ref name="farout">{{cite web |last1=Thomas-Mason |first1=Lee |title=From Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese: Akira Kurosawa once named his top 100 favourite films of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/akira-kurosawa-100-favourite-films-list/ |website=Far Out Magazine |date=12 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film opened at the [[Coronet Theater (Broadway)|Coronet Theatre]] in New York City, and grossed a house record $61,503 in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title='Men' Meek $17,219 on Slow B'way; But 'Cowboy' Tall $54,460 2d., 'West' Fast $54,324 in 2 Sites, 'Che' 52G|date=June 11, 1969|page=8}}</ref> In its tenth week of release, the film became number one in the United States, with a weekly gross of $550,237,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=50 Top-Grossing Films|date=August 13, 1969|page=11}}</ref> and was the highest-grossing movie in September 1969.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Sept. Totals Soar to High Plateau; 'Cowboy,' 'True Grit,' 'Easy Rider,' 'Daddy,' 'Oliver,' 'Curious' Leaders|date=October 8, 1969|page=7|last=Wear|first=Mike}}</ref> The film earned $11 million in rentals in the United States and Canada in 1969,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Big Rental Films of 1969|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 7, 1970|page=15|url=https://ameblo.jp/ayumi-niwano/entry-12249691199.html|access-date=July 16, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613073539/https://ameblo.jp/ayumi-niwano/entry-12249691199.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and added a further $5.3 million the following year when it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 10 Films Yield 40% Of Rentals|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 6, 1971|last=Fredrick|first=Robert B.|page=11}}</ref> It eventually earned rentals of $20.5 million in the United States and Canada.<ref name=AllTime>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=All-Time Film Rental Champs|date=October 15, 1990|page=M172|first=Lawrence|last=Cohn}}</ref> By 1975, it had earned rentals of over $30 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Why Crix Give Producers The Brush|date=May 14, 1975|pages=3, 64|last=Verrill|first=Addison|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1975-05-14_279_1/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater|access-date=April 12, 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

===Television premiere===
More than five years after its theatrical release, ''Midnight Cowboy'' premiered on television November 3, 1974. Twenty-five minutes were edited from the film due to censorship regulations and a desire for broader appeal.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Although the cuts were approved by director John Schlesinger, critic [[Kay Gardella]] of the [[New York Daily News|New York ''Daily News'']] said the film was "hacked up pretty badly".<ref>{{cite news|title=What's On|date=November 18, 1974 |page= 82}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[42nd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Jerome Hellman]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970 |title=The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228193311/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970 |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[John Schlesinger]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Dustin Hoffman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Jon Voight]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Sylvia Miles]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium]]
| [[Waldo Salt]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Hugh A. Robertson]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[19th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]]
| [[Golden Bear]]
| rowspan="5"| John Schlesinger
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1969/01_jahresblatt_1969/01_Jahresblatt_1969.html |title=19th Berlin International Film Festival |access-date=March 6, 2010 |publisher=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329093921/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1969/01_jahresblatt_1969/01_Jahresblatt_1969.html |archive-date=March 29, 2010 |url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| [[SIGNIS|OCIC Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bodil Awards]]
| [[Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film|Best Non-European Film]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/1970-2/ |title=1970 Winners |publisher=[[Bodil Awards]] |access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[23rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/search?search=Midnight+Cowboy |title=Midnight Cowboy |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Waldo Salt
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Hugh A. Robertson
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]]
| Jon Voight
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director|Best Foreign Director]]
| John Schlesinger
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor|Best Foreign Actor]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Peter O'Toole]] for ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''.}}
|-
| [[22nd 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]]
| John Schlesinger
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1960s/1969.aspx?value=1969 |title=22nd Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[27th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/midnight-cowboy/ |title=Midnight Cowboy |publisher=[[Golden Globe Foundation]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{nom}}
|-
| Jon Voight
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| [[Brenda Vaccaro]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| John Schlesinger
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Waldo Salt
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|Most Promising Newcomer – Male]]
| Jon Voight
| {{won}}
|-
| [[12th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Theme]]
| [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/12th-annual-grammy-awards |title=12th Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Kansas City Film Critics Circle|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1966-69/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1966-69 |publisher=[[Kansas City Film Critics Circle]] |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director
| John Schlesinger
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Laurel Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Top Drama
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 
|-
| Top Male Dramatic Performance
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{won}}
|-
| Top Female Supporting Performance
| Brenda Vaccaro
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Male New Face
| Jon Voight
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Nastro d'Argento]]
| Best Foreign Director
| John Schlesinger
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1969|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|10th Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1969/ |title=1969 Archives |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ |title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1969 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Jon Voight
| {{won}}
| 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>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1969 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{Runner-up}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1969 |title=1969 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |publisher=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Jon Voight
| {{won}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Dustin Hoffman
| {{nom}}
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Film Hall of Fame: Productions
| {{won|Honored}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://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=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Turkish Film Critics Association|Turkish Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{draw|5th Place}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[22nd Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium]]
| Waldo Salt
| {{won}}
| 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>
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