Editing Sandra Bullock (section)

=== 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.