Editing Sandra Bullock (section)

=== 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>