Editing Jim Carrey (section)

===1998–1999: Critical acclaim===
The following year he decided to take a pay cut to play the seriocomic role of Truman Burbank in the satirical [[comedy-drama]] film ''[[The Truman Show]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/truman_show/ |title=The Truman Show Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=June 5, 1998 |access-date=November 21, 2009 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001137/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/truman_show |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was highly praised and brought Carrey further international acclaim, leading many to believe he would be nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]].<ref name="pro">{{cite magazine |first=Benjamin|last=Svetkey |title=The Truman Pro |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 5, 1998 |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/06/05/jim-carreys-serious-turn-truman-show/ |access-date=March 16, 2008 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001121/https://ew.com/article/1998/06/05/jim-carreys-serious-turn-truman-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the Golden Globe Award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama]] but did not receive an Academy Award nomination. ''The Truman Show'' was a commercial success, grossing $264&nbsp;million worldwide against a budget of $60&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=trumanshow.htm |title=The Truman Show |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 16, 2008 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001129/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3229058561/weekend/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm |title=1998 Yearly Box Office Results |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 16, 2008 |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522071704/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Film4]] critic stated that the film "allows Carrey to edge away from broad comedy", adding that it was "a hilarious and breathtakingly conceived satire".<ref>{{cite web |title=Film4 Review |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/truman_show/reviews/ |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Film4 |access-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001120/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/truman_show/reviews |url-status=live }}</ref>

That same year, Carrey appeared as a fictionalized version of himself on the final episode of [[Garry Shandling]]'s ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', in which he deliberately ripped into [[Larry Sanders (character)|Shandling's character]]. In 1999, Carrey had the lead role in ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]''. He portrayed comedian [[Andy Kaufman]] to critical acclaim and received his second Golden Globe in a row but again failed to be nominated for an Academy Award.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Natale|first=Richard|date=February 16, 2000|title=Academy Voters Deliver the Unexpected|page=}}</ref> In addition, he received his first [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nomination for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1093579-man_on_the_moon/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|title=Man on the Moon|date=December 22, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001138/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1093579-man_on_the_moon |archive-date=November 17, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2007}}</ref>