Editing Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (section)

==Reception==
===Critical===
Contemporary reviews from critics were positive. When it premiered at the [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[A. H. Weiler]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film "a wholly engaging, bouncy, tuneful and panchromatic package ... Although the powers at M-G-M are deviating from the normal song-and-dance extravaganza in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,' it is a gamble that is paying rich rewards."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |date=July 23, 1954 |title=The Screen in Review |journal=[[The New York Times]] |page=8 }}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "This is a happy, hand-clapping, foot-stomping, country type of musical with all the slickness of a Broadway show. It offers songs, dances and romancing in such a delightful package that word-of-mouth could talk it into solid business at the boxoffice."<ref>{{cite journal |date=June 2, 1954 |title=Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |page=6 }}</ref> [[Richard L. Coe]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' declared: "Dandy dancing, singable songs and the ozone of originality make 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' the niftiest musical I've seen in months."<ref>{{cite news |last=Coe |first=Richard L. |date=August 21, 1954 |title=Seven Big Cheers For Seven Brides |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |page=6 }}</ref> ''[[Harrison's Reports]]'' called it "A thoroughly delightful blend of songs, dances and romantic comedy" with "exceptionally good musical numbers."<ref>{{cite journal |date=June 5, 1954 |title='Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' with Howard Keel and Jane Powell |journal=[[Harrison's Reports]] |page=90 }}</ref> ''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote that the dances "give the picture its remarkably spirited and exhilarating quality ... A minor weakness is the playing of Jane Powell, whose Milly is a somewhat colourless figure; Howard Keel, the brides and the brothers, however, are all admirable."<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 1954 |title=Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=21 |issue=251 |pages=175–176 }}</ref>

[[John McCarten]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' posted a dissenting negative review, writing that the film "got on my nerves" and "struck me as desperately contrived and often witless", though he did concede that there were "some fine dances" in it.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McCarten |first=John |date=July 31, 1954 |title=The Current Cinema |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |page=53 }}</ref>

===Box office===
''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' was the 5th most popular film at the British box office in 1955.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dirk Bogarde favourite film actor|newspaper=The Irish Times|location=Dublin, Ireland|date=December 29, 1955|page=9}}</ref> According to MGM records it made $5,526,000 in the US and Canada and $3,877,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $3,198,000.<ref name="Mannix" />

===Legacy===
The film came in third in a [[BBC Radio 2]] listener [[Opinion poll|poll]] of the UK's "Number One Essential Musicals"<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/paige/essentialvote.shtml Top ten musicals] – [[BBC Radio 2]]</ref> and was listed as number eight in the "Top 10 MGM musicals" in the book ''Top 10 of Film'' by Russell Ash. In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2006, it was ranked #21 on the [[American Film Institute]]'s [[AFI's 100 Years of Musicals|list of best musicals]]. In 2008, the film was ranked number 464 in ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s list of the 500 greatest films of all time.<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/500/7.asp The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time]</ref>

Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] awards ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' an 89% "Fresh" rating based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The critics' consensus states: "Buoyed by crowd-pleasing tunes and charming performances, ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' makes a successful transition from Broadway to screen that's sure to please the whole family."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven_brides_for_seven_brothers "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers] Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 May 2017.</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[27th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| [[Jack Cummings (director)|Jack Cummings]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1955 |title=The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-20 |publisher=Oscars.org ([[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]])}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| [[Albert Hackett]], [[Frances Goodrich]], and [[Dorothy Kingsley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography – Color]]
| [[George Folsey]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Ralph E. Winters]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Scoring of a Musical Picture]]
| [[Adolph Deutsch]] and [[Saul Chaplin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[8th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film from any Source]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1955/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1955 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1955 |access-date=16 September 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1955}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[7th 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]]
| [[Stanley Donen]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1950s/1954.aspx?value=1954 |title=7th DGA Awards |website=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[12th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|Most Promising Newcomer – Male]]
| [[Jeff Richards (actor, born 1924)|Jeff Richards]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/seven-brides-seven-brothers |title=Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1955}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[Laurel Awards]]
| Top Male Musical Performance
| [[Howard Keel]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1954|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1954/ |title=1954 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</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 |website=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-productions/ |title=Film Hall of Fame Inductees: Productions |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD|Outstanding Youth DVD]]
| ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' {{small|(for the Warner Bros. Edition)}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |title=Nominees & Winners – Satellite™ Awards 2005 (10th Annual Satellite™ Awards) |publisher=[[International Press Academy]]. [[Satellite Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202163316/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |archive-date=February 2, 2008 |access-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[7th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical|Best Written American Musical]]
| Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <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>
|}

The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* 2006: [[AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals]] – #21<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/musicals25.pdf |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref>