Editing Under Siege (section)

=== Critical response ===
Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref> Reviewers praised Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey's performances as the film's villains.<ref>{{cite news |author= Roger Ebert | author-link= Roger Ebert |title= Under Siege|newspaper= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/under-siege-1992 |access-date=2010-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 1992-10-09 |first=Vincent |last=Canby |title=Review/Film; Steven Seagal on a Ship in Hot Water |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/09/movies/review-film-steven-seagal-on-a-ship-in-hot-water.html |access-date=2010-09-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140304172516/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/09/movies/review-film-steven-seagal-on-a-ship-in-hot-water.html |archive-date= March 4, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= 'Under Siege' Delivers Laughs, Thrills|newspaper= [[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1992-10-09|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-09-ca-431-story.html|access-date=2010-09-10|first=Michael|last=Wilmington}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a score of 83% based on reviews from 30 critics. The site's consensus states: "A well-directed action thriller that makes the most of its confined setting, ''Under Siege'' marks a high point for early '90s action—and its star's spotty filmography."<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|under_siege}}</ref> This is one of the few Steven Seagal films to receive a fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, along with ''[[Executive Decision]]'' and ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]'', being called "''[[Die Hard]]'' on a battleship" by film critics. On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
It was also the only Seagal movie to receive an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination, earning two nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Effects Editing]] ([[John Leveque]] and [[Bruce Stambler]]) and for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] ([[Donald O. Mitchell]], [[Frank A. Montaño]], [[Rick Hart (sound engineer)|Rick Hart]] and [[Scott D. Smith]]).<ref name="Oscars1993">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-10-22|work=oscars.org}}</ref> It did not win in either category, losing to ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' and ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weinrub |first=Bernald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-oscars-night-start/123764249/ |title=Oscar's night started at noon in Hollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429231955/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-oscars-night-start/123764249/ |date=March 30, 1993 |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |page=9 |work=The New York Times |publisher=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> [[Harrison Ford]] saw a rough cut of the film and approved director Andrew Davis for ''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/andrew-davis-hollywood-interview.html|website=The Hollywood Interview|date=April 2012|title=Andrew Davis Interview}}</ref>