Editing Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' was a commercial success, grossing $14 million on a $2.5 million budget.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1962-01/page/n76/mode/1up?q=%22back+street%22+%22ross+hunter%22|magazine=Variety|title=1961 Rentals and Potential|date=10 Jan 1961|page=13}}</ref> The film was screened at [[Radio City Music Hall]] before its theatrical release, where ''Variety'' called it "a bright box office contender".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Breakfast at Tiffany's|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1961-10/page/n94/mode/1up?|page=7|date=11 October 1961}}</ref>

===Critical response===
[[File:Audrey Hepburn Tiffany's.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Audrey Hepburn]]'s performance  garnered widespread critical acclaim]]
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 88% of 56 critics' reviews are positive, with an average score of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "It contains some ugly anachronisms, but Blake Edwards is at his funniest in this iconic classic, and Audrey Hepburn absolutely lights up the screen."<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|breakfast_at_tiffanys|Breakfast at Tiffany's}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{Citation |title=Breakfast at Tiffany's Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/breakfast-at-tiffanys |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref>

''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine noted "[Hepburn's portrayal] is not much different from Capote's [character]. She has kicked the weed but she is still jolly Holly who runs away to find some of the finer things of life." It also pointed out the differences to Capote's novella, stating "after that out-of-Capote beginning, Edwards goes on to an out-of-character end."<ref>{{cite magazine| url= http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,872844,00.html | archive-url= https://archive.today/20120915044813/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,872844,00.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= September 15, 2012 | title= Cinema: Once Over Golightly| date= October 20, 1961 | magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date=October 3, 2010}}</ref> Hepburn's performance received rave reviews, with it considered to be one of her most memorable and identifiable roles.{{sfn|Spoto|2006|pp=204–05}} Almost a half century later, Richard Corliss of ''Time'' emphasized the level of Hepburn's performance, stating, "''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' set Hepburn on her Hollywood course" and argued her performance in the film influenced her later roles.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1580936-2,00.html| title= Audrey Hepburn: Still the Fairest Lady | date= January 20, 2007| last=Corliss | first= Richard | author-link= Richard Corliss |magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date=October 3, 2010}}</ref>

Tinee Mae of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' also gave a positive review, saying, "In the wrong hands, the unconventional, disorganized, sophisticated, innocent, utterly contradictory [lead] character could be a tiresome idiot. Audrey makes her as sweet as she is silly, as appealing as she is affected, a playgirl without scruples, a moth who doesn't quite deserve to die in a flame." Mae also praised the "slick" and "perceptive" screenplay and the "fine" supporting cast, singling out Peppard, Ebsen, Balsam and Rooney.<ref>Tinee, Mae. "A Slick Script and Fine Cast in This Film." Chicago Tribune, 20 October 1961, B11.</ref> Henry T. Murdock of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote, "''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' shines like a gem. Much of the iridescence comes from the richly impulsive performance by Hepburn as the scatterbrained, pathetic, fiercely independent lead. [Peppard] plays with understanding. Ebsen appears briefly, but to good effect [and] Rooney is too slapstick as the Japanese photographer. Edwards keeps things moving with a lilt."<ref>Murdock, Henry T. "Audrey Hepburn Stars in Role of Party Girl." The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 28, 1961, 15.</ref> The film helped rejuvenate Ebsen's career, as it helped him land the role as [[Jed Clampett]] on ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1962–1971).<ref>{{IMDb name|0001171|Buddy Ebsen|section=bio}}</ref>

A.H. Weiler of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film a "completely unbelievable but wholly captivating flight into fancy composed of unequal dollops of comedy, romance, poignancy, funny colloquialisms and Manhattan's swankiest [[East Side (Manhattan)|East Side]] areas captured in the loveliest of colors". Weiler called Hepburn "a genuinely charming, elfin waif who will be believed and adored when seen" and further praised the performances of Peppard, Balsam, Rooney, Neal and Ebsen.<ref name="nyt1961">{{cite news| last=Weiler | first= A.H.| title= The Screen: ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'': Audrey Hepburn Stars in Music Hall Comedy| url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A05EED9173AE13ABC4E53DFB667838A679EDE| date= October 6, 1961 |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] | access-date=2010-10-03}}</ref> Capote infamously disliked the film and Hepburn's performance for deviating from his novella. Capote's biographer, [[Gerald Clarke (author)|Gerald Clarke]], characterized the film as a "valentine to free-spirited women, [not] a cautionary tale about a little girl lost in the big city". He later labelled the film "a sugar and spice confection" and claimed Capote praised it as an independent work, but not as an adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Capote never liked Hepburn in iconic role|url=http://www.today.com/id/27841277/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/capote-never-liked-hepburn-iconic-role/|website=Today.com|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=10 November 2014|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730024104/http://www.today.com/id/27841277/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/capote-never-liked-hepburn-iconic-role/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In later years, [[American Film Institute]] ranked the film No. 61 in [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Passions|100 Years ... 100 Passions]] and "Moon River" as No. 4 in [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs|100 Years ... 100 Songs]]. The film was also ranked No. 486 on ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s [[Empire (magazine)#Current List, The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time|The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time]] list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/500/3.asp |title=Empire: Features |publisher=Empireonline.com |access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref>

The success of the film helped revive George Peppard's movie career after ''The Subterraneans''.<ref name="pep">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|date=29 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: George Peppard|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-george-peppard/}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[34th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Audrey Hepburn]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1962 |title=The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners |date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> <br> <ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/6998/Breakfast-At-Tiffany-s/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201111704/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/6998/Breakfast-at-Tiffany-s/awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-01 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2007 |title=NY Times: Breakfast at Tiffany's |access-date=2008-12-24}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium]]
| [[George Axelrod]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction – Color]]
| Art Direction: [[Hal Pereira]] and [[Roland Anderson]]; <br /> Set Decoration: [[Samuel M. Comer]] and [[Ray Moyer]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture]]
| [[Henry Mancini]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]]
| "[[Moon River]]" <br /> Music by Henry Mancini; <br /> Lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bambi Award]]s
| Best Actress – International
| rowspan="2"| Audrey Hepburn
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress|Best Foreign Actress]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daviddidonatello.it/motore-di-ricerca/cercavincitori3.php?idsoggetto=290&annovinci=1962 |title=Audrey Hepburn |publisher=[[David di Donatello]] |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[14th 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]]
| [[Blake Edwards]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1960s/1961.aspx?value=1961 |title=14th DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[19th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/breakfast-tiffanys |title=Breakfast at Tiffany's |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Audrey Hepburn
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year (Other Than Classical)]]
| ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' – Henry Mancini
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/4th-annual-grammy-awards |title=4th Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| "Moon River" – Henry Mancini
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| "Moon River" – Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Arrangement|Best Arrangement]]
| "Moon River" – Henry Mancini
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra|Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Other Than Dancing]]
| rowspan="2"| ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' – Henry Mancini
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or <br /> Television]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Association Awards]]
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording|Best Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording]]
| Music by Henry Mancini; <br /> Album Produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; <br /> Liner Notes by Jeff Bond; <br /> Album Art Direction by Joe Sikoryak
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2013-ifmca-awards/ |title=2013 IFMCA Awards |date=February 20, 2014 |publisher=[[International Film Music Critics Association]] |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> 
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Laurel Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Top Comedy
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 
|-
| Top Female Comedy Performance
| Audrey Hepburn
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Musical Score
| Henry Mancini
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Song
| "Moon River" <br /> Music by Henry Mancini; <br /> Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
| {{won}}
|-
| [[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=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[16th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD|Best Classic DVD]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |title=2011 Satellite Awards |publisher=[[Satellite Awards]] |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[14th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy|Best Written American Comedy]]
| George Axelrod
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |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>
|}