Joy (2015 film)
2015 film by David O. Russell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire.
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Directed by | David O. Russell |
Screenplay by | David O. Russell |
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Cinematography | Linus Sandgren |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $60 million[2] |
Box office | $101.1 million[3] |
Joy received a theatrical release on December 25, 2015, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $101 million worldwide, and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Lawrence's performance, but criticism for the writing and pacing of the film.
Joy earned Lawrence the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, in addition to nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress, with the latter making the 25-year-old the youngest person in history to receive four Academy Award nominations.[4] The film also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.