Joy (2015 film)

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Joy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid O. Russell
Screenplay byDavid O. Russell
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLinus Sandgren
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) (New York City)
  • December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[2]
Box office$101.1 million[3]

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.

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.

  1. ^ "JOY (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ McClintock, Pamela (December 22, 2015). "Making of 'Joy': How Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell Survived Endless Blizzards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Joy (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference joy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).