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It lost out to The Piano for Best Original Screenplay while the song 'A Wink and a Smile' lost out to 'Streets of Philadelphia' (another Tom Hanks movie) for Best Original Song. Sleepless in Seattle received two nominations for awards in the 66th Academy Awards (held in 1994), but did not win either of them.

#JESSICA SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE PROFESSIONAL#

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 71% out of 45 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.5/10. The film received positive reviews from critics. ' When I Fall in Love' by Celine Dion and Clive Griffin – 4:21.' Make Someone Happy' by Jimmy Durante – 1:52.'An Affair to Remember' by Marc Shaiman – 2:31.' Stand by Your Man' by Tammy Wynette – 2:41.'A Wink and a Smile' by Harry Connick, Jr.' Bye Bye Blackbird' by Joe Cocker – 3:30.' Back in the Saddle Again' by Gene Autry – 2:36.' In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning' by Carly Simon – 3:16.' A Kiss to Build a Dream On' by Louis Armstrong – 3:01.' As Time Goes By' by Jimmy Durante – 2:28.The film was originally to have been scored by John Barry, but when he was given a list of 20 songs he had to put in the film, he quit. Julia Roberts and Kim Basinger were reportedly offered the role of Annie Reed, but both turned it down. Hanks and Ryan had previously acted together in Joe Versus the Volcano and would later star together in You've Got Mail. Sam indicates they should go, momentarily making it unclear what his intentions are, until he says 'Shall we?', offers his hand to Annie, and the three go down the elevator together. Annie asks Jonah if the teddy bear is his, and he says it is. As she pulls out Jonah's teddy bear from the backpack, Sam and Jonah emerge from the elevator, and the three meet for the first time. She discovers a backpack that Jonah has left behind.

In spite of the observation deck being deserted, Annie convinces the elevator operator to let her take a quick look around. Annie convinces the guard to allow her to go to observation deck ( An Affair to Remember is the guard's wife's favorite movie) and arrives just moments after the doors to the down elevator close with Sam and Jonah inside. She rushes to the Empire State Building but the observation deck has closed. Meanwhile, Annie has seen the skyscraper from the Rainbow Room where she is dining with Walter and confesses her doubts to him. Sam, distraught, follows Jonah and finds him on the observation deck. Jonah goes to observation deck and asks every unattached woman if she is Annie. With Jessica's help, Jonah flies to New York without his father's permission, and goes to the Empire State Building in search of Annie.

She decides she is being foolish and goes to New York to meet Walter for Valentine's Day. He recognizes her from the airport and says 'Hello', but Annie can only respond with another 'hello' before fleeing. Annie watches Sam and Jonah playing on the beach together but mistakes Sam's sister Suzy for his girlfriend. While dropping Victoria off at the airport for a flight, Sam sees Annie exiting from her plane and is taken by her, although he has no idea who she is. On the advice of his friend Jessica, Jonah replies to Annie agreeing to the New York meeting.

Jonah, a baseball fan, reads Annie's letter and likes that it mentions the Baltimore Orioles but fails to convince his father to go to New York to meet Annie. Sam begins dating a coworker, Victoria, whom Jonah dislikes. She does not intend to mail it, but her friend and editor Becky does it for her and agrees to send Annie to Seattle to 'look into doing a story on those radio shows.' After watching the film An Affair to Remember, Annie impulsively writes a letter suggesting that Sam meet her on top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. She is engaged to Walter but feels there is something missing from their relationship. One of the listeners is Annie Reed, a Baltimore Sun reporter. Hundreds of women from around the country hear the program, and touched by the story, write to Sam. Jonah persuades Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses Maggie. He and his young son Jonah start new lives in Seattle, but Sam still grieves.ġ8 months later, on Christmas Eve 1992, Jonah-who wants his father to find a new wife-calls into a talk radio show. Sam Baldwin, a Chicago architect, loses his wife Maggie to cancer.

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