Editing What's Eating Gilbert Grape (section)

==Reception==
[[File:Leonardo DiCaprio.jpeg|thumb|upright|right|[[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'s performance received widespread critical acclaim, garnering the then-19-year-old a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], making him the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 4|seventh-youngest]] Best Supporting Actor nominee.]]

The film had a limited release December 17, 1993, and wide release March 4, 1994.<ref name=mojo>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl827622913/weekend/|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - Weekend Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2008-12-30}}</ref> The wide release garnered $2,104,938 in its first weekend. It was considered a [[box-office bomb]], with the total domestic gross for the film of $10,032,765, although it achieved greater success on home video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/whats-eating-gilbert-grape|title=10 Surprising Facts About 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'|first=Grace|last=Eire|website=littlethings.com|date=July 18, 2017|accessdate=March 24, 2023}}</ref>

The film received positive reviews, with many critics praising the performances by Depp, DiCaprio, and Cates. The latter was singled out for his performance in the film, many saying that DiCaprio stole the film from the lead actor, Depp. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film was given a 90% score, and an average rating of 7.40/10, based on 50 reviews. The site's consensus states: "It's sentimental and somewhat predictable, but those are small complaints, given the tender atmosphere and moving performances at the heart of ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape''."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whats_eating_gilbert_grape/|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] calculated an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whats-eating-gilbert-grape |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' film critic, [[Janet Maslin]], praised DiCaprio's performance, writing, "The film's real show-stopping turn comes from Mr. DiCaprio, who makes Arnie's many [[tic]]s so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch... The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE0D61631F934A25751C1A965958260|title=Movie Review: What's Eating Gilbert Grape|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=1993-12-17|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2008-12-30}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' described it as "one of the most enchanting films of the year," and said that DiCaprio deserved to win the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], for which he was nominated.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=1994-03-04|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/whats-eating-gilbert-grape-1994|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Roger Ebert|publisher=rogerebert.com}}</ref>

[[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found the film a "bemused view on life", and remarked that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/what-s-eating-gilbert-grape-1200434881/|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=1993-12-05|magazine=Variety|access-date=2008-12-30}}</ref>

''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s [[Desson Thomson|Desson Howe]] thought that the film was an earnest but highly predictable effort.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/whatseatinggilbertgrapepg13howe_a0b036.htm|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape|last=Howe|first=Desson|date=1994-03-04|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2008-12-30}}</ref>

''[[Film Review (magazine)|Film Review]]'' praised Leonardo DiCaprio as the mentally disabled brother, calling it "a performance of astonishing innocence and spontaneity," bringing "a touching credibility to a very difficult part."<ref name="Cameron-Wilson148">{{Cite book|last1=Cameron-Wilson|first1=James|last2=Speed|first2=F. Maurice|title=Film Review 1994-5|year=1994|publisher=Virgin Books|location=Great Britain|isbn=0-86369-842-5|page=148}}</ref>

=== Year-end lists ===
* 2nd&nbsp;– David Elliott, ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Elliott|first=David|date=December 25, 1994|title=On the big screen, color it a satisfying time|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|edition=1, 2|page=E=8}}</ref>
* 4th&nbsp;– Dan Craft, ''[[The Pantagraph]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Craft|first=Dan|date=December 30, 1994 |title=Success, Failure and a Lot of In-between; Movies '94|newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]]|page=B1}}</ref>
* 7th&nbsp;– [[Stephen Hunter]], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|date=December 25, 1994|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-12-25-1994359091-story.html|title=Films worthy of the title 'best' in short supply MOVIES|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Duane Dudek, ''[[Milwaukee Sentinel]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Dudek|first=Duane|date=December 30, 1994|title=1994 was a year of slim pickings|work=Milwaukee Sentinel|page=3}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Steve Persall, ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Persall|first=Steve|date=December 30, 1994|title=Fiction': The art of filmmaking|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=8|edition=City}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Bob Carlton, ''[[The Birmingham News]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlton|first=Bob|date=December 29, 1994|title=It Was a Good Year at Movies|work=[[The Birmingham News]]|page=12-01}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="5" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Awards
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Category
! Recipients and nominees
! Result
|-
|[[66th Academy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The 66th Academy Awards |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 |website=oscars.org |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|rowspan=5|[[Leonardo DiCaprio]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[51st Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees 1994 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1994 |website=goldenglobes.com |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120336/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1994 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1993|65th National Board of Review Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1993 Award Winners |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1993/ |website=National Board of Review |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1993 - Winners of the 6th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |website=chicagofilmcritics.org |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
| Most Promising Young Actor
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=19th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/1993.php |website=lafca.net |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
| New Generation Award
| {{won}}
|}