Editing Short Cuts (section)

==Reception==
''Short Cuts'' received critical acclaim. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 95% approval rating, based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Robert Altman's ensemble drama deftly integrates its disparate characters and episodes into a funny, poignant, emotionally satisfying whole."<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|short_cuts|Short Cuts}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a score of 81 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Metacritic film|title=Short Cuts}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four stars and wrote: "Los Angeles always seems to be waiting for something. Permanence seems out of reach; some great apocalyptic event is on the horizon, and people view the future tentatively. Robert Altman's 'Short Cuts' captures that uneasiness perfectly in its interlocking stories about people who seem trapped in the present, always juggling."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/short-cuts-1993 |title=Short Cuts |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=October 22, 1993 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=December 14, 2018 }}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "The lives are often desperate and the characters inarticulate, but the group portrait is as grandly, sometimes as hilariously, realized as anything the director has ever done."<ref>{{cite news|last=Canby|first=Vincent|author-link=Vincent Canby|date=October 1, 1993|title=Review/Film Festival: Short Cuts; Altman's Tumultuous Panorama|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/01/movies/review-film-festival-short-cuts-altman-s-tumultuous-panorama.html|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006075053/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/01/movies/review-film-festival-short-cuts-altman-s-tumultuous-panorama.html|archive-date=October 6, 2023|access-date=November 16, 2023|url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film four out of four stars and called it "a brilliant companion piece" to ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]''.<ref>[[Gene Siskel|Siskel, Gene]] (October 22, 1993). "Altman's surreal 'Short Cuts' turns the everyday into art". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Section 7, page C.</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film "is not equally involving all the time. Some performances are stronger than others, some situations more entertaining, and some choices Altman has made, like an overreliance on female nudity that borders on the exploitative, difficult to defend. But whenever interest lags, a look, a moment, a ''frisson'' of regret will cross the screen and the emotional connection is restored."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Turan |date=October 8, 1993 |title=Movie Reviews : Robert Altman Finds His Way to Carverville |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-08-ca-43332-story.html |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=F12 |language=en-US}}</ref> Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' panned the film as "a cynical, sexist and shallow work" populated with "whiny, inert and mostly unlikable characters."<ref>Kempley, Rita (October 22, 1993). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/shortcutsrkempley_a0a3c0.htm 'Short Cuts': Back Road To Hell]". ''[[The Washington Post]]'' C1.</ref>

===Accolades===
''Short Cuts'' was named one of the best films of 1993 by over 50 film critics.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 January 1994 |last1=McGilligan |first1=Pat |last2=Rowl |first2=Mark |title=86 Thumbs Up! For Once, The Nation's Critics Agree on the Year's Best Movies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1994/01/09/86-thumbs-up-for-once-the-nations-critics-agree-on-the-years-best-movies/1bbb0968-690e-4c02-9c8b-0c3b4b5b4a1e/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> Only ''[[The Piano]]'' and ''[[Schindler's List]]'' appeared on more lists.

Altman was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] (but lost to [[Steven Spielberg]] for ''[[Schindler's List]]'') and shared a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] with Barhydt (lost to [[Steven Zaillian]] for ''Schindler's List''). The cast won a Special Golden Globe Award for their ensemble acting. The film also won the prestigious [[Golden Lion]] and the [[Volpi Cup]] for Best Ensemble Cast at the [[Venice Film Festival]].
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
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|1993 || [[Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || [[Robert Altman]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 |title=1994 - Oscars.org |website=Academy Awards |date=4 October 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
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|rowspan=2|[[51st Golden Globe Awards|1993]] || rowspan=2|[[Golden Globe Awards]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}} ||rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1994 |title=Winners & Nominees 1994 |website=Golden Globes |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Special Award for Ensemble || ''Short Cuts'' || {{won}} 
|-
|rowspan=4|[[50th Venice International Film Festival|1993]] || rowspan=4|[[Venice Film Festival]] || [[Golden Lion]] || rowspan=3|Robert Altman ||{{won}} ||rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/history-venice-film-festival |title=The 90s |website=La Biennale di Venezia|date=7 December 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| FIPRESCI Prize || {{won}}
|-
| Pasinetti Award || {{won}}
|-
| Special Volpi Cup || [[Andie MacDowell]] <br/> [[Bruce Davison]] <br/> [[Jack Lemmon]] <br/> Zane Cassidy <br/> [[Julianne Moore]] <br/> [[Matthew Modine]] <br/> [[Anne Archer]] <br/> [[Fred Ward]] <br/> [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] <br/> [[Chris Penn]] <br/> Joseph C. Hopkins <br/> Josette Maccario <br/> [[Lili Taylor]] <br/> [[Robert Downey Jr.]] <br/> [[Madeleine Stowe]] <br/> [[Tim Robbins]] <br/> Cassie Friel <br/> Dustin Friel <br/> Austin Friel <br/> [[Lily Tomlin]] <br/> [[Tom Waits]] <br/> [[Frances McDormand]] <br/> [[Peter Gallagher]] <br/> Jarrett Lennon <br/> [[Annie Ross]] <br/> [[Lori Singer]] <br/> [[Lyle Lovett]] <br/> [[Buck Henry]] <br/> [[Huey Lewis]] <br/> Danny Darst || {{won}}
|-
|[[20th César Awards|1995]] || [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academie-cinema.org/en/awards/ |title=1995 - Best Foreign Film |website=www.academie-cinema.org |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|[[9th Independent Spirit Awards|1993]] || rowspan=4|[[Independent Spirit Awards]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film|Best Feature]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{won}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |title=1994 Nominees |website=Film Independent Spirit Awards |access-date=July 8, 2022 |page=47}}</ref>
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|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{won}}
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|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{won}}
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|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]] ||[[Julianne Moore]] || {{nom}}
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|[[National Board of Review Awards 1993|1993]] || [[National Board of Review]] || Top Ten Films of 1993 || ''Short Cuts'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 Archives |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1993/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=National Board of Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|rowspan=5|[[1993 National Society of Film Critics Awards|1993]] || rowspan=5|[[National Society of Film Critics]] || [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=5| <ref>{{cite news|title=Crix crown Spielberg |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/news/crix-crown-spielberg-117103/ |date=January 3, 1994 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
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|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{nom}} 
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || [[Madeline Stowe]] || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] || {{nom}} 
|-
|[[1993 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1993]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernard |first=Jami |date=December 19, 1993 |title=Critics' Choice: 'List,' 'piano' |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-12-19/entertainment/9312170773_1_schindler-s-list-piano-year-s-best-film |url-status=dead |access-date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214325/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-12-19/entertainment/9312170773_1_schindler-s-list-piano-year-s-best-film |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|1993]] || rowspan=2|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] || [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-13-ca-1521-story.html |title=L.A. Critics Pick 'Schindler's List' as Best Picture |date=December 13, 1993 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
|-
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}} 
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993|1993]] || rowspan=4|[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] || [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-16-9401160280-story.html |title=Some Simple Truths About Critics' Votes |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=January 16, 1994 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708075428/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-16-9401160280-story.html |archive-date=2022-07-08 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=2022-07-08 }}</ref> 
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|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || [[Andie MacDowell]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1993|1993]] || [[Boston Society of Film Critics]] || [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebsfc.org/PastWin.html#d1993 |website=Boston Society of Film Critics |title=BSFC Winners - 1993 (December 18th) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011145714/http://www.thebsfc.org/PastWin.html#d1993 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Year-end lists ===
* Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked)&nbsp;– Mike Mayo, ''[[The Roanoke Times]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Mayo |first=Mike |date=December 30, 1994 |title=The Hits and Misses at the Movies in '94 |edition=Metro |page=1 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1994/rt9412/941230/12300096.htm |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
* No. 1. [[Peter Travers]], ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |date=December 23, 1993 |title=The 10 Best Movies of 1993 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-10-best-movies-of-1993-174616/ |url-access=registration |access-date=July 8, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* No. 1. [[Armond White]], ''[[The City Sun]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=January–February 2000 |title=Film Comment's Best of the Nineties Poll: Part Four |url=https://www.filmcomment.com/article/film-comments-best-of-the-90s-poll-part-four/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=Film Comment |publisher=[[Film at Lincoln Center]] |language=en}}</ref>
* No. 2. [[Gene Siskel]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siskel |first=Gene |date=December 18, 1993 |title=These Are The Best Movies of the Year |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>