Editing Waiting for Guffman (section)

==Accolades and legacy==
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In December 2022, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' listed ''Waiting for Guffman'' as one of "The 100 Best Movies of All Time", saying it was "a comedy as touching as it is hilarious" and "one for the ages" that became "the ultimate cult film for a newly liberated generation".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/lists/best-movies-of-all-time/ |title=The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time |date=December 21, 2022}}</ref>

Shortly after its release, in January 1998, ''[[SFGate]]'' listed it as one of the best films of the previous year, according to ratings by 40  major critics, including those of ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/criticalconsensus/article/A-CRITICAL-CONSENSUS-THE-BEST-FILMS-OF-1997-3017457.php |title=A Critical Consensus - The Best Films of 1997 |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=January 4, 1998 |access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> The Lone Star Film & Television Awards awarded ''Waiting for Guffman'' for Best Film and Best Director.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dallas Critics Wait for Guffman, Give to the "Whole World" |url=https://www.indiewire.com/1998/02/dallas-critics-wait-for-guffman-give-to-the-whole-world-83095/ |access-date=October 25, 2022 |work=IndieWire |date=February 18, 1998}}</ref>

[[American Film Institute]] recognition:
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs]] – Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs500.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs Nominees |access-date=August 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150538/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs500.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref>

[[13th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]] recognition:<ref>{{cite web |title=356 Years of Nominees and Winners |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |website=Film Independent Spirit Awards |access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> 
* [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature|Best Feature]] - [[Karen Murphy (producer)|Karen Murphy]] (nominated)
* [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]] - [[Christopher Guest]] (nominated) 
* [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] - [[Christopher Guest]], [[Eugene Levy]] (nominated)

Actress [[Jane Lynch]] has stated her admiration of ''Waiting for Guffman'' is what made her want to work with Guest on ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Landau |first1=Jennifer |title=Jane Lynch: Actress and Activist |date=2014 |publisher=Rosen Publishing}}</ref>