Editing You've Got Mail

{{short description|1998 film by Nora Ephron}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = You've Got Mail
| image          = You've Got Mail.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Nora Ephron]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Nora Ephron
* [[Delia Ephron]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Plainlist|
* {{based on|''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]''|[[Samson Raphaelson]]}}
* {{based on|''[[Parfumerie]]''|[[Miklós László]]}}
}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lauren Shuler Donner]]
* Nora Ephron
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tom Hanks]]
* [[Meg Ryan]]
* [[Parker Posey]]
* [[Jean Stapleton]]
* [[Dave Chappelle]]
* [[Steve Zahn]]
* [[Greg Kinnear]]
}}
| cinematography = [[John Lindley (cinematographer)|John Lindley]]
| editing        = [[Richard Marks]]
| music          = [[George Fenton]]
| studio         = [[The Donners' Company|Lauren Shuler Donner Productions]]
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| released       = {{Film date|1998|12|18}}
| runtime        = 119 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 119:15 --><ref>{{cite web | url= http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/youve-got-mail-1970-1 | title= ''You've Got Mail'' (PG) | publisher= [[British Board of Film Classification]] | date= January 11, 1999 | access-date= December 3, 2016 | archive-date= December 20, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220051818/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/youve-got-mail-1970-1}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $65&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo"/>
| gross          = $250.8&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0128853/ |title= You've Got Mail (1998) |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= March 5, 2024}}</ref>
}}
'''''You've Got Mail''''' is a 1998 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Nora Ephron]], and starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Meg Ryan]] alongside [[Parker Posey]], [[Jean Stapleton]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Steve Zahn]], and [[Greg Kinnear]]. Inspired by the 1937 Hungarian play ''[[Parfumerie]]'' by [[Miklós László]] (which had earlier been adapted in 1940 as ''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]'' and in 1949 as ''[[In the Good Old Summertime]]''),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossen |first=Jake |url=https://mentalfloss.com/article/84669/9-movies-are-remakes-remakes |title=9 Movies That Are Remakes of Remakes |website=[[Mental Floss]] |date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=September 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818132205/https://mentalfloss.com/article/84669/9-movies-are-remakes-remakes |archive-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> the screenplay was co-written by Nora and [[Delia Ephron]]. It tells the story of two people in an [[Love letter|online romance]] who are unaware they are also business rivals. It marked the third pairing of Hanks and Ryan, who previously appeared together in ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]'' (1990) and ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' (1993), the latter directed by Ephron. The film takes its name from the greeting [[AOL]] users receive when they get a new email.

==Plot==
On Manhattan's [[Upper West Side]], Kathleen Kelly runs The Shop Around the Corner, an independent children's bookstore she inherited from her mother. Her romantic partner is Frank Navasky, a left-leaning columnist for ''[[The New York Observer]]''.{{efn|Frank Navasky was named after Nora Ephron's "friend [[Victor Navasky]], [at the time the] publisher and editorial director of ''[[The Nation]]''".<ref name=NYTimes1998>{{cite news |title=She's a Director With an Edge: She's a Writer |first=Dinitia |last=Smith|author-link=Dinitia Smith|date=December 13, 1998|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/13/movies/film-she-s-a-director-with-an-edge-she-s-a-writer.html}}</ref>}} While Frank is devoted to his typewriter, Kathleen prefers her laptop and using her [[AOL]] email account, under the [[User (computing)|screen name]] "Shopgirl", to exchange messages with "NY152", whom she first met in a chatroom. They agreed not to share specifics about their personal lives.

"NY152" is Joe Fox's screen name.{{efn|Joe Fox was named "after a book editor and former boyfriend [of Nora Ephron] who died in 1995."<ref name=NYTimes1998 />}} Joe's family runs Fox Books, a major bookstore chain, and he is dating Patricia Eden, an abrasive publisher. Joe is overseeing the opening of a new storefront, just a few blocks from The Shop Around the Corner. Kathleen's three shop assistants—George, Birdie, and Christina—worry the new Fox Books will hurt business, but Kathleen dismisses their concerns.

While on an outing with his 11-year-old aunt Annabel and 4-year-old half-brother Matthew, Joe takes them to Kathleen's store for a storytime event. Joe and Kathleen meet, but when she expresses disdain for the new Fox Books store, he withholds his last name. Later that week, Kathleen learns Joe's true identity when they meet again at a book publishing party. She accuses him of deception and spying, while he belittles her store, earning each other's hostility.

"Shopgirl" emails "NY152" asking for business advice; he urges she fight back. Frank pens a column supporting The Shop Around the Corner that draws widespread attention, leading to talk show appearances, news coverage, and picketing outside Fox Books. Joe is aggravated by the negative publicity, but his father says it will blow over once they open.

"Shopgirl" and "NY152" arrange to meet at a café. Joe arrives with Kevin, his Fox Books store manager. Kevin peeks through the window and informs Joe that his pen pal is actually his professional nemesis. Joe initially walks away, then joins Kathleen at the table without revealing his online identity. They clash again, and Kathleen insults him, causing Joe to leave. Kathleen believes "NY152" never showed up. Later that night, "Shopgirl" emails "NY152" to say she finally stood up to an unpleasant person but now feels terrible about it. "NY152" apologizes for not being there and assures Kathleen that anything she said to the other person was likely deserved and probably provoked.

Despite efforts to save The Shop Around the Corner, business steadily declines, while the new Fox Books thrives. Kathleen closes the store and decides she will write children's books. Later, she and Frank amicably end their relationship. Joe breaks up with Patricia and realizes his feelings for Kathleen. He slowly builds a face-to-face relationship with her, without revealing his online identity.

Eventually, "NY152" arranges another meeting with "Shopgirl". Right before the meetup, Joe sees Kathleen and confesses his feelings, imploring her to forgive his past animosity. Kathleen becomes emotional, hinting she feels the same but cannot forego her feelings for "NY152". Upon arriving at the meeting place, Kathleen, hearing a voice calling for Brinkley, "NY152's" dog, realizes it is Joe Fox. She says she hoped it would be him, and they kiss.

==Cast==
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{{Cast listing|
* [[Tom Hanks]] as Joe Fox
* [[Meg Ryan]] as Kathleen Kelly
** [[Katie Sagona]] as young Kathleen Kelly
* [[Parker Posey]] as Patricia Eden
* [[Jean Stapleton]] as Birdie
* [[Dave Chappelle]] as Kevin
* [[Steve Zahn]] as George
* [[Dabney Coleman]] as Nelson Fox, Joe's father
* [[Greg Kinnear]] as Frank Navasky
* [[Heather Burns]] as Christina
* [[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]] as Schuyler Fox
* [[Deborah Rush]] as Veronica Grant
* [[Hallee Hirsh]] as Annabel Fox
* Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Matt Fox
* [[Cara Seymour]] as Gillian Quinn
* [[Michael Badalucco]] as Charlie
* [[Veanne Cox]] as Miranda Margulies
* [[Bruce Jay Friedman]] as Vince Mancini
* [[Sara Ramirez]] as Rose, the cashier
* [[Reiko Aylesworth]] as a Thanksgiving guest
* Kathryn Meisle as Cecilia Kelly
* [[Chris Messina]] as a Fox salesperson
* [[Jane Adams (actress, born 1965)|Jane Adams]] as TV interviewer Sydney Anne (uncredited)
}}

==Production==
===Influences===
''You've Got Mail'' is based on the 1937 Hungarian play ''[[Parfumerie]]'' by [[Miklós László]] and its adaptations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ng |first=David |title='Parfumerie,' a 1936 Hungarian play, is an overlooked inspiration |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 27, 2013 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-parfumerie-play-20131127-story.html |access-date=October 13, 2015 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124153437/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-parfumerie-play-20131127-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Parfumerie'' was later remade as ''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]'', a 1940 film by [[Ernst Lubitsch]], which in 1949 was adapted as a musical film, ''[[In the Good Old Summertime]]'' by [[Robert Z. Leonard]] starring [[Judy Garland]] and [[Van Johnson]] and, finally, in 1963 as a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical with ''[[She Loves Me]]'' by [[Jerry Bock]] and [[Sheldon Harnick]] (composer and lyricist, respectively, of ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''). ''You've Got Mail'' updates that concept with the use of email, and the lead character's workplace is named "The Shop Around the Corner" as a nod to the 1940 film.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |last= King |first= Susan |title= With 'You've Got Mail,' You Get Lots of Other Goodies Too |newspaper= [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= May 6, 1999 |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-06-ca-34378-story.html |access-date= October 13, 2015 |url-access=subscription |archive-date= November 24, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151124103137/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/may/06/entertainment/ca-34378 |url-status=live}}</ref> Influences from [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' can also be seen in the relationship between Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly—a reference pointed out by these characters actually discussing Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in the film. The joke when Tom Hanks explains that the little girl is really his aunt is taken from [[Israel Zangwill]]'s story "A New Matrimonial Relation" in ''The Bachelors' Club'' (1891).<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/366570/summary|title=''The Master'': Reclaiming Zangwill's Only Künstlerroman|first=Lilian|last=Falk|date=March 14, 2018|journal=English Literature in Transition, 1880–1920|volume=44|issue=3|pages=275–296|via=[[Project Muse]]|access-date=March 14, 2018|archive-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221731/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/366570/summary|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[Julia Roberts]] was offered the role of Kathleen Kelly, but declined due to a lack of good rom-com scripts at the time, the role eventually went to Meg Ryan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/julia-roberts-rejected-youve-got-mail-my-best-friends-wedding-sequel-1235829460/ | title=Julia Roberts Turned Down Meg Ryan's 'You've Got Mail' Role Amid Rom-Com Streak, Says 'My Best Friend's Wedding' Warrants a Sequel | date=December 8, 2023 }}</ref>

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] took place primarily on New York City's [[Upper West Side]]. Principal photography began on February 25, 1998, and completed on June 8, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/327790/youve-got-mail#notes|title=You've Got Mail|website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref><ref name="LATimes"/><ref name="Vanity Fair">{{cite magazine |last=Carlson |first=Erin |title=You've Got Nora: A Valentine's Day Tribute to Nora Ephron |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=February 13, 2015 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/youve-got-mail-oral-history |access-date=October 13, 2015 |url-access=limited |archive-date=October 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013001843/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/youve-got-mail-oral-history |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/youve-got-mail-guide-to-new-york |title=The "You've Got Mail" Guide To New York |last=Etkin |first=Jaimie |date=December 19, 2013 |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |access-date=March 3, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921044232/https://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/youve-got-mail-guide-to-new-york |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Delia Ephron]], recalling the film's bookstore setting, said, "Once we decided that she would be an independent bookstore owner, the reason we made it a children's bookstore is, I think, we always tried to make movies as personal as we could. To find the thing in it that was personal. And we grew up loving children's books more than anything."<ref name="Vanity Fair"/> [[Nora Ephron]] similarly remarked in the film's audio commentary, "This was something that was very important to us—that there be first editions of old children's books. It's part of what make [sic] this a serious bookstore. We wanted to sell the idea that this was a place that really cared about the history of children's literature."<ref name="Vanity Fair"/> Additionally, Ephron had Ryan and Burns rehearse and work at [[Books of Wonder]], an independent New York City children's bookstore, for a week prior to filming in order to get them into character.<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd Van |first=Luling |title=5 Things You Didn't Know About 'You've Got Mail' |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=May 19, 2015 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/19/youve-got-mail-trivia_n_7309240.html |access-date=October 13, 2015 |archive-date=October 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029130924/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/19/youve-got-mail-trivia_n_7309240.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The filming location used as the bookstore was at 106 West 69th Street, at that time Maya Shaper's Cheese and Antique Shop.<ref>{{cite web|title='You've Got Mail' Turns 20 Years Old — See How Much the Upper West Side Has Changed|first=Amber |last=Garrett |date=Dec 12, 2018|url=https://www.distractify.com/entertainment/2018/12/12/o1cy6gP/youve-got-mail-film-locations|work=Distractify}}</ref>

[[Michael Palin]] was initially cast as a reclusive novelist based on [[Thomas Pynchon]], but his scenes were cut from the film.<ref name="Vanity Fair"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Palin |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Palin |title=Travelling to Work: Diaries 1988–1998 |location=London |publisher=[[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]] |year=2014 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/travellingtowork0000pali/page/470/mode/2up 470–71], [https://archive.org/details/travellingtowork0000pali/page/504/mode/2up 504] |isbn=978-0-297-84441-9}}</ref>

=== Website ===
The film's original website remained live until at least May 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youvegotmail.warnerbros.com/|title=You've Got Mail|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510200201/http://youvegotmail.warnerbros.com/|archive-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> The website has proven to be fodder for criticism of web design from the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/youve-got-mail-website/|title=The You've Got Mail Website From 1998 Is Still Up And Wow The Internet Was Terrible Then|last=Maggs|first=Sam|author-link=Sam Maggs|date=January 30, 2014|website=[[The Mary Sue]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710131524/https://www.themarysue.com/youve-got-mail-website/|archive-date=July 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/19092-you-ve-got-mail-original-website-amazon-prime|title=6 Highlights from the Original 'You've Got Mail' Website|last=Logan|first=Megan|date=August 2, 2016|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710131512/https://www.inverse.com/article/19092-you-ve-got-mail-original-website-amazon-prime|archive-date=July 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hellogiggles.com/website-for-youve-got-mail/|title=The website for the movie 'You've Got Mail' is a '90s web design time capsule, and we're obsessed|last=Foy|first=Kenya|website=[[HelloGiggles]]|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Main|You've Got Mail (soundtrack)}}
A [[You've Got Mail (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] was released on December 1, 1998, featuring a mixture of classics from the 1950s and 1970s, particularly the work of [[Harry Nilsson]], as well as new original recordings and covers.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r381313|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}</ref> The score to the film was written by English composer [[George Fenton]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Clemmensen |first=Christian |title=You've Got Mail soundtrack review |website=[[Filmtracks]] |date=April 1, 1999 |url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/youve_got.html |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110000806/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/youve_got.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
''You've Got Mail'' grossed $115.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $135 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $250.8 million.<ref name="mojo"/> The film debuted at number one at the North American box office above ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', earning $18.4&nbsp;million on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |title=Weekend Box Office |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 22, 1998 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-22-ca-56365-story.html |access-date=November 10, 2011 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104042030/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/22/entertainment/ca-56365 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response===
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''You've Got Mail'' holds an approval rating of 70% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Great chemistry between the leads made this a warm and charming delight."<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/youve_got_mail/ | title= ''You've Got Mail'' | website= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date= July 11, 2022}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/youve-got-mail | title= ''You've Got Mail'' | website= [[Metacritic]] | access-date= February 4, 2024}}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade of A− on a scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= You've Got Mail (1998) A− |publisher= [[CinemaScore]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= December 20, 2018}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three-out-of-four stars and lauded the "immensely lovable" main characters.<ref>{{cite news |last= Ebert |first= Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |title= You've Got Mail Movie Review (1998) |newspaper= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date= December 18, 1998 |url= http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/youve-got-mail-1998 |access-date= October 13, 2015 |via= [[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date= July 8, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140708185219/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/youve-got-mail-1998 |url-status= live}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' also praised the film, writing of the leads, "Ms. Ryan plays her role blithely and credibly this time, with an air of freshness, a minimum of cute fidgeting and a lot of fond chemistry with Mr. Hanks. And he continues to amaze. Once again, he fully inhabits a new role without any obvious actorly behavior, to the point where comparisons to [[James Stewart]] ... really cannot be avoided."<ref>{{cite news |last= Maslin |first= Janet |author-link= Janet Maslin |title= Film Review; hanks&ryan@romance.com |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= December 18, 1998 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/18/movies/film-review-hanks-ryan-romancecom.html |access-date= October 13, 2015 |archive-date= October 2, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002112339/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9505EEDE113DF93BA25751C1A96E958260 |url-status= live}}</ref> Lael Loewenstein of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' similarly called it a "winning romantic comedy" and praised the chemistry between Hanks and Ryan, writing, "they show why they are two of Hollywood's most bankable and, in many ways, most traditional stars."<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Loewenstein |first= Lael |title= Review: 'You've Got Mail' |magazine= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= December 13, 1998 |url= https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/you-ve-got-mail-1200456233/ |access-date= October 13, 2015 |archive-date= January 7, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160107035752/http://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/you-ve-got-mail-1200456233/ |url-status= live}}</ref> and [[Gene Shalit]] on the ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Show]]'' called the film "exciting and enchanting".

[[Nathan Rabin]] of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' disliked the film, and wrote: "Takes almost two self-infatuated, smarmy, condescending, cringe-inducingly sentimental hours to reach its pre-ordained conclusion" and called the film "almost unwatchably saccharine, representing pretty much everything wrong with today's big-budget, high-concept Hollywood filmmaking."<ref>{{cite web |last= Rabin |first= Nathan |author-link= Nathan Rabin |date= January 29, 2003 |title= You've Got Mail |url= http://www.theonionavclub.com/review.php?review_id=1404 |website= [[The A.V. Club]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030426203237/http://www.theonionavclub.com/review.php?review_id=1404 |archive-date= April 26, 2003}}</ref> Michael O'Sullivan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' criticized the film's use of [[product placement]] and its overly "adorable" characters, writing, "For some reason, this film made me feel like a Christmas goose being fattened for slaughter. Its force-fed diet of whimsy cloyed long before the eagerly anticipated romantic payoff arrived to put me out of my misery."<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Michael |title='Mail': Pushing Your Buttons |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 18, 1998 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/reviews/youvegotmailosullivan.htm |access-date=October 13, 2015 |archive-date=November 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108000423/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/reviews/youvegotmailosullivan.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Maitland McDonagh also criticized the incongruous product placement "In a film about the ruthless corporate destruction of small businesses, it's hard not to flinch at the prominent placement accorded IBM, Starbucks, and AOL logos."<ref>{{cite web |last= McDonagh |first= Maitland |author-link= Maitland McDonagh |title= You've Got Mail |url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/youve-got-mail/review/133666/ |publisher= [[TV Guide]] |access-date= May 18, 2020 |archive-date= May 10, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200510024137/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/youve-got-mail/review/133666/}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' later included ''You've Got Mail'' in their list of "Most Egregious Product Placements in Movie & TV History" for the film's frequent use of [[AOL]] trademarks (AOL would later merge with film distributor Warner Bros' parent company [[Time Warner]] to form [[WarnerMedia|AOL Time Warner]] in 2000).<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Kroll |first= Katy |title= The Most Egregious Product Placements in Movie & TV History |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= June 4, 2013 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/the-most-egregious-product-placements-in-movie-tv-history-20130604 |access-date= October 13, 2015 |archive-date= October 26, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151026044552/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/the-most-egregious-product-placements-in-movie-tv-history-20130604 |url-status= live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 99%;"
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Date of ceremony
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Recipient(s)
!Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[American Comedy Awards#American Comedy Award 8|American Comedy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |February 7, 1999
|Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
|[[Meg Ryan]]
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="2" |{{cn|date=May 2025}}
|-
|Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
| rowspan="2" |[[Tom Hanks]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| rowspan="3" |June 16, 1999
|Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-20 |title=Star-Studded Excitement of Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards(R) Featured at www.blockbuster.com -- re> DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-studded-excitement-of-fifth-annual-blockbuster-entertainment-awardsr-featured-at-wwwblockbustercom-74842112.html |access-date=2024-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620091051/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-studded-excitement-of-fifth-annual-blockbuster-entertainment-awardsr-featured-at-wwwblockbustercom-74842112.html |archive-date=June 20, 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|Favorite Actress - Comedy/Romance
|Meg Ryan
|{{Won}}
|-
|Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance
|[[Greg Kinnear]]
|{{Won}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[BMI Film & TV Awards]]
|January 1, 1999
|BMI Film Music Award
|[[George Fenton]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-01-01 |title=BMI Film/TV Awards: 1999 |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi_film_tv_awards_1999 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=BMI.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[56th Golden Globe Awards|January 24, 1999]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="3" |Meg Ryan
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hontz |first=Bill Higgins,Jenny |date=1998-12-17 |title='Truman,' Bard win noms |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/truman-bard-win-noms-1117489548/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]
|[[1999 Kids' Choice Awards|May 1, 1999]]
|Favorite Movie Actress
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=This Day in Pop: Britney performs at the Kids' Choice Awards 1999 (May 01) |url=https://exhale.breatheheavy.com/forums/topic/791525-this-day-in-pop-britney-performs-at-the-kids-choice-awards-1999-may-01/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=BreatheHeavy {{!}} Exhale |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | [[Satellite Awards]]
| rowspan="3" |[[3rd Golden Satellite Awards|January 17, 1999]]
|[[Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture|Best Actress – Musical or Comedy]]
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2008-02-01 |title=INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY: SATELLITE: Awards |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |access-date=2024-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Film – Musical or Comedy]]
|''You've Got Mail''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
|"Anyone at All"
|{{Nominated}}
|}

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
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