
^ 'Evening Standard British Film Awards 1990-2001', London Evening Standard, 10 January 2003. ^ Alan Rickman: The Unauthorised Biography (2012) Maureen Paton, Random House, ISBN9781448132645. ^ a b 'Flashback: Juliet Stevenson on working with Anthony Minghella in 1990', Daily Telegraph. ^ a b Anthony Minghella, Commentary with the MGM DVD release. ^ Truly, Madly, Deeply at Box Office Mojo. Rickman and Stevenson were nominated for best actor and actress by BAFTA. Won Critics' Award and Best Actress (Juliet Stevenson) at the 1992 Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival. Minghella won Most Promising Newcomer from the Evening Standard British Film Awards. Rickman and Stevenson won Best Actor and Best Actress awards from the Evening Standard British Film Awards. BAFTA's award for best original screenplay. Australian Film Institute's Best Foreign Film Award. At Metacritic the film has weighted mean score of 72 out of 100 based on 16 reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 72% of the professional critics have given the film a positive review.
Roger Ebert called it 'a Ghost for grownups' (a common comparison because of the shared theme of lovers returning as ghosts and the concurrent releases of the films) and considered the film to reveal 'some truths that are, the more you think about them, really pretty profound'. The film's combination of serious themes with comic scenes, music and strong performances from the actors was noted by critics. ) It became a hit in the American arthouse circuit and Minghella subsequently was offered work by every major studio in Hollywood. (Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson received Best Actor and Best Actress, and Anthony Minghella Most Promising Newcomer, from the 1991 Evening Standard British Film Awards.
The film was critically successful, winning several awards including a BAFTA for best original screenplay.