Best in Show

2000 film by Christopher Guest
Movie film Q830324
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Best in Show

Summary

Best in Show is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Best in Show is the creator of Christopher Guest[3].
  • Best in Show received the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film[4].
  • Best in Show's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Best in Show's director is recorded as Christopher Guest[6].
  • Best in Show's screenwriter is recorded as Christopher Guest[7].
  • Best in Show's screenwriter is recorded as Eugene Levy[8].
  • Best in Show's composer is recorded as Alan Silvestri[9].
  • Best in Show's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • Best in Show's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[11].
  • Best in Show's follows is recorded as Waiting for Guffman[12].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Christopher Guest[13].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Eugene Levy[14].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Catherine O'Hara[15].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as John Michael Higgins[16].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Michael McKean[17].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Michael Hitchcock[18].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Parker Posey[19].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Coolidge[20].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Jane Lynch[21].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Bob Balaban[22].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Ed Begley, Jr.[23].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Colin Alexander Cunningham[24].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Fred Willard[25].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Jay Brazeau[26].
  • Best in Show's cast member is recorded as Lewis Arquette[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Best in Show's director is recorded as Christopher Guest[6]. Screenwriters include Christopher Guest[7] and Eugene Levy[8]. Cast members include Christopher Guest[13], Eugene Levy[14], Catherine O'Hara[15], John Michael Higgins[16], Michael McKean[17], and Michael Hitchcock[18]. It is the creator of Christopher Guest[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +2001-03-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Best in Show's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include comedy film[10] and LGBTQ-related film[11].

Reception

Best in Show received the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film[4]. Reviews include 93%[31], 7.5/10[32], and 78/100[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Best in Show's follows is recorded as Waiting for Guffman[12].

Why It Matters

Best in Show ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,207 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Best in Show receive?

Honors received include Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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