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{{short description|2004 American comedy-drama film by Alexander Payne}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Sideways
| image          = Sideways poster.JPG
| alt            = A cartoon of two men inside a wine bottle that is laying on its side. 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Alexander Payne]]
| producer       = [[Michael London]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Alexander Payne
* [[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Sideways (novel)|Sideways]]''|[[Rex Pickett]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Paul Giamatti]]
* [[Thomas Haden Church]]
* [[Virginia Madsen]]
* [[Sandra Oh]]
}}
| music          = [[Rolfe Kent]]
| cinematography = [[Phedon Papamichael]]
| editing        = [[Kevin Tent]]
| studio         = Michael London Productions
| distributor    = [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|2004|9|13|[[2004 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2004|10|22|United States}}
| runtime        = 127 minutes<ref name=mojo>{{mojo title|sideways|Sideways}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $16 million<ref name="mojo" />
| gross          = $109.7 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}
'''''Sideways''''' is a 2004 American [[comedy-drama]] directed by [[Alexander Payne]] and written by [[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]] and Payne. A [[film adaptation]] of [[Rex Pickett]]'s [[Sideways (novel)|2004 novel]], ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond ([[Paul Giamatti]]), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole ([[Thomas Haden Church]]), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to [[Santa Barbara County wine]] country to [[Bachelor party|celebrate]] Jack's upcoming wedding. [[Sandra Oh]] and [[Virginia Madsen]] also star as women they encounter during their trip.

''Sideways'' premiered at the [[2004 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 13, 2004, and was released in the United States on October 22, 2004. It received widespread acclaim from critics and is regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. At the [[77th Academy Awards]], the film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Haden Church), [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Madsen), and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], the last of which it won.

==Plot==
Miles Raymond picks up his friend Jack Cole at the home of Cole’s fiancée to begin a week together in advance of Cole’s wedding. Miles, a school teacher and unpublished author, starts the trip at his mother’s house, ostensibly to wish her a happy birthday, but Miles steals money before they leave.

Miles wants to spend the week relaxing, playing golf, and enjoying good food and wine. However, Jack is interested in trying to cure Miles’ depression over his professional failures and divorce by finding him a sex partner. Jack is ambivalent over his pending marriage and the prospect of giving up his acting ambitions in favor of a job with his fiancée’s father. In the Santa Ynez valley, Miles, an [[Oenophilia|oenophile]], teaches Jack how to taste wine. The pair dine at [[The Hitching Post|The Hitching Post II]]. Jack infers that Maya, a waitress with whom Miles is casually acquainted, is interested in Miles. Jack tells Maya that Miles' manuscript has been accepted for publication, although it is only being considered. 

The next morning Jack announces his intention to find sex partners during the trip. That night, he arranges a double date for himself and Miles with a wine pourer named Stephanie, who is also acquainted with Maya.

During the date, Miles gets [[drunk dialing|drunk and telephones]] Victoria, his ex-wife, after learning from Jack that she has remarried and will be bringing her new husband to Jack's wedding. The couples go to Stephanie's house, where Stephanie and Jack adjourn to Stephanie's bedroom, leaving Miles and Maya alone. The two connect through their mutual interest in wine, and- after hearing Jack and Stephanie having sex through the wall- Miles kisses Maya awkwardly. As they part, Miles gives Maya a copy of his manuscript, which she had earlier expressed interest in reading.

Jack claims to have fallen in love with Stephanie and tells Miles he wants to postpone the wedding and move to the Santa Ynez Valley to be closer to her. After spending time with Jack and Stephanie at wineries and a picnic, Miles and Maya return to Maya's apartment and have sex. The next day, Miles reveals to Maya that Jack is getting married. Disgusted with the men's dishonesty, Maya dumps Miles.

Jack and Miles go to a winery that Miles finds subpar. After hearing from his literary agent that his manuscript has been rejected, an upset Miles pesters the pourer for a full glass of wine. When the server refuses, Miles drinks from the [[Spittoon|spit bucket]], creating a scene. Jack intervenes and drives Miles back to the motel. Upon arrival, Stephanie, who heard from Maya about Jack's marital status, furiously beats Jack with her motorcycle helmet, breaking his nose, while berating him for his dishonesty. Miles takes Jack to the [[Emergency department|ER]] and leaves Maya an apologetic voice message, admitting that his book will not be published.

That night, despite Miles' protests, Jack goes home with a waitress named Cammi. Jack returns to the motel naked after Cammi's husband had caught the two having sex. Jack begs Miles to help him retrieve his wallet, which contains custom wedding rings. Miles sneaks into the house, where he finds Cammi and her husband having sex. He grabs the wallet and runs, barely escaping Cammi's nude and furious husband. On the drive back to San Diego, Jack intentionally drives Miles's car into a tree to support his [[alibi]] that he broke his nose in a car accident. The pair return to Christine's home, where Jack is warmly received by her family.

Following the wedding ceremony, Miles runs into Victoria and meets her new husband, Ken. Victoria says she is pregnant. Miles absconds before the reception and drives back to his San Diego apartment. Alone, he drinks his prized wine, a 1961 [[Château Cheval Blanc]], from a disposable styrofoam soda cup at a [[fast-food]] restaurant. One day, Miles receives a voicemail from Maya, saying she loved his manuscript, encouraging him to keep writing, and inviting him to visit. Miles drives back to wine country and knocks on Maya's door.

==Cast==
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* [[Paul Giamatti]] as Miles Raymond
* [[Thomas Haden Church]] as Jack Cole
* [[Virginia Madsen]] as Maya Randall
* [[Sandra Oh]] as Stephanie
* [[Marylouise Burke]] as Mrs. Raymond, Miles' mother
* [[Jessica Hecht]] as Victoria Cortland
* Lee Brooks as Ken Cortland
* Missy Doty as Cammi
* [[M. C. Gainey|MC Gainey]] as Cammi's husband
* [[Alysia Reiner]] as Christine Erganian
* Shake Tukhmanyan as Mrs. Erganian
* Shaun Duke as Mike Erganian
* [[Stephanie Faracy]] as Ginny, Stephanie's mother
* Natalie Carter as Siena, Stephanie's daughter
* [[Patrick Gallagher (actor)|Patrick Gallagher]] as Gary the Bartender
* [[Joe Marinelli]] as Frass Canyon Pourer
{{Div col end}}

==Impact on wine industry==
[[Image:Hitching Post.jpg|thumb|right|100px|The Hitching Post II Restaurant in [[Buellton]] where Miles and Jack first encounter Maya.]]
Wineries and locations in the [[Santa Ynez Valley]] are prominently featured in the film, drawing attention and increased tourism to the [[Sta. Rita Hills AVA]] wine region in [[Santa Barbara County wine|Santa Barbara County]] and [[Central Coast (California)|California's Central Coast]]. During the film, Miles speaks fondly of the red wine [[varietal]] [[Pinot noir]] while denigrating [[Merlot]].<ref name="MontereyCountyHerald">{{cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Julia |date=2006-08-13 |title=Going Ape For Grape: Annual event celebrates all things wine |work=[[Monterey County Herald]]}}</ref><ref name="SundayTimes2" /> After the film's U.S. release in October 2004, Merlot sales dropped 2% while Pinot noir sales increased 16% in the [[Western United States]]. A similar trend occurred in British wine outlets.<ref name="SundayTimes2">{{cite news |last=Harlow |first=John |date=2006-03-06 |title=Oscar winner knocks sales of merlot wine sideways |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/oscar-winner-knocks-sales-of-merlot-wine-sideways-0vfwtjzz9dg |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210012828/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oscar-winner-knocks-sales-of-merlot-wine-sideways-0vfwtjzz9dg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SundayTimes">{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Joanna |date=2006-06-04 |title=Sauce |page=47 |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref><ref name="OCR">{{cite news |last=Valdespino |first=Anne |date=2007-07-07 |title=Don't forgo Merlot |work=[[The Orange County Register]] |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/07/09/dont-forgo-merlot/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/https://www.ocregister.com/2007/07/09/dont-forgo-merlot/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Asimov |first=Eric |date=2006-12-13 |title=Panned on Screen, Merlot Shrugs And Moves On |pages=F10 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/dining/13wine.html |access-date=2007-10-30 |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808202820/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/dining/13wine.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Patsey |date=2005-08-13 |title=California dream |work=[[Irish Times]] |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/california-dream-1.479922 |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/california-dream-1.479922 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stimmell |first=Gordon |date=2007-03-17 |title=More to merlot, you know |pages=H07 |work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref>

A 2009 study by [[Sonoma State University]] found that ''Sideways'' slowed the growth in Merlot sales volume and caused its price to fall, but the film's main effect on the U.S. wine industry was a rise in the sales volume and price of Pinot noir and in overall wine consumption.<ref name="cuellar200901">{{cite journal |author=Cuellar |first=Steven S. |date=January 2009 |title=The 'Sideways' Effect A test for changes in the demand for Merlot and Pinot Noir wines |url=https://winesvinesanalytics.com/features/article/61265 |journal=Wines & Vines |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122203419/https://winesvinesanalytics.com/features/article/61265 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 2022 study in the ''[[Journal of Wine Economics]]'' found that ''Sideways'' caused a reduction in demand for Merlot and an increase in demand for Pinot noir in the United States, which led California winemakers to grow Pinot noir grapes in unsuitable land and blend those grapes with the grapes grown in high-quality areas just to meet demand, which may have led to worse Pinot noir wines.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Consoli|first1=Sarah|last2=Fraysse|first2=Elizabeth A.|last3=Slipchenko|first3=Natalya|last4=Wang|first4=Yi|last5=Amirebrahimi|first5=Jahon|last6=Qin|first6=Zhiran|last7=Yazma|first7=Neil|last8=Lybbert|first8=Travis J.|date=2022|title=A "Sideways" Supply Response in California Winegrapes|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-wine-economics/article/sideways-supply-response-in-california-winegrapes/FE14CECD927047BD0582207D77F1B09E|journal=Journal of Wine Economics|volume=17|pages=42–63|language=en|doi=10.1017/jwe.2021.26|s2cid=243961647|issn=1931-4361|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124135437/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-wine-economics/article/sideways-supply-response-in-california-winegrapes/FE14CECD927047BD0582207D77F1B09E|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Irwin |first=Neil |date=January 23, 2022 |title=How the movie "Sideways" may have made pinot noir worse |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |url=https://www.axios.com/pinot-noir-wine-demand-sideways-514b39bd-38ee-4dd0-b577-33353fef59f4.html |access-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124135437/https://www.axios.com/pinot-noir-wine-demand-sideways-514b39bd-38ee-4dd0-b577-33353fef59f4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sideways Fest is an annual 3-day event hosted by the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance celebrating the movie's release featuring the local viticulture and scenery.<ref name="CA101_Guide">{{cite web |title=Sideways Fest |url=https://california101guide.com/sideways-fest/ |website=California 101 Traveler's Guide|date=September 27, 2019 }}</ref>

===''Sideways'' Pinot noir===
In 2013, [[Rex Pickett]], author of the ''Sideways'' novel, released his own Pinot noir named Le Plus Ultra.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Lucy |date=May 17, 2013 |title=Sideways Author Releases Pinot Noir |work=The Drinks Business |url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/05/sideways-author-releases-pinot-noir/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116113316/https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/05/sideways-author-releases-pinot-noir/ |archive-date=2013-11-16}}</ref> In 2020, he released a Pinot noir named Sideways.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-06-26 |title=Review & Interview with Rex Pickett about his Sideways Pinot Noir |url=https://winediplomats.com/review-interview-with-rex-pickett-about-his-sideways-pinot-noir/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=The Wine Diplomats |language=en-US |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/https://winediplomats.com/review-interview-with-rex-pickett-about-his-sideways-pinot-noir/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name         = ''Sideways''
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[Rolfe Kent]]
| cover        = 
| alt          = 
| released     = {{Start date|2004|10|12}}
| recorded     = 2004
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[film score]]}}
| length       = 37:24
| label        = [[WaterTower Music|New Line]]
| producer     = Rolfe Kent
| prev_title   = [[Mean Girls (soundtrack)|Mean Girls]]
| prev_year    = 2004
| next_title   = [[The Last Shot]]
| next_year    = 2004
}}
The original [[soundtrack album]] features 15 [[jazz]] [[instrumental]]s composed and produced by [[Rolfe Kent]] and was orchestrated and arranged for the band by [[Tony Blondal]]. The album was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award]] for "Best Original Score", and the music proved so popular there was demand for a national tour. Eventually, a few cities were chosen to perform in as the composer was too busy to commit to more. The romantic leitmotif shared by Miles and Maya is excerpted from ''[[Symbiosis (Bill Evans album)|Symbiosis]]'' by [[Claus Ogerman]] and [[Bill Evans]].

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| all_writing  = [[Rolfe Kent]]
| title1       = Asphalt Groovin'
| length1      = 4:00
| title2       = Constantine Snaps His Fingers
| length2      = 3:03
| title3       = Drive!
| length3      = 3:56
| title4       = Picnic
| length4      = 2:15
| title5       = Lonely Day
| length5      = 1:40
| title6       = Wine Safari
| length6      = 2:13
| title7       = Miles' Theme
| length7      = 2:59
| title8       = Los Olivos
| length8      = 2:43
| title9       = Chasing the Golfers
| length9      = 3:03
| title10      = Walk to Hitching Post
| length10     = 2:32
| title11      = Abandoning the Wedding
| length11     = 3:25
| title12      = Slipping Away As Mum Sleeps
| length12     = 1:00
| title13      = Bowling Tango
| length13     = 0:49
| title14      = I'm Not Drinking Any #@%!$ Merlot!
| length14     = 1:13
| title15      = Miles And Maya
| length15     = 2:26
| total_length = 37:24
}}

==Reception==
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Sideways'' has an approval rating of 97% based on 233 reviews, and an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Charming, thoughtful, and often funny, ''Sideways'' is a decidedly mature road trip comedy full of excellent performances."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sideways/ |title=Sideways (2004) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2020-06-02 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605065026/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sideways |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted average]] score of 94 out of 100 based on 42 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sideways "Sideways"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604090857/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sideways |date=June 4, 2020 }} at [[Metacritic]].</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com |title= SIDEWAYS (2004) B |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

[[Time Out (magazine)|''Time Out'']] described the film as "intelligent, funny and moving",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/81912.html |title=''Time Out London'' |publisher=Timeout.com |access-date=2010-10-11 |archive-date=May 28, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528070628/http://www.timeout.com/film/81912.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave it four stars out of four, writing that "what happens during the seven days adds up to the best human comedy of the year&nbsp;– comedy, because it is funny, and human, because it is surprisingly moving".<ref name="Ebert">{{cite web |date=October 28, 2004 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title='Sideways' brilliant any way you look at it |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sideways-2004 |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112221951/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sideways-2004 |url-status=live }}</ref>

With the exception of Giamatti, who had already starred in the critically acclaimed film ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003), the film was a career breakthrough for the stars. Church and Madsen were each nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], [[Golden Globe Award]], and [[Academy Award]] for their performances, winning the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award|Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]] and [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] for their respective categories. Giamatti was described as "The World's Best [[character actor|Character Actor]]" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1066935,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050604023302/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1066935,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 4, 2005 | magazine=Time | title=The World's Best Character Actor | date=2005-05-31 | access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> In 2005, Sandra Oh went on to star in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[medical drama]] ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', for which she won two Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Golden Globe Award.

''Sideways'' was ranked 494th on ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/1.asp |title=Empire Features |publisher=Empireonline.com |access-date=2010-10-11 |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019071645/http://www.empireonline.com/500/1.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Total Film]]'' put ''Sideways'' on its list of 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-22 |title=100 Greatest Movies Of All Time |website=Total Film |url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/100-greatest-movies-of-all-time |access-date=2020-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222200551/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/100-greatest-movies-of-all-time |archive-date=December 22, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Writers Guild of America, West|Writers Guild of America]] also ranked its script as the 90th greatest ever written.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-greatest-screenplays/list |title=101 Greatest Screenplays |publisher=Writers Guild of America, West |date=2013 |access-date=September 15, 2016 |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501154505/http://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-greatest-screenplays/list |url-status=live }}</ref> The February 2020 issue of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' lists ''Sideways'' as among "The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-oscar-best-picture-losers.html|magazine=[[New York Magazine]]|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> In 2025, it was one of the films voted for the "Readers' Choice" edition of ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century," finishing at number 173.<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html |website=The New York Times |date=July 2, 2025 |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>

==Stage and musical adaptations==
In 2019, it was announced that ''Sideways'' was scheduled to be adapted for a stage musical.<ref name="Rooney" /> [[Kathleen Marshall]] is expected to be the director and choreographer for the musical, which was aiming for a spring or summer 2020 tryout in a regional venue prior to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. The musical will have a book by [[Rex Pickett]] and the score by Anthony Leigh Adams.<ref>Meyer, Dan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/kathleen-marshall-to-direct-and-choreograph-sideways-the-musical# "Kathleen Marshall to Direct and Choreograph Sideways: The Musical"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008043544/http://www.playbill.com/article/kathleen-marshall-to-direct-and-choreograph-sideways-the-musical |date=October 8, 2019 }} Playbill, October 7, 2019</ref>

A play adapted by author Rex Pickett from the ''Sideways'' novel was produced at multiple theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, including at the [[La Jolla Playhouse]].<ref name="Rooney" />

In addition to the musical, it was reported that Pickett had written screenplays based on his two ''Sideways'' sequels already in print, ''Vertical'' and ''Sideways 3 Chile''.<ref name="Rooney">{{cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sideways-development-as-broadway-musical-1206537|title='Sideways' in Development as Broadway Musical|date=May 2, 2019|author=Rooney, David|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117225558/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sideways-development-as-broadway-musical-1206537|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Accolades==
As of 2022, Payne and Taylor are the only two screenwriters to ever sweep the rarest achievements known as "[[List of Big Four Critic's Award winners and nominees#Best Screenplay|The Big Four]]" critics awards ('''[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association|LAFCA]]''', '''[[National Board of Review|NBR]]''', '''[[New York Film Critics Circle|NYFCC]]''', '''[[National Society of Film Critics|NSFC]]'''),<ref>[[Noah Baumbach]] swept the [[List of Big Four film critics awards winners|Big Four]] awards the following year with his film ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', but did not win awards from the major associations.</ref> in addition to winning the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Oscar]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Globe]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|BAFTA]], [[Writers Guild of America Awards|WGA]], and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay|Critic's Choice Awards]] for the film.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- 
|+ style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Awards
|- 
! Award
! Category
! Name
! Result
|-
| [[American Film Institute Awards 2004|American Film Institute Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI Awards 2004 |url=https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2004/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=American Film Institute |language=en |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619154938/https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2004/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| AFI Movie of the Year
|
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=5|[[77th Academy Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.oscars.org |date=October 5, 2014 |language=en |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001230127/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Michael London]]
| rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Alexander Payne]]
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Thomas Haden Church]]
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Virginia Madsen]]
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and [[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[American Cinema Editors]]<ref>{{cite news |title=ART OF THE CUT with Kevin Tent, ACE on editing "Peanut Butter Falcon" |url=https://www.provideocoalition.com/aotc-tent-pbf/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=provideocoalition.com |date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011328/https://www.provideocoalition.com/aotc-tent-pbf/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical|Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical]]
| [[Kevin Tent]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Argentine Film Critics Association]]<ref name="mubi">{{cite web |title=Sideways (2004) Awards & Festivals |url=https://mubi.com/films/sideways/awards |website=[[mubi.com]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/https://mubi.com/films/sideways/awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Foreign Film, Not in Spanish Language
| Alexander Payne
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics]]
| [[Grand Prix (Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics)|Grand Prix]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[58th British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Film in 2005 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/film |website=awards.bafta.org |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529064222/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/film |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
| rowspan="3" {{won}}
|-
| [[Bodil Awards]]<ref name="mubi"/>
| [[Bodil Award for Best American Film|Best American Film]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| rowspan=6|[[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kimmel |first1=Daniel |title=Boston film critics flip for 'Sideways' |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/boston-film-critics-flip-for-sideways-1117914867/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2004-12-12 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011326/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/boston-film-critics-flip-for-sideways-1117914867/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="2" {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Paul Giamatti]]
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast|Best Cast]]
| Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and [[Sandra Oh]]
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[10th Critics' Choice Awards|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Critics' award tips Sideways for Oscar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jan/11/awardsandprizes.news |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=January 11, 2005 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011326/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jan/11/awardsandprizes.news |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast|Best Cast]]
| Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer|Best Composer]]
| [[Rolfe Kent]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Casting Society of America|Casting Society of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Artios Awards |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2005 |website=Casting Society of America |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501103002/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2005 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Feature Film Casting – Comedy
| John Jackson and Ellen Parks
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilmington |first1=Michael |title=Chicago's critics honor 'Sideways' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-12-21-0412210172-story.html |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2004-12-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230210005115/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-12-21-0412210172-story.html |archive-date=2023-02-10}}</ref>
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| rowspan="5" {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| [[Czech Lion]]
| Best Foreign Language Film
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2004|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title='Baby' wins top honors at Dallas film fest |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-01-04-baby-dallas_x.htm |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=2005-01-04 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-01-04-baby-dallas_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films|Top 10 Films]]
|
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
| [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[Directors Guild of America Awards 2004|Directors Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title=DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the Year 2004 |url=https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2005/0106-DGA-Announces-Nominees-for-Outstanding-Directorial-Achievement-in-Feature-Film.aspx |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=dga.org |date=2005-01-06 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2005/0106-DGA-Announces-Nominees-for-Outstanding-Directorial-Achievement-in-Feature-Film.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Alexander Payne
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2004|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 FFCC Award Winners |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/2004-ffcc-award-winners/ |website=Florida Film Critics |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525111557/http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/2004-ffcc-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| rowspan="5" {{won}}
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[62nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees 2005 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2005 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Golden Globes |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120436/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2005 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
|
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score – Motion Picture]]
| Rolfe Kent
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Gotham Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title="Sideways," "Maria," "Agronomist" Among Top Gotham Awards Winners |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2004/12/sideways-maria-agronomist-among-top-gotham-awards-winners-78515/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=December 2, 2004 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011326/https://www.indiewire.com/2004/12/sideways-maria-agronomist-among-top-gotham-awards-winners-78515/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Film
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="8" {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[20th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-27 |title=Spirit Awards Toasts 'Sideways' With Sweep of Six Major Categories |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-feb-27-me-spirit27-story.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011331/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-feb-27-me-spirit27-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Michael London
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male|Best Supporting Male]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dams |first1=Tim |title=London Critics honour Scorsese, Sideways |url=https://www.screendaily.com/london-critics-honour-scorsese-sideways/4021927.article |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[Screen Daily]] |date=2005-02-09 |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429115403/https://www.screendaily.com/london-critics-honour-scorsese-sideways/4021927.article |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year|Film of the Year]]
|
|-
| [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year|Director of the Year]]
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year|Actor of the Year]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| Screenwriter of the Year
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-12 |title='Sideways' Wins 5 Awards From L.A. Critics, Including Best Film |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-12-me-critics12-story.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065248/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-12-me-critics12-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
| rowspan="6" {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[National Board of Review Awards 2004|National Board of Review]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Archives |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2004/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=National Board of Review |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119015227/https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2004/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
|
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-19 |title=Past Awards - 2004 |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=National Society of Film Critics |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531032303/https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| rowspan="3" {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
| rowspan="7" {{won}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[2004 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gelder |first=Lawrence Van |date=2004-12-14 |title=Arts, Briefly; 'Sideways' Dominates Critics' Awards |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/arts/movies/arts-briefly-sideways-dominates-critics-awards.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021083958/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/arts/movies/arts-briefly-sideways-dominates-critics-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004|Online Film Critics Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Awards (8th Annual) |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/2004-awards-8th-annual/ |website=Online Film Critics Society |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121121710/https://ofcs.org/awards/2004-awards-8th-annual/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
|
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Producers Guild of America Awards 2004|Producers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Susan |title=Producers' '04 nominees |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-06-wk-quick6.3-story.html |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2005-01-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921120139/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/06/news/wk-quick6.3 |archive-date=2015-09-21}}</ref>
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]
| Michael London
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Critics' Favorites: Wine Country Road Movie + Incendiary Political Documentary Are Year's Big Winners |url=https://www.altfg.com/film/critics-favorites-wine-country-movie/#San_Diego_Film_Critics_Society_Awards |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=altfg.com |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011328/https://www.altfg.com/film/critics-favorites-wine-country-movie/#San_Diego_Film_Critics_Society_Awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2004|San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Carla |date=2004-12-13 |title='Sideways' takes top honors / S.F. critics give comedy six awards |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/sideways-takes-top-honors-s-f-critics-give-2629636.php |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011327/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/sideways-takes-top-honors-s-f-critics-give-2629636.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| rowspan="5" {{won}}
|-
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
|-
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[Golden Satellite Awards 2004|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 9th Annual SATELLITE Awards |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |website=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202161512/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |archive-date=February 2, 2008}}</ref>
| [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Film – Musical or Comedy]]
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Thomas Haden Church
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| Virginia Madsen
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture|Best Cast – Motion Picture]]
| Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[11th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.sagawards.org |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122041750/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Paul Giamatti
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2004|Toronto Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Film critics hail Sideways as best 2004 film |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film-critics-hail-sideways-as-best-2004-movie/article1145373/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=December 16, 2004 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080547/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film-critics-hail-sideways-as-best-2004-movie/article1145373/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| rowspan="3" {{won}}
|-
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
|-
| [[USC Scripter Award]]<ref>{{cite web |title='Million Dollar Baby' Wins Scripter Award |url=https://news.usc.edu/23916/million-dollar-baby-wins-scripter-award/ |website=USC |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=January 16, 2005 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011337/https://news.usc.edu/23916/million-dollar-baby-wins-scripter-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[USC Scripter Award|Best Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2004|Vancouver Film Critics Circle]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-01-20 |title=Critics Circle - Sideways As Year's Best Pic |url=https://www.straight.com/article/critics-circle-sideways-as-years-best-pic |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011337/https://www.straight.com/article/critics-circle-sideways-as-years-best-pic |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alexander Payne
| rowspan="3" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Paul Giamatti
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2004|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 WAFCA Awards - The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) |url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/2004.htm |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.dcfilmcritics.com |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011328/http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/2004.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Thomas Haden Church
| rowspan="2" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Virginia Madsen
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| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
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| rowspan="2" {{won}}
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| [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2004|Writers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sideways (2004) |url=https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-screenplays-of-the-21st-century-so-far/sideways |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.wga.org |language=en |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210011328/https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-screenplays-of-the-21st-century-so-far/sideways |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
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==Remake==
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Fox International Productions and [[Fuji Television]] released a Japanese-language remake of the film in October 2009, also titled {{nihongo|''[[Sideways (2009 film)|Sideways]]''|サイドウェイズ|Saidoweizu}}.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/sideways-gets-japanese-remake-1117995396/ |title=''Sideways'' gets Japanese remake |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125232019/https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/sideways-gets-japanese-remake-1117995396/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is directed by Cellin Gluck and stars [[Katsuhisa Namase]], [[Fumiyo Kohinata]], [[Kyōka Suzuki]], and [[Rinko Kikuchi]], and has a soundtrack composed and performed by Hawaiian-born ukulele virtuoso [[Jake Shimabukuro]].

The remake shifts the setting of the film to [[Napa Valley]]. Although listed as an executive producer, Payne was not involved with the remake, although he gave it his blessing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/movies/22karp.html |title=''Sideways'' Returns, Uncorked for Japan |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 22, 2009 |access-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127093540/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/movies/22karp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Giamatti declined an invitation to make an unspecified [[cameo appearance]] in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Peter |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2009/03/30/paul-giamatti-kinda-trashes-japanese-remake-of-sideways/ |title=Paul Giamatti Kinda Trashes Japanese Remake of ''Sideways'' |publisher=Cinematical |date=March 30, 2009 |access-date=October 11, 2010 |archive-date=October 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021034822/http://www.cinematical.com/2009/03/30/paul-giamatti-kinda-trashes-japanese-remake-of-sideways/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Possible sequel==
Pickett has written three sequel books to ''Sideways'', the second of which being ''[[Vertical (novel)|Vertical]]'' (2010) which follows Miles and Jack on a road trip to Oregon with Miles' mother. [[Fox Searchlight]] retains the film rights to the characters, but Payne has expressed disinterest in directing a sequel to ''Sideways'', and no further adaptations have been made.<ref name="Decanter - sequel">{{cite web |last=Mercer |first=Chris |title=Sideways 2 film unlikely, says author |url=http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/530155/sideways-2-film-could-be-in-doubt-says-author |website=Decanter.com |access-date=June 1, 2014 |date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421045302/http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/530155/sideways-2-film-could-be-in-doubt-says-author |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}
* [[List of American films of 2004]]
* [[List of media set in San Diego]]
* {{Section link|Second weekend in box office performance|Second-weekend increase}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0375063}}
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/travel/04journeys.html The Danish Soul of That Town in ''Sideways'']

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