has an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Outwardly modest but carried along by Mike Leigh's deft direction, Career Girls gradually accumulates power as a study of shared history." According to Metacritic, which sampled 25 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews". Awards and nominations European Film Awards Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Katrin Cartlidge) Evening Standard British Film Awards Won: Best Actress (Katrin Cartlidge) Valladolid Film Festival (Spain) Won: Silver Spike (Mike Leigh; tied with Cosas que dejé en La Habana) Won: Youth Jury Award – Special Mention Competition (Mike Leigh) Nominated: Golden Spike (Mike Leigh) References External links 1997 films 1990s buddy comedy-drama films 1990s female buddy films British buddy comedy-drama films British female buddy films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Mike Leigh Films set in 1986 Films set in 1996 Films shot in London 1997 comedy films 1997 drama films 1990s British films