Boyle, Simon (17 October 2015). "Bridget Jones's Dialect conundrum as Renee Zellweger FORGETS how to do character's accent". Mirror. London, England . Retrieved 15 November 2015. Renee's plummy English accent became one of Bridget's best known characteristics in the films... At her parents' New Year party, Bridget is introduced to Mark Darcy, a childhood acquaintance and handsome barrister, the son of her parents' friends. Mark calls Bridget foolish and vulgar, and she thinks he is arrogant and rude. Overhearing Mark grumble to his mother about her attempt to set him up with "a verbally incontinent spinster who smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish, and dresses like her mother", Bridget forms the New Year's resolution to turn her life around. She begins keeping a diary to chronicle her attempts to stop smoking, stop drinking, lose weight, and find her Mr. Right. It's Raining Men". Foreverspice.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014 . Retrieved 1 April 2014. a b Out of Reach (UK CD1 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2001. GOBCD39, 587 683-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) British single certifications – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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Stage Musical Version of "Bridget Jones's Diary" Is in the Works - Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Just as they are about to kiss for the first time, Bridget flies to her bedroom to change into sexier underwear. Meanwhile, Mark peeks at her diary reads her earlier unflattering opinions of him, and leaves. Bridget, realizing what he has read and fearing she has lost him again, runs outside after him in the snow in her tigerskin-print underwear, a thin cardigan and trainers, but cannot find him. Disheartened, she is about to return home when he reappears. She apologises and he presents her with a new diary, "to make a fresh start". They kiss in the snow-covered street. French album certifications – B.O.F. – Le Journal De bridget Jones" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 28 November 2018. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1sted.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p.960. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved 26 August 2019.Grant defends beleaguered Bridget Jones star". The Guardian. 3 May 2000 . Retrieved 29 December 2013. Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.18, no.52. 22 December 2001. p.14 . Retrieved 10 February 2020. Zellweger's casting in late May 2000 concluded a two-year search. Producer Eric Fellner explained that she "brings enormous character and conviction to the part". [13] Maguire said of Zellweger, "I saw in Renee a gift few people have, that she was able to straddle comedy and emotion." [8] Zellweger worked on her accent with Barbara Berkery, who had helped Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love. [8] She also gained 20 pounds (9kg) for the part. [14] To prepare for the role, Zellweger worked at the producers' request at London book publishers Picador as a trainee in the publicity department. [7] Before the film was released, a considerable amount of controversy surrounded the casting of the American Zellweger as what some saw as a quintessentially British heroine. [15] [16] However, her performance, including her south-eastern English accent, is widely considered to be of a high standard. [17] [18] [19] Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.18, no.20. 12 May 2001. p.15 . Retrieved 10 February 2020.

Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Graham, Bob (1 April 2001). "Renee Zellweger's Identity Switch / Texas actress managed to perfect an English accent for 'Bridget Jones' ". SFGate . Retrieved 15 November 2015. Zellweger brought the accent off, [Hugh] Grant now says, but 'there was a phase at the beginning when she was a little bit like Princess Margaret... But even the most brutal British journalists, who are kind of snooty, have seen screenings in London and have had to eat humble pie. She's impeccable.' Year-end charts [ edit ] Year-end chart performance for Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture Chart (2001)Toni Collette Online - Magazines". Tonicollette.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017 . Retrieved 3 September 2017. Oficjalna lista sprzedaży:: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 April 2022. Certifications [ edit ] Certifications for Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture Region Classement Albums – année 2001" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012 . Retrieved 22 December 2017. ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 September 2020.

New Releases – For Week Starting April 9, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 April 2001. p.23 . Retrieved 14 August 2021. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001". Jam!. 8 January 2002. Archived from the original on 31 December 2003 . Retrieved 15 April 2022.

Album – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 . Retrieved 19 February 2011. Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it is based on Fielding's 1996 novel of the same name, which is a reinterpretation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. The adaptation stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman, who writes a diary which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection, portrayed by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones appear in supporting roles. Production began in August 2000 and ended in November 2000, and took place largely on location in London and the home counties. The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 23rd July 2001" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 July 2001. p.26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2015 . Retrieved 22 April 2021.