Karger, Dave (12 January 2009). "Golden Globes: 5 biggest surprises". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly Inc. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009 . Retrieved 13 January 2009. In Bruges' star Gleeson coming off a big year". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012 . Retrieved 18 November 2011.

The film was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay award at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, but lost to Milk. [39] In the same year, it won the Best International Film award at the 6th Irish Film & Television Awards. [40] Home media [ edit ]In Bruges (4K UHD)". Kino Lorber. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022 . Retrieved 13 December 2022. Ah! Pure silence. Or as close as you're ever going to get in a city which swells with bus-loads of tourists each day. Built in the 13th century as a place for religious women to live piously but with the freedom to go into the city itself, this gabled, white-washed begijnhofstill retains a reverent calm among its trees. Take your fries seriously with frietjes at a frituur

The plot has similarities to Harold Pinter's 1957 one-act play The Dumb Waiter. [10] The film also contains many references to the 1973 Nicolas Roeg film Don't Look Now, [11] including the claim by Chloë that the film-within-a-film is almost an homage to it. There is also a nod to film noir, a sequence from Orson Welles' 1958 Touch of Evil that is playing on the television set in Ken and Ray's hotel room. Bruges is relatively flat, making it ideal for touring by bike. You will find several bike rental outfits around the city. Start your ride at the Kruispoort Gate, one of Bruges's four preserved medieval gates, where a bike trail leads the way to photogenic windmills such as Bonne-Chière and Sint-Janshuismolen. If you want to go on a longer ride, consider the 90-minute roundtrip to Zeebrugge, approximately 15km (9.3 miles) each way, for a view of the choppy North Sea and lunch at a seafood restaurant. Find inner peace at the begijnhofKing, Susan (12 November 2008). "Golden Globes nominations unveiled". ChicagoTribune.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008 . Retrieved 12 November 2008. After seeing the trailer, In Bruges looked like a plodding British comedy with little originality and repetitious humor, hence the low expectations. Yet, In Bruges exceeded my minimal expectations, and, unlike my impression from the trailer, was an original drama with good acting and a nice blend of comedy mixed in. It was funny in the right places and appropriately dramatic when the story shifted into high gear towards the end.