Crazy Rich Asians (franchise)

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The Crazy Rich Asians media franchise is a novel and film series created by Singaporean-American author Kevin Kwan. The franchise was established with the publication of the novel Crazy Rich Asians in 2013, which was inspired by Kwan's childhood in Singapore. [1] [2] Crazy Rich Asians was followed by the novels China Rich Girlfriend (2015) and Rich People Problems (2017), [3] as well as the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians.

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The Crazy Rich Asians novels received positive reviews, became both a national and an international bestseller, and has been translated into over 30 languages. [4] [5] In 2013, Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson secured film rights to Crazy Rich Asians. [6] The film was released in the United States on August 15, 2018. Kwan sold the rights to the film for $1 [7] and served as executive producer on the film with near total creative control, one of the conditions to selling the rights. [8] The film was the first major Hollywood film with a majority ethnic Asian cast telling a contemporary Asian-American story since 1993's The Joy Luck Club.[ citation needed ]

Kwan published China Rich Girlfriend in June 2015 and became an international bestseller.[ citation needed ] On August 15, 2018, it was reported that Kwan had already been tasked with developing a film from the sequel China Rich Girlfriend. [9]

On April 29, 2019, CNBC reported the back-to-back filming of two sequels to Crazy Rich Asians set for filming in 2020. [10]

Novels

Films

The first film of the trilogy opened in 2018 as a popular and profitable success. Elle magazine reported in June 2024 that plans for a Warner Bros production of Crazy Rich Asians 2 are underway, stating that: "Amy Wang, who was the story editor on The Brothers Sun and worked on From Scratch, is writing the sequel script, Deadline reported in 2022." [11] World of Reel announced in April 2024 that filming for CRAZY RICH ASIANS 2 is set to start at the beginning of 2025. [12]

Ancillary properties

Principal characters

Awards and honors

Film

Awards and honors for Crazy Rich Asians (film)
YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2018 Hollywood Film Awards Breakout Ensemble AwardCrazy Rich AsiansHonoree [13]
People's Choice Awards Comedy Movie of 2018Nominated [14]
[15]
Comedy Movie Star of 2018 Awkwafina Shortlisted
Constance Wu Shortlisted
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Comedic PerformanceAwkwafinaNominated [16]
Best Costume DesignMary E. VogtNominated
2019 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Myron KersteinNominated [17]
Art Directors Guild Awards Best Production Design in a Contemporary FilmCrazy Rich AsiansWon [18]
Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary Film Mary E. VogtWon [19]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Crazy Rich AsiansNominated [20]
Best Comedy Won
Best Actress in a Comedy Constance WuNominated
Best Production Design Nelson Coates, Andrew BasemanNominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Best EnsembleCrazy Rich AsiansNominated [21]
Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated [22]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Constance WuNominated
Humanitas Prize Comedy Feature FilmCrazy Rich AsiansNominated [23]
ICG Publicists Awards Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship of the Year – Motion PictureWon [24]
Location Managers Guild Awards Outstanding Locations in Contemporary FilmGuy SahibjahnNominated [25]
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Best Contemporary Make-Up Heike Merker, Irina StrukovaNominated [26]
Best Contemporary Hair Styling Heike Merker, Sophia KnightWon
National Board of Review Best Acting By an Ensemble Crazy Rich AsiansWon [27]
Producers Guild of America Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture Crazy Rich Asians – Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson, John PenottiNominated [28]
Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical Crazy Rich AsiansNominated [29]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical Constance WuNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Cast of Crazy Rich AsiansNominated [30]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedy MovieCrazy Rich AsiansWon [31]
Choice Comedy Movie ActorHenry GoldingNominated
Choice Comedy Movie ActressAwkwafinaNominated
Constance WuNominated
The Asian Awards Outstanding Achievement in CinemaThe cast of Crazy Rich AsiansWon [32]

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