<P> The film received generally positive feedback from critics . Geoff Andrew from Time Out praised the film's leads, stating "Stiles grows into her character, and Ledger is effortlessly charming". Roger Ebert gave the film two and a half stars out of four, claiming "I liked the movie's spirit, the actors and some of the scenes . The music, much of it by the band Letters to Cleo, is subtle and inventive while still cheerful". Brad Laidman from Film Threat said the film was "Pure of heart and perfectly executed". Ron Wells, another critic from Film Threat expressed "Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best". </P> <P> Entertainment Weekly listed the film at #49 on its list of Best High School Movies . </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, the film got a 61% from critics, based on 62 reviews with a rating of 6.1 / 10 . The critical consensus on the site was "Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger add strong performances to an unexpectedly clever script, elevating 10 Things (slightly) above typical teen fare ." </P> <P> 10 Things I Hate About You was a breakout success for stars Stiles, Ledger and Gordon - Levitt . Gordon - Levitt, Stiles, and Oleynik each received Young Star Award nominations for Best Actor / Actress in a Comedy Film . The movie was nominated for seven Teen Choice Awards: Choice Movie: Breakout Star (Stiles), Choice Movie: Comedy, Choice Movie: Funniest Scene (featuring Krumholtz), Choice Movie: Love Scene (featuring Stiles and Ledger), Choice Movie: Hissy Fit (Gordon - Levitt), Choice Movie: Villain (Gordon - Levitt) and Choice Movie: Soundtrack . The film's casting directors Marcia Ross and Donna Morong won "Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy" at the Casting Society of America in 1999 . In 2000, Stiles won the CFCA Award for "Most Promising Actress" for her role as Kat Stratford (tied with Émilie Dequenne in Rosetta) and an MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance . The same year, Ledger was nominated for Best Musical Performance for the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". </P>

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