Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 97% of 38 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; with an average rating of 9.2/10. The site's consensus reads: "Strong performances abound, and Carne's wit and grace are evident in this masterful (if long) French epic." The film critic Roger Ebert added it to his "Great Movie" collection in 2002. "Children of Paradise" was included in "Time" magazine's 2005 All-"TIME" 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923. Jacques Prévert's screenplay was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 19th Academy Awards. It isn't clear which version of the film was honored; the U.S. release of the film has been described as "a 144-min., inadequately-subtitled one released in New York in 1947."