Sleepless in Seattle Smile" lost out to "Streets of Philadelphia" (from "Philadelphia", another Tom Hanks movie) for Best Original Song. The film was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (Tom Hanks) another for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Meg Ryan) and a third for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film won four awards at different ceremonies. Ryan won the award for Funniest Actress in a Leading Role at the American Comedy Awards. At the 1994 Young Artist Awards, Malinger won the award for Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion
Maxine Bahns television debut on the HBO science-fiction/horror series "Perversions of Science", guest-starring episode "People's Choice". She starred as the title character in the 1998 film "Chick Flick". In 2000, Bahns co-starred in the made-for-television movie "Cutaway" opposite actor Tom Berenger, and three films: crime/thriller film "Dangerous Curves" opposite actors Robert Carradine and David Carradine, comedy/drama film "Vice" opposite actor Bo Hopkins, and comedy film "Spin Cycle" opposite actress Sarah Chalke. In 2001, she co-starred in the film "The Elite" opposite actor Jurgen Prochnow. In 2005, she was in the direct-to-video horror film "Scarred", and guest-starred on an episode of CBS's mystery/drama