Following an appearance as a one-eyed Christian fundamentalist in Greg Mottola's 2011 moderately successful film "Paul", the year proved to be a turning point in Wiig's career, as the comedy "Bridesmaids", which she wrote with fellow Groundlings performer Annie Mumolo, was released in the spring by Universal Pictures to critical acclaim and box office success; it made US$167 million in North America and US$280 million worldwide. She also starred in the top-billed role of a single woman who suffers a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend. "The New York Times" remarked: "A lanky-limbed blonde who evokes Meg Ryan stretched along Olive Oyl lines, Ms. Wiig keeps her features jumping and sometimes bunching. She's a funny, pretty woman, but she's also a comedian, and she's wonderfully confident about playing not nice [...] Ms. Wiig, a longtime cast member of "Saturday Night Live", and Ms. Mumolo, a veteran of the Los Angeles comedy troupe the Groundlings, know what female moviegoers want: honest laughs with, and not solely about, women". For her work in the film, Wiig was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Her last 2011 film was the romantic comedy "Friends with Kids", in which Wiig played one half of a sex-obsessed couple, opposite "Bridemaids" collaborator Maya Rudolph. It received positive reviews from critics, who deemed it "sharp, shrewd, and funny", and was a success in limited release.