:Mila Kunis
{{Short description|American actress (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mila Kunis
| image = Mila Kunis 2018 -2.jpg
| caption = Kunis in 2018
| birth_name = Milena Markovna Kunis
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|8|14}}
| birth_place = Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Ashton Kutcher|2015}}
| children = 2
| citizenship = US
| works = Full list
| awards = Full list
}}
Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis{{Family name footnote|Markovna|Kunis|lang=Eastern Slavic}}{{Efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|l|ə|_|ˈ|k|uː|n|ᵻ|s|audio=en-us-Mila Kunis.oga}} {{respell|MEE|lə|_|KOO|niss}}
{{langx|uk|Мілена Марківна Куніс|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Milena Markivna Kunis}}}}, {{IPA|uk|miˈlɛnɐ ˈmɑrkiu̯nɐ ˈkun⁽ʲ⁾is|IPA}}
{{Langx|ru|Милена Марковна Кунис|Milena Markovna Kunis}}, {{IPA|ru|mʲɪˈlʲenə ˈmarkəvnə ˈkunʲɪs|IPA}}}} (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she was Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show (1998–2006) and has voiced Meg Griffin on Family Guy since 1999.
Kunis's breakout film role was in the 2008 romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the psychological thriller Black Swan (2010), receiving nominations for the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other major films include the action films Max Payne (2008) and The Book of Eli (2010), the romantic comedy Friends with Benefits (2011), the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)—as the Wicked Witch of the West—and the comedies Ted (2012), Bad Moms (2016) and its sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas (2017).
Early life and education
Milena Markovna Kunis was born into a Jewish family on August 14, 1983,{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/movies/mila-kunis-turns-36-over-the-moon-husband-ashton-kutcher/|title=Mila Kunis Is 'Over the Moon' as She Turns 35 with Husband Ashton Kutcher and Their 2 Kids|last=Fernandez|first=Alexia|date=August 14, 2018|magazine=People|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814155639/https://people.com/movies/mila-kunis-turns-36-over-the-moon-husband-ashton-kutcher/|url-status=live}} in Chernovtsy (now Chernivtsi), Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.{{Cite book|last1=Powell|first1=Ahna|title=Mila Kunis: A Woman of Talent, Beauty and Passion: the Multifaceted Actress|date=2011|publisher=GD Publishing|isbn=9781613230213|url=}} Although Kunis's parents have since retired,{{cite web |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/mila-kunis-parents-348143.html |title=Mila Kunis Thrilled Her Parents Have Retired |work=FemaleFirst |date=October 2013 |accessdate=2023-05-04 |archive-date=May 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507212117/https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/mila-kunis-parents-348143.html |url-status=live }} previously her mother, Elvira, was a physics teacher who ran a pharmacy, and her father, Mark Kunis, was a mechanical engineer who worked as a cab driver after the family emigrated.{{Cite news|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/mila-kunis-nothing-ever-given-003000266.html |title=Mila Kunis: 'Nothing was ever given to me' |publisher=Yahoo! |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=July 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012051753/http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/mila-kunis-nothing-ever-given-003000266.html |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=live}} Kunis has an older brother, Michael.{{Cite news|url=http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/lounge/4ff6ee7f63775/ |script-title=uk:Куніс згадала, як гасала Чернівцями голодна й закривавлена |trans-title=Kunis recalled how in Chernivtsi she was running around hungry and scratched up |website=Ukrainska Pravda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104145720/http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/lounge/4ff6ee7f63775/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=live |language=uk}} Her grandparents were Holocaust survivors. Her mother tongue and the common language within her family is Russian.{{Cite news |url=https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/five-celebrities-who-are-totally-bilingual/ |title=Five celebrities who are totally bilingual |work=EF Education First |author=WIL |date=March 2, 2014 |access-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807195247/https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/five-celebrities-who-are-totally-bilingual/ |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |url-status=dead}} While participating in Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Kunis confirmed she does not speak Ukrainian, stating Russian was the main language at the time she was there.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-fRJakD9m4|title=Mila Kunis Thought "Winnie-The-Pooh" Was Russian|publisher=Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend|via=YouTube|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007192754/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-fRJakD9m4|url-status=live}} Children were not taught Ukrainian in school until they were in second grade which was the time she left to come to the United States. She stated in 2011 that her parents had "amazing jobs", and that she "was very lucky" and the family was "not poor"; they had decided to leave the Soviet Union because they saw "no future" there for Mila and her brother.{{Cite news|work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8738499/Milas-crossing-to-fame.html |title=Mila's crossing to fame |first=Will |last=Lawrence |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028073251/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8738499/Milas-crossing-to-fame.html |archive-date=October 28, 2013 |url-status=live}} In 1991, when she was 7 years old, her family moved to Los Angeles under a religious-refugee visa,{{cite web |last1=Shiffer |first1=Emily J. |title=All About Mila Kunis' Parents, Mark and Elvira Kunis |url=https://people.com/all-about-mila-kunis-parents-mark-elvira-kunis-7852833 |website=people.com |publisher=People |access-date=28 December 2024 |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228035236/https://people.com/all-about-mila-kunis-parents-mark-elvira-kunis-7852833 |url-status=live }} with {{USD|250|long=No}}. "That was all we were allowed to take with us. My parents had given up good jobs and degrees, which were not transferable. We arrived in New York on a Wednesday and by Friday morning my brother and I were at school in L.A."
Kunis has cited antisemitism in the Soviet Union as one of several reasons for her family's move to the United States.{{Cite news|magazine=JVibe|last=Kepnes|first=Caroline|author-link=Caroline Kepnes|title=Schmoozin' with Mila Kunis}}{{Cite news|first=Danielle|last=Berrin|url=http://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/86476/|title=Why Jews will not be upset by the Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin split|newspaper=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620231205/https://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/86476/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.jta.org/2017/11/10/arts-entertainment/mila-kunis-says-local-refused-to-let-her-see-childhood-home-in-ukraine|title=Mila Kunis says local refused to let her see childhood home in Ukraine|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504194058/https://www.jta.org/2017/11/10/culture/mila-kunis-says-local-refused-to-let-her-see-childhood-home-in-ukraine|url-status=live}}{{Cite interview |url=http://www.moviehole.net/200816125-exclusive-interview-mila-kunis |title=Exclusive Interview : Mila Kunis |website=Moviehole.net |interviewer-last=Fischer |interviewer-first=Paul |archive-date=March 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312005628/http://www.moviehole.net/200816125-exclusive-interview-mila-kunis |access-date=December 14, 2008 }}{{Cite interview |url=http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/interviews/interview-mila-kunis-on-black-swan-kissing-natalie-portman-her-russian-heritage-more.php |title=Interview: Mila Kunis on 'Black Swan', Kissing Natalie Portman, Her Russian Heritage & More! |work=Obsessed With Film |date=January 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528043555/http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/interviews/interview-mila-kunis-on-black-swan-kissing-natalie-portman-her-russian-heritage-more.php |archive-date=May 28, 2011 |url-status=dead}} She has stated that her parents "raised [her] Jewish as much as they could", although religion was suppressed in the Soviet Union.{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mila-kunis-daughter-drink-wine-shabbat-wyatt-three-year-old-ashton-kutcher-a8021286.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mila-kunis-daughter-drink-wine-shabbat-wyatt-three-year-old-ashton-kutcher-a8021286.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Mila Kunis lets three-year-old daughter Wyatt drink sip of wine every Friday for shabbat |website=The Independent |first= Maya |last=Oppenheim |date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=February 14, 2018}} On her second day in Los Angeles, Kunis was enrolled at Rosewood Elementary School, not knowing a word of English. She later recalled: "I blocked out second grade completely. I have no recollection of it. I always talk to my mom and my grandma about it. It was because I cried every day. I didn't understand the culture. I didn't understand the people. I didn't understand the language. My first sentence of my essay to get into college was like, 'Imagine being blind and deaf at age seven.' And that's kind of what it felt like moving to the States."{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-16-et-mila16-story.html |title=I was a good kid |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |author=Lytal, Cristy |date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=June 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027131555/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/16/entertainment/et-mila16 |archive-date=October 27, 2013 |url-status=live }}
In Los Angeles, she attended Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School. She used an on-set tutor for most of her high school years while filming That '70s Show.{{Cite news |url=https://people.com/archive/high-roller-vol-53-no-13/|title=High Roller |magazine=People |last=Espinoza|first=Galina |date=April 2, 2001 |access-date=March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019042006/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20134018,00.html |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live }} She briefly attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES), but when that school proved to be insufficiently flexible about her acting commitments, she transferred to Fairfax High School,{{Cite interview |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/mila-kunis/ |title=Mila Kunis |last=Franco |first=James |magazine=Interview |date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=September 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905081906/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/mila-kunis |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |url-status=live }} graduating in 2001. She briefly attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.{{Cite news |url=http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/mila-kunis-interview?page=2/ |title=Mila Kunis Keeps it Real |magazine=Women's Health |author=Spines, Christine |date=September 2009 |access-date=February 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823131228/http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/mila-kunis-interview?page=2%2F |archive-date=August 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2009/09/01/10697476-sun.html |title=That busy '70s girl |newspaper=Toronto Sun |first=Jim |last=Slotek |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=June 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201025609/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2009/09/01/10697476-sun.html |archive-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=live }}
Kunis is a naturalized US citizen.{{Cite interview |url=http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/interview-mila-kunis |title=Interview: Mila Kunis |magazine=Stylist |date=August 29, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911114353/http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/interview-mila-kunis |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last=Buontempo |first=Fabiana |title=Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher proudly took their kids with them to vote |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20201026fsh2kgnvml/mila-kunis-and-ashton-kutcher-casted-their-vote/ |access-date=January 6, 2025 |magazine=¡Hola! |date=October 26, 2020 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025173218/https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20201026fsh2kgnvml/mila-kunis-and-ashton-kutcher-casted-their-vote/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Who can vote? |url=https://www.usa.gov/who-can-vote |website=usa.gov |publisher=U.S. General Services Administration |access-date=1 February 2025}}
Kunis has said that a genealogical DNA test described her ethnicity as 96%{{Cite news |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5036449,00.html |title=מילה קוניס: "אני 96 אחוז יהודייה אשכנזייה |trans-title=Mila Kunis: "I am 96 percent Ashkenazi Jew" |language=Hebrew |work=Ynet |last=Bogen |first=Amir |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724121317/https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5036449,00.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.kveller.com/mila-kunis-on-being-a-jewish-mom-born-to-guilt-trip-you/ |title=Mila Kunis on Being a Jewish Mom 'Born to Guilt-Trip You' |work=Kveller |last=Valente |first=Joanna C. |date=November 1, 2017 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623034125/https://www.kveller.com/mila-kunis-on-being-a-jewish-mom-born-to-guilt-trip-you/ |url-status=live }} to 98% Ashkenazi Jewish.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2teOl5ouk&t=3317s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Jg2teOl5ouk |archive-date=December 12, 2021|title=Mila Kunis – WTF Podcast with Marc Maron #937 |via=YouTube |date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{Cbignore}}
Career
=1994–2000: Career beginnings and television work=
At age nine, Kunis was enrolled by her father in acting classes after school at the Beverly Hills Studios, where she met Susan Curtis, who would become her manager.{{Cite news|first=James |last=Mottram|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mila-kunis-the-other-black-swan-finds-her-feet-2189037.html |title=Mila Kunis: The other Black Swan finds her feet |newspaper=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Ltd.|location=London, England|date=January 20, 2011 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220102720/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mila-kunis-the-other-black-swan-finds-her-feet-2189037.html }}{{Cite web |first=Allison|last=Scotch|url=http://www.americanwaymag.com/mila-kunis-halloween-max-payne-united-states-food |title=The American Dream Girl |magazine=Americanway Magazine |date=October 15, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821203418/http://www.americanwaymag.com/mila-kunis-halloween-max-payne-united-states-food |archive-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead }} On her first audition she landed the role for a Barbie commercial.{{Cite web |url=http://www.the-back-row.com/index.php/2011/01/12/before-they-were-stars-mila-kunis-in-barbie-commercials|title=Before They Were Stars: Mila Kunis in Barbie Commercials |publisher=The-Back-Row.com|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=August 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417182538/http://www.the-back-row.com/index.php/2011/01/12/before-they-were-stars-mila-kunis-in-barbie-commercials|archive-date=April 17, 2011}} Shortly after, she did a commercial for the Lisa Frank product line.{{Cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/10/mila-kunis-esquires-sexiest-woman-uncovered-in-vintage-lisa-frank-sticker-commercial.html |title=Mila Kunis, Esquire's 'sexiest woman' uncovered in vintage Lisa Frank sticker commercial |website=zap2it.com |date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185838/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/10/mila-kunis-esquires-sexiest-woman-uncovered-in-vintage-lisa-frank-sticker-commercial.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Her first television roles took place in 1994, first appearing on Days of Our Lives,{{Cite web |first=Ryan |last=Smith| title=Mila & the immigration |url=http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-starscelebsmodels/star-news/2012/05/mila-kunis-english |magazine=Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast Publications |access-date=September 13, 2012 |date=July 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203030454/http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-starscelebsmodels/star-news/2012/05/mila-kunis-english |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Mila Kunis- Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/mila-kunis/biography.html |department=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016021922/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/mila-kunis/biography.html |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }} and a few months later doing her first of two appearances on Baywatch.{{Cite web| url=http://www.tv.com/shows/baywatch/aftershock-26058/| title=Baywatch: Aftershock| access-date=April 26, 2020| publisher=TV.com| archive-date=May 1, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501214153/http://www.tv.com/shows/baywatch/aftershock-26058/| url-status=live}} She had a minor role on the television shows 7th Heaven, and Walker, Texas Ranger as well as supporting roles in the films Santa with Muscles, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, and the Angelina Jolie film Gia, as the young Gia Carangi.
At the age of 10, Kunis unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of a Russian Jewish girl who moves to North America in the film Make a Wish, Molly. Instead, she was cast in the secondary role of a Mexican girl. In 1998, Kunis was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. All who auditioned were required to be at least 18 years old; Kunis, who was 14 at the time, told the casting directors she would be 18 but did not say when. Though they eventually figured it out, the producers still thought Kunis was the best fit for the role. That '70s Show ran for eight seasons.{{Cite news|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/arts/television/12hoch.html |title=Even Those 70's Kids Should Have Seen It Coming |date=February 12, 2006 |access-date=February 9, 2009 |author=Hochman, David |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207040059/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/arts/television/12hoch.html |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=live }} She won two consecutive Young Star Awards as Best Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series in 1999 and 2000 for her performances.{{Cite web|publisher=Superiorpics.com|access-date=November 1, 2012|url=http://www.superiorpics.com/mila_kunis|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203064001/http://www.superiorpics.com/mila_kunis|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013|title=Mila Kunis (Celebrity Profile)}}
In 1999, Kunis replaced Lacey Chabert in the role of Meg Griffin on the animated sitcom Family Guy,{{Cite magazine|date=May 9, 1999 |access-date=February 11, 2010 |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/05/09/actress-dana-plato-found-dead/|title=Actress Dana Plato is found dead|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first1=Josh |last1=Wolk |first2=Joe|last2=Flint |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021095929/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C84363%2C00.html }} created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox. Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show. When Kunis auditioned for the role, she was called back by MacFarlane, who instructed her to speak slower. He then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her. MacFarlane added: "What Mila Kunis brought to it was in a lot of ways, I thought, almost more right for the character. I say that Lacey did a phenomenal job, but there was something about Mila—something very natural about Mila. She was 15 when she started, so you were listening to a 15-year-old. Oftentimes with animation they'll have adult actors doing the voices of teenagers and they always sound like Saturday morning voices. They sound oftentimes very forced. She had a very natural quality to Meg that really made what we did with that character kind of really work."{{Cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2003/07/21/an-interview-with-seth-macfarlane?page=6 |title=Interview with Seth MacFarlane |publisher=IGN |date=July 21, 2003 |access-date=December 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716023928/http://movies.ign.com/articles/429/429628p6.html |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |url-status=live }} Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production in 2007. She also voiced Meg in Family Guy Video Game!, released in 2006. Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat".{{Cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/family-guy/milas-kunis-talks-about-workin-11435.aspx |title=Mila Kunis Talks About Working on Family Guy and Her Upcoming Movie |publisher=BuddyTV |last=De Leon |first=Kris |date=September 25, 2007 |access-date=September 3, 2009 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728143037/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/family-guy/milas-kunis-talks-about-workin-11435.aspx }}
=2001–2008: Transition to film=
In 2001, she appeared in Get Over It opposite Kirsten Dunst. She followed that up in 2002, by starring in the straight-to-DVD horror film American Psycho 2 alongside William Shatner, a sequel to the 2000 film American Psycho. American Psycho 2 was poorly reviewed by critics,{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/american_psycho_2/ |title=American Psycho 2 Movie Reviews, Pictures |access-date=February 11, 2009 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203212956/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_psycho_2/ |archive-date=February 3, 2009 }} and later, Kunis herself expressed embarrassment over the film.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1501371/story.jhtml |title=Mila Kunis' Career Thrives Despite 'Psycho' In Her Past |date=May 6, 2005 |access-date=February 11, 2010 |publisher=MTV |author=Harris, Chris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407064929/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1501371/story.jhtml |archive-date=April 7, 2010 |url-status=dead }} In 2004, Kunis starred in the film adaptation Tony n' Tina's Wedding. Although the film was shot in 2004, it did not have a theatrical release until 2007.{{Cite news|access-date=June 29, 2010|url= https://variety.com/review/VE1117923770.html|title=Tony n Tina's Wedding|work=Variety|author=Scheib, Ronnie|date=May 5, 2004}} Most critics did not like the film, which mustered a 25% approval from Rotten Tomatoes.{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/tony_and_tinas_wedding/ |title=Tony N' Tina's Wedding |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828162131/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tony_and_tinas_wedding/ |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |url-status=live }} DVD talk concluded that "fans would be much better off pretending the movie never happened in the first place".{{Cite web|url=https://dvdtalk.com/reviews/34335/tony-n-tinas-wedding-the-movie/ |title=Tony n Tina Review |author=Cornelius, David |date=August 18, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2010 |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903235858/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34335/tony-n-tinas-wedding-the-movie/ }}
File:Mila Kunis 2008.jpg in 2008]]
In 2005, Kunis co-starred with Jon Heder in Moving McAllister, which was not released theatrically until 2007.{{Cite news |date=August 9, 2005 |access-date=June 29, 2010 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507276/20050809/story.jhtml |title=Heder Lines up Six Pics |author=Tecson, Brandee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104213539/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507276/20050809/story.jhtml |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }} The film received generally poor reviews and had a limited two-week run in theaters.{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=movingmcallister.htm |title=Moving McAllister |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020013757/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=movingmcallister.htm |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.movingmcallisterthemovie.com/pdf/Press_Notes_MM_082007.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120195936/http://www.movingmcallisterthemovie.com/pdf/Press_Notes_MM_082007.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |title=Q & A with Ben Gourley |website=movingmcallisterthemovie.com |access-date=June 29, 2010 |date=September 2007 }} She followed up with After Sex starring alongside Zoe Saldana, who had also appeared in Get Over It.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/article/VR1117928198.html|title=After Sex|work=Variety|author=Chang, Justin|date=August 28, 2005|access-date=June 29, 2010}} In October 2006, she began filming Boot Camp (originally titled Straight Edge).{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/film-incentives-put-fiji-on-edge-1117950636/|title=Straight Edge|work=Variety|author=McNary, Dave|date=September 24, 2006|access-date=June 29, 2010|archive-date=February 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205032727/http://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/film-incentives-put-fiji-on-edge-1117950636/|url-status=live}} The film was not released in theaters in the United States, but was released on DVD on August 25, 2009.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/news/mila-kunis-seeks-escape-from-an-isolated-island-boot-camp-on-dvd-aug-25-/6910 |title=Blue Ray and DVD News |publisher=DVDtown |author=Kane, Mondo |date=August 9, 2009 |access-date=June 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813081756/http://www.dvdtown.com/news/mila-kunis-seeks-escape-from-an-isolated-island-boot-camp-on-dvd-aug-25-/6910 |archive-date=August 13, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
Kunis starred as Rachel Jansen in the 2008 comedy film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, co-produced by Judd Apatow. The role, which she won after unsuccessfully auditioning for Knocked Up, entailed improvisation on her part.{{Cite web |url=http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/572/exclusive-mila-kunis-interview |title=Exclusive Mila Kunis Interview |publisher=ReelzChannel |author=Otto, Jeff |access-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818104206/http://www.reelzchannel.com/article/572/exclusive-mila-kunis-interview/ |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }} The film garnered positive reviews,{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/forgetting_sarah_marshall/ |title=Forgetting Sarah Marshall Movie Reviews, Pictures |access-date=February 9, 2010 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211124641/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forgetting_sarah_marshall/ |url-status=live |archive-date=February 11, 2010 }} and was a commercial success, grossing {{USD|105 million|long=No}} worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/2008/FSMAR.php |title=Forgetting Sarah Marshall |access-date=August 2, 2008 |publisher=The Numbers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915055938/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/FSMAR.php |url-status=live |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }} Kunis's performance was well-received; Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal praised her "fresh beauty and focused energy",{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120847468724024687 |title='Sarah Marshall' Has No Craft but Plenty of Comedy |access-date=February 9, 2010 |work=The Wall Street Journal |author=Morgenstern, Joe |date=April 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805092811/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120847468724024687.html |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }} while James Berardinelli wrote that she is "adept with her performance and understands the concept of comic timing".{{Cite web|title=Forgetting Sarah Marshall |access-date=February 9, 2010 |url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/f/forgetting_sarah.html |publisher=Reelviews |author=Berardinelli, James |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019045116/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=691 }} She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award.{{Cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-2008-teen-choice-awards-scorecard17jun17,0,2603341.htmlstory|title=2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees|date=June 17, 2008|access-date=October 2, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912051322/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-2008-teen-choice-awards-scorecard17jun17%2C0%2C2603341.htmlstory|archive-date=September 12, 2008|url-status=dead}} In an interview, Kunis credited Apatow with helping her to expand her career from That '70s Show.{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2009/08/mila-kunis-on-taking-ballet-lessons-at-26-for-black-swan.html/ |title=Mila Kunis is willing to turn pirouettes for her role in Black Swan |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=August 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024020508/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2009/08/mila-kunis-on-taking-ballet-lessons-at-26-for-black-swan.html |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Also in 2008, Kunis portrayed Mona Sax, an assassin, alongside Mark Wahlberg in the action film Max Payne, based on the video game of the same name. Kunis underwent training in guns, boxing, and martial arts for her role.{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2008 |url=http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2008/max_payne/notes.pdf |title=Max Payne Production Notes |website=visualhollywood.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723050808/http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2008/max_payne/notes.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Max Payne was relatively successful at the box office, grossing {{USD|85 million|long=No}} worldwide{{Cite web |access-date=February 9, 2010 |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=maxpayne.htm |title=Max Payne (2008) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809224758/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=maxpayne.htm |archive-date=August 9, 2012 |url-status=live }} but was poorly reviewed by critics,{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/max_payne/ |title=Max Payne Movie Reviews, Pictures |access-date=February 9, 2009 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209041937/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/max_payne/ |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=live }} with several reviewers calling Kunis miscast.{{Cite web |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-movie-review-max-payne,0,1552695.story |title=Movie review: Max Payne – 2 out of 5 stars |date=October 15, 2008 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |work=Orlando Sentinel |author=Moore, Roger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002034343/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-movie-review-max-payne,0,1552695.story |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.connectsavannah.com/news/archive/10540/ |title=New releases: W., Max Payne |date=October 21, 2008 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |work=Connect Savannah |author=Brunson, Matt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206144120/http://www.connectsavannah.com/news/archive/10540/ |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Travis Estvold of Boise Weekly wrote that she was "horribly miscast as some sort of undersized, warble-voiced crime boss".{{Cite web|url=http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/max-payne/Content?oid=1013882 |title=Max Payne |date=January 28, 2009 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |work=Boise Weekly |author=Estvold, Travis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213102750/http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/max-payne/Content?oid=1013882 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }} Director John Moore defended his choice of Kunis saying, "Mila just bowled us over..... She wasn't an obvious choice, but she just wears Mona so well. We needed someone who would not be just a fop or foil to Max; we needed somebody who had to be that character and convey her own agenda. I think Mila just knocked it out of the park." She was nominated for another Teen Choice Award for her role in the film.{{Cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/home-page-blog/gossip-girl-twilight-big-winne-30630.aspx |title='Gossip Girl,' 'Twilight' Big Winners at Teen Choice Awards 2009 |work=BuddyTV |author=Carlson, Meghan |date=August 11, 2009 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517031700/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/home-page-blog/gossip-girl-twilight-big-winne-30630.aspx |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}
=2009–2012: Film breakthrough and acclaim=
File:Mila Kunis by Gage Skidmore.jpg in 2009]]
In 2009, she appeared in the comedy film Extract with Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman. The film received mostly positive reviews,{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/1211183-extract/ |title=Extract (2009) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=February 16, 2010 |archive-date=February 11, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211153210/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1211183-extract/ }} and grossed {{USD|10.8 million|long=No}} at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=extract.htm |title=Extract (2009) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 15, 2010 |archive-date=February 21, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221203944/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=extract.htm }} Roger Ebert, while critical of the film itself, wrote that Kunis "brings her role to within shouting distance of credibility."{{Cite news|url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/extract-2009 |title=Extract |date=September 2, 2009 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |author=Ebert, Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302120341/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090902%2FREVIEWS%2F909029997%2F1023 |archive-date=March 2, 2010 |url-status=live }} Director Mike Judge commented that part of what was surprising to learn about Kunis was her ability to make references to the cult animation film Rejected. Judge said: "As beautiful as Mila is, you could believe that maybe she would cross paths with you in the real world."{{Cite web|url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/women/200907/sexy-extract-actress-mila-kunis |title=Mila Kunis |work=Details Magazine |author=Gordinier, Jeff |date=September 2009 |access-date=February 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723070124/http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/women/200907/sexy-extract-actress-mila-kunis |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=live }} After seeing Kunis perform in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Judge wanted to cast her in the role of Cindy in Extract: "I just thought, 'Wow, this girl's perfect.' And she really wanted to do it, which was fantastic." Kunis herself stated that "I'm a huge fan of Mike Judge's from Office Space, so I was, like, 'Okay, this is a very easy decision.' I told them I would do anything needed to be in this production—like craft service, or, say, acting."{{Cite web |first=Tim|last=Nasson|url=http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/behind_the_scenes/Extract-BEHINDTHESCENES.php |title=Extract: Behind the Scenes |website=wildaboutmovies.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419051703/http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/behind_the_scenes/Extract-BEHINDTHESCENES.php |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
In 2010, she starred alongside Denzel Washington in the action film The Book of Eli. Although the film received mixed reviews,{{Cite web|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/10010488-book_of_eli/ |title=The Book of Eli (2010) |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231015256/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010488-book_of_eli/ }} it performed well at the box office, grossing over {{USD|157 million|long=No}} worldwide.{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bookofeli.htm |title=The Book of Eli (2010) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901012258/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bookofeli.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2012 |url-status=live }} Film critic Richard Roeper praised Kunis's performance, calling it a "particularly strong piece of work".{{Cite web|url=http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/popup.aspx?ReviewId=160 |title=The Book of Eli |website=richardroeper.com |author=Roeper, Richard |author-link=Richard Roeper |access-date=February 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821192906/http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/popup.aspx?ReviewId=160 |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=live }} Several other reviews were equally positive, including that of Pete Hammond of Boxoffice magazine, who wrote that she's "ideally cast in the key female role".{{Cite web|url=http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2010/01/the-book-of-eli.php |title=The Book of Eli |date=January 14, 2010 |access-date=February 9, 2010 |work=Boxoffice |first=Pete|last=Hammond|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209080546/http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2010/01/the-book-of-eli.php |archive-date=February 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Even reviewers who did not necessarily like the film complimented her performance, such as James Berardinelli, who wrote that "the demands of the role prove to be within her range, which is perhaps surprising considering she has been thus far pigeonholed into more lightweight parts",{{Cite web|work=Reelviews |first=James|last=Berardinelli|authorlink=James Berardinelli|url=http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1978 |title=Book of Eli, The |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707021849/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1978 |archive-date=July 7, 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=February 9, 2010 }} and Colin Covert of the Star Tribune, who wrote that she "generated a spark and brought a degree of determination to her character, developing an independent female character who's not always in need of rescuing."{{Cite web|title=The Book of Eli |work=Star Tribune |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/81526697.html?page=2&c=y |author=Covert, Colin |access-date=February 16, 2010 |archive-date=January 25, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125065849/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/81526697.html?page=2&c=y }} Other critics, such as Claudia Puig of USA Today felt she was miscast, noting that "she looked as if she dropped in from a Ray-Ban commercial".{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2010-01-15-bookofeli15_ST_N.htm|title='Book of Eli': The end of the world, this time with Denzel|date=January 17, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2010|work=USA Today|first=Claudia|last=Puig|archive-date=January 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118122550/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2010-01-15-bookofeli15_ST_N.htm|url-status=live}} Kunis received another Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gossipcenter.com/miley-cyrus/2010-teen-choice-awards-nominees-375877 |title=2010 Teen Choice Awards |website=Gossipcenter.com |date=June 14, 2010 |access-date=June 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018222116/http://www.gossipcenter.com/miley-cyrus/2010-teen-choice-awards-nominees-375877 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecia.com.au/reviews/b/images/book-of-eli-production-notes.pdf |title=The Book of Eli Production Notes |publisher=thecia.com.au |date=May 20, 2010 |access-date=July 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224113008/http://www.thecia.com.au/reviews/b/images/book-of-eli-production-notes.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=December 24, 2010 }} Kunis was also cast in a minor role in the 2010 comedy film Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.{{Cite news|date=May 14, 2009|access-date=May 14, 2009|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilNews/idUKTRE54D0U220090514|title=Date Night" lures Liotta, Ruffalo|work=Reuters|author=Fernandez, Jay A.|archive-date=July 16, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilNews/idUKTRE54D0U220090514|url-status=dead}} She garnered several positive reviews for her performance.{{Cite web|date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=April 8, 2010 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20100409_The_Steve_Carell_Tina_Fey_way_to_revive_a_marriage.html |title=The Steve Carell-Tina Fey way to revive a marriage |author=Rickey, Carrie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411233240/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20100409_The_Steve_Carell_Tina_Fey_way_to_revive_a_marriage.html |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/04/11354.html |title=Date Night |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=April 8, 2010 |work=Orlando Sentinel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411074142/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/04/11354.html |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |author=Moore, Roger |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/date-night-film-review-29463 |title=Date Night – Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Scheck, Frank |date=October 2010 |access-date=April 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206194758/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/date-night-film-review-29463 |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune concluded her performance with James Franco helped save the film and gave it "a shot in the arm."{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sc-mov-0406-date-night-20100408,0,3174262.column|title=Carell, Fey Deserve Better Date|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2010|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Phillips, Michael|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329043219/https://www.chicagotribune.com/|url-status=live}}
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Kunis was nominated for multiple awards, including her first Golden Globe, for the 2010 film Black Swan. She played a rival ballet dancer to the main character, played by Natalie Portman. Director Darren Aronofsky cast Kunis in the film based on her performance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and on the recommendation of co-star and close friend Natalie Portman.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mila-kunis--the-black-swan-who-spread-her-wings-7979007.html |work=The Independent |first=Stephen |last=Applebaum |title=Mila Kunis – The black swan who spread her wings |date=July 28, 2012 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220102700/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mila-kunis--the-black-swan-who-spread-her-wings-7979007.html |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646763/20100830/story.jhtml |title=Black Swan Director on Ballet |publisher=MTV |author=Ditzian, Eric |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901182447/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646763/20100830/story.jhtml |archive-date=September 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }} She underwent a training regimen that included cardiovascular exercise, a 1,200-calorie a day diet (she lost 20 pounds that she regained after filming ended), and ballet classes for four hours a day, seven days a week.{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/mila-kunis-cover-girl/13512/P2 |title=Mila Kunis: On the Brink of Movie Stardom |work=Black Book Magazine |author=Barna, Ben |date=December 1, 2009 |access-date=February 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809063027/http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/mila-kunis-cover-girl/13512/P2 |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/mila-kunis-drama-queen/story-e6frewyr-1225853748930 |title=Mila Kunis, drama queen |work=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |author=Fenton, Andrew |date=April 14, 2010 |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222105501/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/mila-kunis-drama-queen/story-e6frewyr-1225853748930 |archive-date=February 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|title='Swan' Song Schizophrenia|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704638304575636842502298562|author=Dollar, Steve|date=November 26, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708143100/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704638304575636842502298562|url-status=live}} During the demanding production, she suffered injuries including a torn ligament and a dislocated shoulder.{{Cite web |title=Venus de Mila |work=W |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2011/03/mila_kunis_black_swan?currentPage=1 |author=Hirschberg, Lynn |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=February 11, 2011 |archive-date=February 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216212345/http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2011/03/mila_kunis_black_swan?currentPage=1 }}
Black Swan received widespread acclaim from critics{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/black_swan_2010/ |title=Black Swan Movie reviews, Pictures |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=February 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206234833/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_swan_2010/ |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=live }} and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011 |title=Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards |publisher=Oscars |access-date=February 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132752/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=live }} The film grossed over {{USD|106.9 million|long=No}} in the United States and Canada{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=milakunis.htm |title=Mila Kunis Movie Box Office Results |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004654/http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=milakunis.htm |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=live }} while grossing over {{USD|329 million|long=No}} worldwide.{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blackswan.htm |title=Black Swan (2010) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508143614/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blackswan.htm |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |url-status=live }} Reviews of Kunis's performance were positive,{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/black-swan,1169493/critic-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026113623/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/black-swan,1169493/critic-review.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2010|title=Black Swan|date=December 3, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Hornaday, Ann}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2223 |title=Black Swan |date=December 1, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |work=Reelviews |author=Berardinelli, James |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023113653/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2223 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/03/MVPA1GJG6L.DTL |title='Black Swan' review: She's dancing on the edge |date=December 3, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |author=LaSalle, Mick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206090237/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F12%2F03%2FMVPA1GJG6L.DTL |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=live }} with Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter stating, "Kunis makes a perfect alternate to Portman, equally as lithe and dark but a smirk of self-assurance in place of Portman's wide-eyed fearfulness."{{Cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/black-swan-film-review-29918 |title=Black Swan: Film Review |date=September 1, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2010 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Honeycutt, Kirk |archive-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108064659/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/black-swan-film-review-29918 }} Guy Lodge of In Contention also praised Kunis, saying, "it's the cool, throaty-voiced Kunis who is the surprise package here, intelligently watching and reflecting her co-star in such a manner that we're as uncertain as Nina of her ingenuousness."{{Cite web|url=http://www.incontention.com/2010/09/01/review-black-swan/ |title=Review: Black Swan |date=September 1, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2010 |work=In Contention |author=Lodge, Guy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903230040/http://www.incontention.com/2010/09/01/review-black-swan/ |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |url-status=live }} Kunis's performance won her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival,{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsinfilm.com/2010/09/11/sofia-coppolas-somewhere-wins-golden-lion/ |title=Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' Wins Golden Lion |date=September 11, 2010 |access-date=September 12, 2010 |website=newsinfilm.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731111328/http://www.newsinfilm.com/2010/09/11/sofia-coppolas-somewhere-wins-golden-lion/ |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |url-status=dead }} and earned her Golden Globe Award{{Cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |title=The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |website=Goldenglobes.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103061520/http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }} and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |website=Sagawards.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504101702/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=live }} At the 37th annual Saturn Awards, she was also honored with the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance.{{Cite web |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/ |title=The 37th Annual Saturn Award Winners |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=June 23, 2011 |website=Saturnawards.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419150801/http://www.saturnawards.org/ |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Kunis was cast alongside Justin Timberlake in the 2011 romantic comedy Friends with Benefits.{{Cite web|website=Onlocationsvacations.com |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/12/friends-with-benefits-first-filming-location-in-nyc/ |title=Friends with Benefits first filming location in NYC |date=July 12, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719021044/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/12/friends-with-benefits-first-filming-location-in-nyc/ |archive-date=July 19, 2010 |url-status=live }} Director Will Gluck stated that he wrote the story with Kunis and Timberlake in mind.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/09/18/easy-a-will-gluck-interview/ |title=Easy A Director Will Gluck on Teen Sex and '80s Fantasy Boyfriends |website=Moviefone.com |author=Yamato, Jen |date=September 18, 2010 |access-date=September 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921125244/http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/09/18/easy-a-will-gluck-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-date=September 21, 2010 }} Friends with Benefits achieved success at the box office, grossing over {{USD|149 million|long=No}} worldwide,{{Cite web|access-date=October 18, 2011 |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=friendswithbenefits10.htm |title=Friends with Benefits |publisher=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017002436/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=friendswithbenefits10.htm }} and received mostly positive reviews with critics praising the chemistry between Kunis and Timberlake.{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/friends_with_benefits/ |title=Friends with Benefits (2011) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804215926/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/friends_with_benefits/ |archive-date=August 4, 2011 |url-status=live }} Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that "Ms. Kunis is fast proving that she's a gift that keeps giving to mainstream romantic comedy" and "her energy is so invigorating and expansive and her presence so vibrant that she fills the screen".{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/movies/justin-timberlake-in-friends-with-benefits-review.html |title=It's Just Sex. We're Just Friends. You Know the Rules. Etc., Etc. |date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=July 24, 2011 |work=The New York Times |author=Dargis, Manohla |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723220044/http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/movies/justin-timberlake-in-friends-with-benefits-review.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=live }}
In 2012, Kunis co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in Ted, her most commercially successful film to date. The film was directed and co-written by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. Kunis played the girlfriend of Wahlberg's character. When MacFarlane first conceived the project, he considered Kunis too young for the role. However, the film remained in development for several years and when it was finally ready to begin production, he ended up casting her.{{Cite web |url=http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/seth-macfarlane-turns-into-a-stuffed-bear-in-ted/1696018076001 |title=Seth MacFarlane Turns into A Stuffed Bear in Ted |publisher=Access Hollywood |access-date=July 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312095046/http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/seth-macfarlane-turns-into-a-stuffed-bear-in-ted/1696018076001 |archive-date=March 12, 2013 }} Ted has received generally positive reviews from critics{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/ted_2012/ |title=Ted (2012) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629013956/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ted_2012/ |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |url-status=live }} and was a commercial success, grossing {{USD|549 million|long=No}} worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ted.htm |title=Ted |access-date=April 21, 2013 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419080434/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ted.htm |archive-date=April 19, 2013 }} Drew McWeeny of HitFix wrote that Kunis "brings some lovely subtle grace notes to a role that easily could have just been 'the pushy girlfriend{{Single double}}.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/review-seth-mcfarlanes-ted-has-a-foul-mouth-but-a-sweet-heart |title=Review: Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted' has a foul mouth but a sweet heart |date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |work=HitFix |author=McWeeny, Drew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630103218/http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/review-seth-mcfarlanes-ted-has-a-foul-mouth-but-a-sweet-heart |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}
=2013–present: Comedic roles=
In 2013, Kunis played Theodora, the youngest of three witches, opposite James Franco, in the Walt Disney Pictures' prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful.{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/first-of-three-new-posters-for-oz-the-great-and-powerful-is-wicked |title=First of Three New Posters for 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' is Wicked |website=firstshowing.net |date=October 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105120830/http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/first-of-three-new-posters-for-oz-the-great-and-powerful-is-wicked/ |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=October 31, 2012 }}{{Cite news|work=Variety |author=Graser, Marc |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/mila-kunis-set-for-wizard-of-oz-prequel-1118034445/ |title=Mila Kunis set for Wizard of Oz Prequel |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514203957/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034445 }} She dedicated her performance in the film to Margaret Hamilton, the original Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film.{{Cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=795193&ocid=movies_outbrain&obref=obinsite |title=Mila Kunis dedicates 'Oz' performance to original Wicked Witch |publisher=MSN |date=March 9, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929140517/http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=795193&ocid=movies_outbrain&obref=obinsite |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} The film, and Kunis's performance, received mixed reviews from critics.{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/oz_the_great_and_powerful/ |title=Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307113512/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oz_the_great_and_powerful/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 7, 2013 }} Kim Newman of Empire Magazine wrote that Kunis "walks away with the honours as the wavering witch Theodora, whose heartbreak brings another, less-expected depth to this 3D spectacle".{{Cite web|url=https://empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137178 |title=Oz The Great and Powerful |work=Empire |author=Newman, Kim |date=March 7, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420195409/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137178 }} In contrast, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter found Kunis's performance to be uncertain as her character seemed to be in a state of limbo.{{Cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/movie/oz-great-powerful/review/425417 |title=Oz The Great and Powerful: Film Review |work=Hollywood Reporter |author=McCarthy, Todd |date=March 7, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-date=March 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311050906/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/oz-great-powerful/review/425417 }} Oz the Great and Powerful was a commercial success, grossing over {{USD|493 million|long=No}} worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oz.htm |title=Oz The Great and Powerful |access-date=September 2, 2013 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909043318/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oz.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Also in 2013, Kunis co-starred in the crime thriller Blood Ties with Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, and Marion Cotillard.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/canet-s-blood-ties-gets-worldview-coin-infusion-1118052539/ |title=Canet's 'Blood Ties' gets Worldview coin infusion |work=Variety |author=McNary, Dave |date=April 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618093333/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052539 |archive-date=June 18, 2012 |url-status=live }} The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the United States in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://indiewire.com/article/watch-trailer-for-guillame-canets-blood-ties |title=Watch: Trailer for Guillaume Canet's 'Blood Ties' Starring Clive Owen, Zoe Saldana and Mila Kunis |work=Indiewire |author=O'Connell, Max |date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082443/http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-trailer-for-guillame-canets-blood-ties |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=live }} Blood Ties received mixed reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/blood_ties_2013/ |title=Blood Ties (2014) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 6, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423063545/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blood_ties_2013/ |archive-date=April 23, 2014 }} Kunis was also cast in the comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, alongside Robin Williams and Peter Dinklage.{{Cite news |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-film-market/cargo-takes-hold-of-the-angriest-man-in-brooklyn/5042059.article |title=Cargo takes hold of The Angriest Man in Brooklyn |work=Screen International |author=Kay, Jeremy |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=September 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112121700/http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/cannes-film-market/cargo-takes-hold-of-the-angriest-man-in-brooklyn/5042059.article |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=live }} The film had a limited theatrical and VOD release{{Cite web|url=http://lionsgatepublicity.com/theatrical/theangriestmaninbrooklyn/ |title=The Angriest Man in Brooklyn |work=Lionsgate Publicity |publisher=Lionsgate |access-date=March 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315173808/http://lionsgatepublicity.com/theatrical/theangriestmaninbrooklyn/ |archive-date=March 15, 2014 |url-status=live }} and received poor reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/the_angriest_man_in_brooklyn/ |title=The Angriest Man in Brooklyn |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520084347/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_angriest_man_in_brooklyn/ |archive-date=May 20, 2014 }} The Paul Haggis-directed film Third Person co-starring with Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde and James Franco{{Cite news|access-date=October 6, 2012|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/haggis-primes-third-person-cast-1118058153/|title=Haggis primes 'Third Person' cast|work=Variety|author=Mitchell, Robert|date=August 22, 2012}} premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival{{Cite news|title=Toronto film festival 2013: The Fifth Estate to open packed Oscars preview |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/23/toronto-film-festival-2013-line-up |access-date=June 23, 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=July 23, 2012 |archive-date=July 26, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726150139/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jul/23/toronto-film-festival-2013-line-up }} and had a limited release in 2014, but also received mostly negative reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/third_person/ |title=Third Person |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 22, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622203019/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/third_person/ }} Kunis's performance was praised by some critics; Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that her role gives her "enormous room to express her talent" and she "gives her story a shot of raw intensity".{{Cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/third-person-toronto-review-625678 |title=Third Person: Toronto Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Young, Deborah |date=September 10, 2013 |access-date=June 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906231517/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/third-person-toronto-review-625678 }} In October 2014, it was announced Kunis, along with her partners, had launched a new production company called Orchard Farm Productions. The company has a first-look deal with ABC Studios, where the company is based. Under the agreement, the team will develop and produce TV projects for broadcast and cable.{{Cite web|url=https://thewrap.com/mila-kunis-signs-first-look-deal-with-abc-studios/ |title=Mila Kunis Signs First-Look Production Deal With ABC Studios |work=The Wrap |author=Nededog, Jethro |date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=October 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020225526/http://www.thewrap.com/mila-kunis-signs-first-look-deal-with-abc-studios/ |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |url-status=live }} In 2015, Kunis co-starred with Channing Tatum in the science fiction film Jupiter Ascending, directed by the Wachowskis.{{Cite web|url=https://thewrap.com/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-moves-week-july-18-2014/ |title=Wachowskis Jupiter Ascending Moves Up a Week to July 18, 2014 |work=The Wrap |author=Cunningham, Todd |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=January 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829103520/http://www.thewrap.com/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-moves-week-july-18-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-date=August 29, 2014 }}{{Cite news|date=June 4, 2014 |url=https://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119084 |title=The Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending Moves to 2015 |website=comingsoon.net |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606215003/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119084 |url-status=live }} While the film grossed over {{USD|183.9 million|long=No}} on a {{USD|176 million|long=No}} budget,{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jupiterascending.htm |title=Jupiter Ascending (2015) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 1, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224180840/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jupiterascending.htm |url-status=live }} it received mostly negative reviews, with a consensus that the production was "narratively befuddled" and a "visually thrilling misfire".{{Cite web| url =https://rottentomatoes.com/m/jupiter_ascending_2014/| title =Jupiter Ascending| work =Rotten Tomatoes| date =March 1, 2015| access-date =March 1, 2015| archive-date =February 28, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150228230014/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jupiter_ascending_2014| url-status =live}}
File:Mila Kunis 2018.jpg in 2018]]
Kunis co-starred with Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate in the comedy Bad Moms, which was released July 29, 2016.{{Cite web| url =https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-bad-moms-sci-fi-875644| title =Comedy 'Bad Moms', Sci-Fi Film 'The Space Between Us' Swap Release Dates| work =The Hollywood Reporter| first =Mia| last =Galuppo| date =March 14, 2016| access-date =March 14, 2016| archive-date =March 15, 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160315095449/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-bad-moms-sci-fi-875644| url-status =live}} It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast and humor, though did not feel it could "take full advantage of its assets".{{Cite web| url =https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_moms/| title =Bad Moms| work =Rotten Tomatoes| date =August 13, 2016| access-date =August 13, 2016| archive-date =October 11, 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20161011050934/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_moms| url-status =live}} Chris Nashawaty from Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Kunis manages to be both sympathetic and funny, and she has crack comedic timing".{{Cite magazine| url =https://ew.com/article/2016/07/28/bad-moms-ew-review| title =Bad Moms EW Review| magazine =Entertainment Weekly| date =July 29, 2016| access-date =August 13, 2016| archive-date =August 12, 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160812130011/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/28/bad-moms-ew-review| url-status =live}} The film went on to earn more than {{USD|183.9 million|long=No}} with a budget of {{USD|20 million|long=No}}.{{Cite web | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=untitledlucasmoore.htm | title=Bad Moms (2016) | access-date=February 1, 2017 | publisher=Box Office Mojo | archive-date=January 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129070045/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=untitledlucasmoore.htm | url-status=live }} Following the financial success of Bad Moms, STX Entertainment reunited Kunis with her co-stars Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn for a sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas, which was released on November 1, 2017.{{Cite web| url =https://variety.com/2016/film/news/bad-moms-christmas-sequel-mila-kunis-kristen-bell-1201948035/| title =Bad Moms Christmas Sequel in the Works for Late 2017 Release| work =Variety| date =December 23, 2016| access-date =December 23, 2016| archive-date =August 4, 2020| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200804003720/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/bad-moms-christmas-sequel-mila-kunis-kristen-bell-1201948035/| url-status =live}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/bad-moms-christmas-trailer-susan-sarandon-justin-hartley-1202162573/|title='A Bad Moms Christmas' Trailer: Santa Lap Dancing, Susan Sarandon & Naked Justin Hartley|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=September 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916052924/http://deadline.com/2017/09/bad-moms-christmas-trailer-susan-sarandon-justin-hartley-1202162573/|url-status=live}} It went on to receive mixed reviews{{Cite web| url =https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_bad_moms_christmas| title =A Bad Moms Christmas| work =Rotten Tomatoes| date =January 22, 2018| access-date =January 22, 2018| archive-date =May 1, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180501165304/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_bad_moms_christmas| url-status =live}} and gross over {{USD|130 million|long=No}} worldwide with a budget of {{USD|28 million|long=No}}.{{Cite web| url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badmomschristmas.htm| title=A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)| access-date=January 22, 2018| publisher=Box Office Mojo| archive-date=January 17, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117223358/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badmomschristmas.htm| url-status=live}}
In 2018, Kunis co-starred with Kate McKinnon in the comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me. The film received mixed reviews{{Cite web| url =https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spy_who_dumped_me_2018| title =The Spy Who Dumped Me| work =Rotten Tomatoes| date =September 29, 2018| access-date =September 29, 2018| archive-date =August 16, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180816064408/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spy_who_dumped_me_2018| url-status =live}} and went on to gross over {{USD|75 million|long=No}} worldwide with a budget of {{USD|40 million|long=No}}.{{Cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=thespywhodumpedme.htm | title=The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) | access-date=September 29, 2018 | publisher=Box Office Mojo | archive-date=September 30, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081116/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=thespywhodumpedme.htm | url-status=live }} Kunis co-starred with Glenn Close in the film Four Good Days. Principal photography began in September 2019 in Los Angeles,{{Cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/glenn-close-mila-four-good-days-rodrigo-garcia-capstone-cannes-1202616488/| title=Glenn Close & Mila Kunis To Star In Drama 'Four Good Days', Capstone Launches Sales — Cannes| date=May 16, 2019| access-date=May 16, 2019| website=Deadline Hollywood| first=Andreas| last=Wiseman| archive-date=May 16, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516185626/https://deadline.com/2019/05/glenn-close-mila-four-good-days-rodrigo-garcia-capstone-cannes-1202616488/| url-status=live}} and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-2020-unveils-female-powered-lineup-taylor-swift-gloria-steinem-films-1259538|title=Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200517073717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-2020-unveils-female-powered-lineup-taylor-swift-gloria-steinem-films-1259538?|url-status=live}} The film received mixed reviews{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/four_good_days|title=Four Good Days (2020)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 2, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430165159/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/four_good_days|url-status=live}} but Kunis was praised for her performance, with Pete Hammond from Deadline Hollywood stating Kunis was "a revelation" in the role,{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/four-good-days-review-glenn-close-mila-kunis-heroin-addiction-drama/|title=Four Good Days' Review: Glenn Close & Mila Kunis Superb In Harrowing Film Of Heroin Addict Who Tears Her Family Apart|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813010109/https://deadline.com/video/four-good-days-review-glenn-close-mila-kunis-heroin-addiction-drama/|url-status=live}} while Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times concluded her performance "represents the finest work she has done".{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/4/27/22400990/four-good-days-review-mila-kunis-movie-glenn-close|title=Four Good Days': Mila Kunis reaches new heights as a drug addict at her lowest|website=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Richard|last=Roeper|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=May 2, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504093428/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/4/27/22400990/four-good-days-review-mila-kunis-movie-glenn-close|url-status=live}} In 2021, she co-starred with Allison Janney and Regina Hall in Breaking News in Yuba County, which was filmed in Mississippi.{{Cite web| url=http://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/64678/Awkwafina-and-Regina-Hall-join-Breaking-News-In-Yuba-County| title=Awkwafina and Regina Hall join Breaking News In Yuba County| date=May 20, 2019| access-date=May 20, 2019| publisher=Film News| archive-date=May 20, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520143828/http://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/64678/Awkwafina-and-Regina-Hall-join-Breaking-News-In-Yuba-County| url-status=live}} The film was released February 12, 2021,{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/movies/2021/01/07/2021-streaming-movie-preview-all-films-youll-want-see-home/6575095002/|title=All the movies you'll want to stream in 2021 (including 'The Woman in the Window')|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701221455/https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/movies/2021/01/07/2021-streaming-movie-preview-all-films-youll-want-see-home/6575095002/|url-status=live}} and received negative reviews from critics.{{Cite web| url =https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/breaking_news_in_yuba_county| title =Breaking News in Yuba County| publisher =Rotten Tomatoes| access-date =April 30, 2021| archive-date =February 20, 2021| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210220030135/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/breaking_news_in_yuba_county| url-status =live}} On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Kunis would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, That '90s Show.{{Cite magazine |last1=Aquilina |first1=Tyler |title=That '70s Show stars to return for Netflix spin-off That '90s Show |url=https://ew.com/tv/that-70s-show-cast-returning-for-that-90s-show-netflix/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501012238/https://ew.com/tv/that-70s-show-cast-returning-for-that-90s-show-netflix/ |url-status=live }}
In 2022, Kunis produced and starred in a Netflix film adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive based on the Jessica Knoll novel of the same name.{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mila-kunis-luckiest-girl-alive-adaptation-netflix-1234911649/|title=Mila Kunis to Star in Jessica Knoll's Luckiest Girl Alive at Netflix|magazine=Variety|first=Angelique|last=Jackson|date=February 22, 2021|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222160100/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mila-kunis-luckiest-girl-alive-adaptation-netflix-1234911649/|url-status=live}} Luckiest Girl Alive was released in select cinemas on September 30, 2022, before its streaming release on October 7, 2022, by Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://netflixlife.com/2022/08/30/luckiest-girl-alive-release-updates-cast-synopsis/|title=Luckiest Girl Alive release date, cast, synopsis, and more|website=Netflix Life|access-date=August 30, 2022|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830150918/https://netflixlife.com/2022/08/30/luckiest-girl-alive-release-updates-cast-synopsis/|url-status=live}} The film received mixed reviews from critics.{{Cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/luckiest_girl_alive |title=Luckiest Girl Alive |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026170445/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/luckiest_girl_alive |url-status=live }} However, Kunis received acclaim for her performance with Erick Massoto from Collider stating she delivered a "career best performance" that is "hypnotic and keeps you on the edge of your seat at every turn."{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/luckiest-girl-alive-review-mila-kunis-career-best-performance/|title='Luckiest Girl Alive' Review: Mila Kunis Delivers a Career-Best Performance|work=Collider|first=Erick|last=Massoto|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=October 26, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026174526/https://collider.com/luckiest-girl-alive-review-mila-kunis-career-best-performance/|url-status=live}} Additionally Kunis received a nomination for The Drama Movie Star of 2022 at the 48th People's Choice Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/people-s-choice-awards-2022-list-nominees-today-t268106|title=Here are the nominees for the 2022 People's Choice Awards|work=Today|first=Ree|last=Hines|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=October 26, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026145838/https://www.today.com/popculture/people-s-choice-awards-2022-list-nominees-today-t268106|url-status=live}}
In 2023, it was announced that Kunis was slated to co-star with Michael Keaton in the comedy film Goodrich. Goodrich was released on October 18, 2024.{{cite web|title=Goodrich Trailer Sets Release Date for Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis Comedy Movie|website=ComingSoon.net|first=Brandon|last=Schreur|date=August 16, 2024|access-date=November 23, 2024|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1833944-goodrich-trailer-release-date-michael-keaton-mila-kunis/|archive-date=August 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816185419/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1833944-goodrich-trailer-release-date-michael-keaton-mila-kunis|url-status=live}} The film received positive reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goodrich|title=Goodrich |access-date=November 23, 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} Written and Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Kunis also served as executive producer.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/mila-kunis-michael-keaton-comedy-goodrich-la-movie-1235298844/|title=Mila Kunis To Star With Michael Keaton In Comedy 'Goodrich'; Filming To Begin Next Month In L.A.|work=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=March 14, 2023|access-date=March 14, 2023|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314162111/https://deadline.com/2023/03/mila-kunis-michael-keaton-comedy-goodrich-la-movie-1235298844/|url-status=live}} In 2024, Kunis closed a deal with Skydance to produce and star in The 47 Night Stand, a new film scripted by Greg Malins.{{cite web|title=Mila Kunis To Produce, Star In Skydance Romance 'The 47 Night Stand'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-47-night-stand-mila-kunis-skydance-team-romance-feature-1235841298/|archive-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228223737/https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-47-night-stand-mila-kunis-skydance-team-romance-feature-1235841298/|url-status=live}} Additionally, Kunis has been added to the cast of the latest installment of the Knives Out franchise, joining Daniel Craig in Netflix's film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/mila-kunis-wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery-1235943999/|title=Mila Kunis Latest Addition To 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' Ensemble|work=Deadline|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=May 30, 2024|access-date=May 30, 2024|archive-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530192301/https://deadline.com/2024/05/mila-kunis-wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery-1235943999/|url-status=live}}
In the media
File:Mila Kunis Esquire 2012.jpg magazine in 2012]]
In 2007, Kunis participated in a video for the website Funny or Die appearing alongside James Franco. The video was a parody of the MTV show The Hills and was a huge success for the website, with 2.4 million views over the next ten years.{{Cite web |url=http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/56c2d6a703/the-hills-with-james-franco-and-mila-kunis-from-james-franco-and-judd-apatow |title=The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis |work=Funny or Die |date=November 2007 |access-date=April 8, 2010 |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912022711/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/56c2d6a703/the-hills-with-james-franco-and-mila-kunis-from-james-franco-and-judd-apatow }} Shawn Levy, director of Date Night, stated that part of what made him decide to cast Kunis with James Franco in the film was the chemistry he felt they had in the Funny or Die video.{{Cite news|url=https://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64723 |title=Exclusive: Date Night Director Shawn Levy |publisher=CraveOnline |author=Newgen, Heather |date=April 5, 2010 |access-date=April 8, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407222112/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64723 }} In December 2008, Kunis was featured in Gap's "Shine Your Own Star" Christmas campaign.{{Cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2008/11/despite-family.html |title=Despite tragedy, Jennifer Hudson keeps smiling |website=Zap2it |author=Snead, Elizabeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208200831/http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2008/11/despite-family.html |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |url-status=dead }} In 2010, she was featured in the "Women We Love" segment in Esquire with an accompanied video.{{Cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/mila-kunis-gallery?click=main_sr |title=12 Things You Don't Know about Mila Kunis |author=Jacobs, A. J.|work=Esquire |date=January 13, 2010 |access-date=February 20, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611051152/http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/mila-kunis-gallery?click=main_sr |archive-date=June 11, 2011 }} Kunis was among several female stars photographed by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams in conjunction with the Calvin Klein Collections for a feature titled American Women 2010, with the proceeds from the photographs donated to the NYC AIDS foundation.{{Cite news |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/101124-bryan-adams-for-calvin-klein-americ.aspx |title=American Women |work=Vogue |author=Milligan, Lauren |date=November 25, 2010 |access-date=November 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128214416/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/101124-bryan-adams-for-calvin-klein-americ.aspx |archive-date=November 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }} During the summer of 2010 Kunis served with Randy Jackson as the Master of Ceremonies for the 9th Annual Chrysalis Foundation Benefit. The Chrysalis Foundation is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization formed to help economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals to become self-sufficient through employment opportunities.{{Cite web |url=http://chrysalisworked.org/events/butterfly-ball-2010 |title=Butterfly Ball 2010 |date=June 5, 2010 |access-date=May 11, 2012 |website=Chrysalisworked.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420200657/http://chrysalisworked.org/events/butterfly-ball-2010 |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
GQ magazine named Kunis the Knockout of the Year for 2011,{{Cite web |url=https://www.gq.com/moty/2011/mila-kunis-gq-men-of-the-year-issue |title=Mila Kunis |work=GQ |date=November 16, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085357/http://www.gq.com/moty/2011/mila-kunis-gq-men-of-the-year-issue |archive-date=September 22, 2012 |url-status=live }} with Men's Health naming her one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time".{{Cite web |url=http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time |title=The 100 Hottest Women of All-Time |work=Men's Health |access-date=January 3, 2012 |year=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815165801/http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time |archive-date=August 15, 2012 |url-status=live }} FHM magazine ranked her number 9 on its 2012 Hot 100 list,{{Cite news |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/news/2012s-fhm-100-sexiest-09---mila-kunis-83157#pagetitle |title=The 2012 Hot 100 List |publisher=FHM |last=Gold |first=Adam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511185030/http://www.fhm.com/girls/news/2012s-fhm-100-sexiest-09---mila-kunis-83157#pagetitle |archive-date=May 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 11, 2012 }} but she reached number 1 on their 2013 "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list,{{Cite web |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/mila-kunis |title=Mila Kunis – Elfin Hilarious |publisher=FHM |access-date=May 28, 2013 |archive-date=June 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623002425/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/mila-kunis }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/100-sexiest-women |title=FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2013: The full list |publisher=FHM |access-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505113343/http://www.fhm.com/girls/100-sexiest-women |archive-date=May 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |last=Sinyard |first=Ally }} which brought to an end a four-year run by British women.{{Cite news|last=Nessif |first=Bruna |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/413852/mila-kunis-named-sexiest-woman-in-the-world-by-fhm-magazine |title=Mila Kunis Named "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM Magazine |publisher=E! |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=May 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520132503/http://www.eonline.com/news/413852/mila-kunis-named-sexiest-woman-in-the-world-by-fhm-magazine |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=live }} Prior to this in 2008 Kunis stated, "You've got to base your career on something other than being FHM's top 100 number one girl. Your looks are going to die out, and then what's going to be left?" Maxim has consistently ranked Kunis on its Hot 100 list, reaching a ranking of number 5 in both 2009 and 2011{{Cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/girls/hot-100/79081/2009-hot-100-100-91.html#96 |title=The 2009 Hot 100 List |work=Maxim |access-date=February 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225230443/http://www.maxim.com/girls/hot-100/79081/2009-hot-100-100-91.html |archive-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }} and number 3 in 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2012 |title=The 2012 Hot 100: The Definitive List of the World's Most Beautiful Women |work=Maxim |access-date=May 21, 2012 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522193738/http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/slideshow/hot-100/43451?slide=97 |title=2012 Hot 100 |work=Maxim |access-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826135315/http://www.maxim.com/slideshow/hot-100/43451?slide=97 |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Esquire magazine named her 2012's Sexiest Woman Alive.{{Cite web|access-date=October 7, 2012 |url=http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/mila-kunis-video |title=Mila Kunis Is the Sexiest Woman Alive |work=Esquire |date=October 6, 2012 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008043522/http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/mila-kunis-video }} She ranked No. 2 on AskMen's list of Top 99 Women for 2013, behind only Jennifer Lawrence.{{Cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/2013_top_99/2-mila-kunis.html |title=#2 Mila Kunis |publisher=AskMen |access-date=December 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213225650/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2013_top_99/2-mila-kunis.html |archive-date=December 13, 2012 |url-status=live }} In 2013, she responded to those lists: "All I can say is, I feel honored to be considered sexy."{{Cite web|title=Mila Kunis: Love is wonderful |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/mila-kunis-love-is-wonderful_3721580 |website=Contactmusic.com |access-date=June 18, 2013 |date=June 16, 2013 |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619050902/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/mila-kunis-love-is-wonderful_3721580 }}
Christian Dior signed Kunis in 2012 to be the face of its Spring fashion campaign.{{Cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/mila-kunis |title=Mila Kunis revealed as new face for Miss Dior handbags |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=August 5, 2012 |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727175646/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/mila-kunis/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wwd.com/media-news/advertising/dior-signs-mila-kunis-5455665 |title=Christian Dior Signs Mila Kunis |date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2012 |work=Women's Wear Daily |author=Socha, Miles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515062957/http://www.wwd.com/media-news/advertising/dior-signs-mila-kunis-5455665 |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |url-status=live }} In February 2013, she was named Gemfields global brand ambassador and the face of their advertising campaign.{{Cite web |url=http://www.professionaljeweller.com/article-12618-mila-kunis-revealed-as-gemfields-global-ambassador/ |title=Mila Kunis revealed as Gemfields global ambassador |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222044800/http://www.professionaljeweller.com/article-12618-mila-kunis-revealed-as-gemfields-global-ambassador/ |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |website=Professionaljeweller.com }} Gemfields is a luxury company that produces emeralds, rubies, and amethysts. She visited Gemfields' mine in Zambia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/news/fashion-accessories/mila-kunis-on-joining-gemfields?src=sem&mag=elm&dom=tab |title=Exclusive: Mila Kunis on Her New Jewelry Gig |publisher=Elle |date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=March 11, 2013 |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821032425/http://www.elle.com/news/fashion-accessories/mila-kunis-on-joining-gemfields?src=sem&mag=elm&dom=tab }} Kunis appeared wearing Gemfields's Rubies for the world premiere of Jupiter Ascending.{{Cite news|url=http://www.uaestylemagazine.com/05/mila-kunis-wears-mozambican-rubies-for-jupiter-ascending.html|title=Gemfields Global Brand Ambassador Mila Kunis wears Mozambican Rubies for world premiere of Jupiter Ascending|work=UAE Style Magazine|date=February 5, 2015|access-date=February 6, 2015|archive-date=June 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613024115/http://www.uaestylemagazine.com/05/mila-kunis-wears-mozambican-rubies-for-jupiter-ascending.html|url-status=usurped}} In 2013, she appeared in Forbes list of 100 powerful celebrities, ranking #89 on the basis of five criteria (Money, TV/Radio, Press, Social, and Marketability), with her highest ranking as #14 in marketability. She earned {{USD|11 million|long=No}} for the year ending in June 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/mila-kunis |title=Mila Kunis |work=Forbes |date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703050506/http://www.forbes.com/profile/mila-kunis/ |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=live }} In 2014, Kunis appeared in a range of global advertising for Beam, Inc. (makers of Jim Beam bourbon).{{Cite news|title=Jim Beam Partners With Mila Kunis For Its First-Ever Global Marketing Campaign, Make History |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jim-beam-partners-with-mila-kunis-for-its-first-ever-global-marketing-campaign-make-history-2014-01-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp |date=January 29, 2014 |access-date=January 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195449/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jim-beam-partners-with-mila-kunis-for-its-first-ever-global-marketing-campaign-make-history-2014-01-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=live }} Her announcement on Conan that she would donate to Planned Parenthood in Vice President Mike Pence's name received praise from supporters of abortion rights; conversely, several anti-abortion advocates criticized her and Beam, Inc. on Twitter, creating the hashtag #BoycottJimBeam.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/business/media/advertisers-partisan-politics.html|title=Pizza Is Partisan, and Advertisers Are Still Adjusting|last=Maheshwari|first=Sapna|date=November 19, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 22, 2017|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122011636/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/business/media/advertisers-partisan-politics.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first=Carly|last=Ledbetter|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/people-are-boycotting-jim-beam-because-of-something-mila-kunis-said_n_5a031b8ce4b04e96f0c6f378|title=People Are Boycotting Jim Beam Because Of Something Mila Kunis Said|website=HuffPost|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055335/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/people-are-boycotting-jim-beam-because-of-something-mila-kunis-said_n_5a031b8ce4b04e96f0c6f378|url-status=live}}
Kunis was included on Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.{{Cite web| url =https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177757/mila-kunis/| title =The 100 Most Influential People of 2022| work =Time Magazine| date =May 23, 2022| access-date =May 24, 2022| archive-date =May 23, 2022| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220523170843/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177757/mila-kunis/| url-status =live}} Also in 2022 Kunis was included with Matthew McConaughey, Quinta Brunson and Jennifer Hudson on People magazine's annual list of the People of the year.{{Cite web| url =https://people.com/movies/mila-kunis-raised-37-million-for-war-refugee-relief-im-so-proud-to-be-from-ukraine/| title =Mila Kunis Raised $37 Million for War Refugee Relief: 'I'm So Proud to Be from Ukraine'| work =People Magazine| date =November 30, 2022| access-date =November 30, 2022| archive-date =November 30, 2022| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221130130702/https://people.com/movies/mila-kunis-raised-37-million-for-war-refugee-relief-im-so-proud-to-be-from-ukraine/| url-status =live}}
Personal life
File:Mila Kunis, 2011.jpg in 2011]]
Kunis began dating actor Macaulay Culkin in 2002.{{Cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/macaulay-culkins-happy-ending |title=Macaulay Culkin's Happy 'Ending' |agency=Fox News |first=Roger |last=Friedman |date=August 20, 2002 |access-date=February 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204164514/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60843,00.html |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |url-status=live }} During their relationship, there were rumors of the couple getting married, but Kunis denied them.{{Cite news|title=The Nerds are Winning |date=November 9, 2007 |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/articles/071004-mila-kunis.html |work=Parade |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055024/http://www.parade.com/celebrity/articles/071004-mila-kunis.html |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }} On January 3, 2011, Kunis's publicist confirmed reports that Kunis and Culkin had ended their relationship, saying, "The split was amicable, and they remain close friends."{{Cite news|first=Jessica|last=Derschowitz|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mila-kunis-and-macaulay-culkin-split/ |title=Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin Split |publisher=CBS News |date=January 3, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106050639/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20026954-10391698.html |archive-date=January 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}
In January 2011, she revealed her struggle with chronic iritis that had caused temporary blindness in one eye. Some months earlier she went through with the surgery that corrected the problem.{{Cite web |url=http://www.celebrityhealthfitness.com/3134/mila-kunis-reveals-long-struggle-with-chronic-eye-illness |title=Mila Kunis reveals struggle with chronic eye illness |date=January 10, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2011 |publisher=Celebrity Heathfitness |archive-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113130705/http://www.celebrityhealthfitness.com/3134/mila-kunis-reveals-long-struggle-with-chronic-eye-illness/ }} Kunis also has heterochromia iridum, a condition in which the irises are different colors. Her left eye is brown, while her right eye is green.
On September 14, 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it was investigating the alleged hacking of Kunis's cellphone and email accounts, along with those of other celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson and Vanessa Hudgens.{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/fbi-investigating-alleged-nude-scarlett-johansson-photo-hack |title=FBI Investigating Alleged Nude Scarlett Johansson Photo Hack |author=Winter, Jana |agency=Fox News |date=September 14, 2011 |access-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-date=September 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923145025/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/14/nude-scarlett-johansson-shots-show-up-on-web-spur-call-to-fbi-report-says/ }}{{Cite news|last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scarlett-johansson-taps-fbi-over-allegedly-hacked-nude-photos/ |title=Scarlett Johansson taps FBI over allegedly hacked nude photos |publisher=CBS News |date=September 14, 2011 |access-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102004910/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20106220-10391698.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/09/scarlett-johansson-hacked-naked-pictures-fbi.html | title=Scarlett Johansson enlists FBI over allegedly hacked naked photos|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla|date=September 14, 2011|access-date=September 14, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506085008/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/09/scarlett-johansson-hacked-naked-pictures-fbi.html|archive-date=May 6, 2014}} Christopher Chaney from Jacksonville, Florida, later pleaded guilty in federal court to nine counts of computer hacking.{{Cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/06/scarlett-johansson-hacker-should-get-71-months-and-pay-celebs-money.html |title=Hacker should pay Johansson, other celebrities $150,000, feds urge |author=Winton, Richard |date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=July 17, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820010750/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/06/scarlett-johansson-hacker-should-get-71-months-and-pay-celebs-money.html |archive-date=August 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
In November 2011, Kunis was escorted by Sgt. Scott Moore to a U.S. Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina. She had accepted Moore's invitation in July after he posted it as a YouTube video while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in Afghanistan's Helmand province. The event celebrated the Marine Corps' 236th anniversary.{{Cite news|last=Perry |first=Tony |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/11/it-began-with-a-dare-from-fellow-marines-serving-in-afghanistan-and-it-culminated-friday-night-with-actress-mila-kunis-atte.html |title=Mila Kunis attends Marine Corps birthday ball with sergeant |access-date=November 20, 2011 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121232522/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/11/it-began-with-a-dare-from-fellow-marines-serving-in-afghanistan-and-it-culminated-friday-night-with-actress-mila-kunis-atte.html |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |url-status=live }}
Kunis began dating her former That '70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher in 2012.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/359630/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-dating-i-m-happy-for-them-says-that-70s-show-costar |title=Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis Dating: "I'm Happy for Them," Says That '70s Show Costar |author=Malkin, Marc|publisher=E! |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=March 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313071728/http://www.eonline.com/news/359630/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-dating-i-m-happy-for-them-says-that-70s-show-costar |archive-date=March 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/ashton-kutcher-on-steve-jobs-interview |title=Nobody's Fool |work=Elle Magazine |author=Rapkin, Mickey |date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325050310/http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/ashton-kutcher-on-steve-jobs-interview |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{Citation |title=Mila Kunis on the Howard Stern Show (FULL 2016 INTERVIEW) | date=November 26, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcRSHsGy5sw |access-date=2023-01-08 |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108235222/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcRSHsGy5sw |url-status=live }} They became engaged in February 2014,{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/23/mila-kunis-pregnant-ashton-kutcher-expecting-baby/6813329/|title=Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are expecting!|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|date=March 24, 2014|work=USA Today|access-date=March 24, 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161836/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/23/mila-kunis-pregnant-ashton-kutcher-expecting-baby/6813329/|url-status=live}} and were married in July 2015 in Oak Glen, California.{{Cite web| url =http://extratv.com/2015/07/15/jon-cryer-dishes-on-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-wedding| title=Jon Cryer Dishes on Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' Wedding| work =Extra | date=July 15, 2015|access-date = March 2, 2016| archive-date=August 5, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150805161204/http://extratv.com/2015/07/15/jon-cryer-dishes-on-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-wedding/ | url-status=live}} The couple have two children: a daughter born in October 2014{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-welcome-daughter-wyatt-isabelle/|title=Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Welcome Daughter Wyatt Isabelle|work=People |date=October 1, 2014 |access-date=November 21, 2019| archive-date= October 3, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141003143338/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/10/01/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-welcome-daughter-wyatt-isabelle/ | url-status=live}}{{Cite web | url = http://aplus.com/a/ashton-and-mila-baby-photos|title=One of these is Mila and Ashton's baby....and her name is Wyatt |author-link= Ashton Kutcher |first=Ashton |last=Kutcher |date= October 2, 2014|access-date= March 2, 2016|publisher=APlus.com|archive-date= October 3, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141003130630/http://aplus.com/a/ashton-and-mila-baby-photos | url-status=live}} and a son born in November 2016.{{Cite web|first=Issac|last=Saul|url=http://aplus.com/a/dimitri-portwood-ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-baby-family|title=Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Welcome Their New Baby, Dimitri Portwood, To The World|publisher=APlus.com|date=December 2, 2016|access-date=December 2, 2016|archive-date=December 12, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161212230348/http://aplus.com/a/dimitri-portwood-ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-baby-family%23|url-status=live}} The family resides in a sustainable farmhouse, designed by the couple and architect Howard Backen, in Beverly Hills.{{Cite web |last1=Rus |first1=Mayer |title=Step Inside Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis's Sustainable L.A. Farmhouse |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/step-inside-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kuniss-sustainable-la-farmhouse |website=Architectural Digest |date=May 18, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525010357/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/step-inside-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kuniss-sustainable-la-farmhouse |url-status=live }}
In 2016, Kunis, while pregnant with her second child, undertook the surprise renovation of her parents' condominium, over a six-week period, which was documented for My HouzzTV.{{Citation |title=My Houzz: Mila Kunis' Surprise Renovation for Her Parents | date=April 25, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzve6Gc1jCI |access-date=2023-01-10 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111000250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzve6Gc1jCI |url-status=live }} She had grown up in the condominium from the age of nine, along with her older brother and her parents. In April 2020, Kunis and Kutcher developed their own wine, named Quarantine Wine, with 100% of the proceeds going to give aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last1=Moniuszko |first1=Sarah M |title=Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis launch 'Quarantine Wine' to help coronavirus relief efforts |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/20/coronavirus-ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-launch-quarantine-wine/5165519002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212331/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/20/coronavirus-ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-launch-quarantine-wine/5165519002/ |url-status=live }} The following year, they launched Outside Wine, a blend of red wine, whose profits would benefit The Skate Park Project and Thorn.org.{{Cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Abigail |title=Ashton Kutcher Gets Hazed by Mila Kunis Over His Awful French Accent in Silly Wine Promo |url=https://people.com/movies/ashton-kutcher-gets-hazed-by-mila-kunis-over-his-awful-french-accent-in-silly-wine-promo/ |website=People |access-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213321/https://people.com/movies/ashton-kutcher-gets-hazed-by-mila-kunis-over-his-awful-french-accent-in-silly-wine-promo/ |url-status=live }}
In 2022, Kunis and Kutcher started a GoFundMe page to help two online companies (Airbnb and Flexport) to aid refugees fleeing the violence in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They exceeded their {{USD|30 million|long=No}} goal as of March 18, 2022. The couple promised to donate {{USD|3 million|long=No}} of their own money to the cause.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-ukraine-fundraiser-30-million-1235209088/ |title=Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Ukraine Fundraiser Tops $30 Million Goal |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=March 18, 2022 |website=Variety |publisher= |access-date=May 26, 2022 |quote= |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526162855/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-ukraine-fundraiser-30-million-1235209088/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web
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In 2023, after the conviction of That 70's Show castmate Danny Masterson for rape, Kunis, along with Ashton Kutcher, wrote letters to the judge in support of Masterson.{{cite web| url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/09/10/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-apologize-danny-masterson-letters/70816307007/| title = Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis address 'pain' caused by Danny Masterson letters: 'We support victims'| last = Willis| first = Kim| date = 10 September 2023| work = USA Today| access-date = 11 September 2023| quote = | archive-date = September 11, 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230911084633/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/09/10/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-apologize-danny-masterson-letters/70816307007/| url-status = live}} The letters stated that Masterson was a good person and that he treated people with "decency, equality, and generosity".{{cite web| url = https://apnews.com/article/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-danny-masterson-rape-962edb0f437fe93a28724a5339176daf| title = Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for 'pain' their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused| last = | first = | date = 9 September 2023| work = AP News| access-date = 11 September 2023| quote = | archive-date = September 9, 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230909235824/https://apnews.com/article/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-danny-masterson-rape-962edb0f437fe93a28724a5339176daf| url-status = live}} After the letters were made public, Kunis and Kutcher received immediate backlash and criticism for their support of Masterson, especially due to Kunis and Kutcher's involvement in Thorn, a charity to expose the sexual exploitation of children. After the backlash, Kunis and Kutcher apologized in a video. In the video, the two claimed that the letters were only intended for the judge and not for the public. The apology was similarly criticized as "performative and insincere".{{cite web| url = https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-backlash-danny-masterson-apology| title = Ashton Kutcher Turned Off The Comments Under His And Mila Kunis's "Apology" Video After They Were Slammed For Writing Glowing Character Letters On Behalf Of Danny Masterson| last = Mohammed| first = Leyla| date = 11 September 2023| website = BuzzFeed News| publisher = BuzzFeed| access-date = 11 September 2023| quote = | archive-date = September 11, 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230911191003/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-backlash-danny-masterson-apology| url-status = live}}
Political views
Kunis is a supporter of the Democratic Party. In a 2012 interview, she criticized the Republican Party, saying: "The way that Republicans attack women is so offensive to me. And the way they talk about religion is offensive. I may not be a practicing Jew, but why do we gotta talk about Jesus all the time?" In 2017, Kunis disclosed that she had been making monthly donations to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name.{{Cite web |last1=Mortimer |first1=Caroline |title=Mila Kunis reveals how she trolls Mike Pence once a month |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mila-kunis-mike-pence-conan-interview-donation-trolling-vice-president-a8036031.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mila-kunis-mike-pence-conan-interview-donation-trolling-vice-president-a8036031.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=September 19, 2021}}
In 2021, Kunis signed a letter by the American organization Creative Community for Peace denouncing attempts by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions to boycott the Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-28 |title=Mila Kunis, over 200 other celebrities sign letter denouncing boycott of Israel |url=https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/mila-kunis-over-200-other-celebrities-sign-letter-denouncing-boycott-of-israel-683315 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en |archive-date=January 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103091509/https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/mila-kunis-over-200-other-celebrities-sign-letter-denouncing-boycott-of-israel-683315 |url-status=live }} She also signed another petition by the CCFP calling for Amazon to remove the film and book "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America", an Anti-Semitic work that promoted Holocaust Denial after it was promoted by American professional basketball player Kyrie Irving.{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2022-11-10 |title=Mila Kunis Joins Over 200 Celebrities Calling on Amazon to Remove Antisemitic Film Touted by Kyrie Irving |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/kyrie-irving-antisemitic-movie-amazon-1235429274/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=January 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103091509/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/kyrie-irving-antisemitic-movie-amazon-1235429274/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ushe |first=Naledi |title=Mila Kunis, 200 celebs denounce antisemitic film in open letter to Amazon, Barnes & Noble |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/11/10/celebrity-open-letter-amazon-barnes-noble-antisemitic-documentary-book/10661064002/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=January 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103091509/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/11/10/celebrity-open-letter-amazon-barnes-noble-antisemitic-documentary-book/10661064002/ |url-status=live }}
Following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Kunis signed the "No Hostage Left Behind" letter, calling for United States President Joe Biden to ensure the release of all hostages kidnapped during the attacks.{{Cite web |last1=Culture |first1=Ryan Smith Senior Pop |last2=Reporter |first2=Entertainment |date=2023-10-24 |title=Full List of celebrities demanding release of all Hamas hostages |url=https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-celebrities-demanding-release-all-hamas-hostages-1837190 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220221254/https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-celebrities-demanding-release-all-hamas-hostages-1837190 |url-status=live }}
Acting credits and awards
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According to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Kunis's most critically successful films are Gia (1998), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Extract (2009), Date Night (2010), Black Swan (2010), Friends with Benefits (2011), Ted (2012), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Bad Moms (2016).{{Cite web |title=Mila Kunis |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mila_kunis |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623015952/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mila_kunis |url-status=live }} Her television projects include FOX sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006) and animated series Family Guy (1999–present).{{Cite web |last1=Hedash |first1=Mara |title=What Mila Kunis Has Done Since That '70s Show Ended |url=https://screenrant.com/mila-kunis-after-that-70s-show/ |website=ScreenRant |date=September 23, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029095946/https://screenrant.com/mila-kunis-after-that-70s-show/ |url-status=live }}
Kunis has received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress and two Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Outstanding Performance by a Cast for her performance in Black Swan (2010).{{Cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |title=Nominations & Winners |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911090824/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/env-sag-scorecard-2011-html,0,7443510.htmlstory |title=2011 SAG Awards winners & nominees list |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082840/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/env-sag-scorecard-2011-html%2C0%2C7443510.htmlstory |archive-date=October 25, 2011 }} Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting for her work in Family Guy and has garnered two Critics' Choice Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actress in Black Swan (2010) and Best Actress in a Comedy in Ted (2012) respectively.{{Cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html |title=34th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2006) |work=The Annie Awards |publisher=The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood |access-date=January 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509064413/http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2010.php |title=The 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Nominees |publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140454/http://bfca.org/ccawards/2010.php |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/ |title=Critics Choice Movie Awards Nominees |publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association |access-date=December 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215082305/http://www.criticschoice.com/movie-awards/ |archive-date=December 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
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