After appearing in minor roles in Fall in 1997 and Home Alone 3, Johansson garnered widespread attention for her performance in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer, directed by Robert Redford.^[11] She received a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the film.^[14] In 1999, she appeared in both My Brother "scarlette johnson" the Pig and the neo-noir Coen brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There, as well as a very brief appearance in the Mandy Moore video for her single "Candy".^[15] Although the film was not a box office success,^[16] she received praise for her breakout role^[17] in the critically acclaimed 2001 film, Ghost World.^[18][19] Credited with "sensitivity and talent [that] belie her age",^[20] Johansson went on to win the Chlotrudis^[21] and Toronto Film Critics Association Awards for Best Supporting Actress^[22] and was nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[23]

Following a 2007 appearance in the critical flop The Nanny Diaries, Johansson's career experienced a resurgence of critical reception with the 2008 films The Other Boleyn Girl opposite Natalie Portman and Eric Bana and the Woody Allen directed film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, with Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. She received positive reviews for her appearance in He's Just Not That into You (2009) and will appear as Nina-Friederike sexy anti-heroine Black Widow in Iron Man 2 with Robert Downey Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson.

In 2005, Johansson was considered for the role of Maria^{paparazzi oops photos id="cite_ref-Maria_98-0" class="reference">[99]} in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End revival of The Sound of Music, though the role ultimately went to newcomer Connie Fisher after she won BBC's talent show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?^[100] Released on May 8, 2006, Johansson sang the track "Summertime" for Unexpected Dreams  – Songs from the Stars, a non-profit collection of songs recorded by Hollywood actors. She performed with The Jesus And Mary Chain for a special Coachella Reunion Show in Indio, California in April 2007.^[101]

In 2007, she appeared as the leading lady in Justin Timberlake's music video for "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around," nominated photosexy in August 2007 for video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.^[102] The video sparked rumors of a romance between Johansson and Timberlake.^[103]

In 2009, Johansson covered Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for the soundtrack of He's Just Not That Into You.^[123] Due for release on September 8, 2009, she and singer/songwriter Pete Yorn recorded a collaborative album, Break Up, inspired by Serge Gainsbourg's duets with Brigitte Bardot.^{celebrity nue nina friederike class="reference">[124]}

In July 2005, Johansson starred with Ewan McGregor in Michael Bay's science fiction film, The Island, in dual roles as Sarah Jordan and her clone, Jordan Two Delta. The film was a domestic box office bomb^[47] and received mixed critical reviews.^[48][49] In contrast, her role as Nola, the American actress with whom Chris (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) is obsessed, in the Woody Allen-directed drama Match Point was well-received. The New York Times said "Ms. Johansson and Mr. Rhys-Meyers manage some of the best acting seen in a Woody Allen movie in a long time, escaping the archness and emotional disconnection that his writing often imposes."^[50] Mick LaSalle, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, said that Johansson "is a powerhouse from the word go", with a performance that "borders on astonishing."^[51] Johansson received her fourth Golden Globe nomination,^[31] and one from the Chicago Film Critics Association, for Best Supporting Actress.^{Nina-Friederike Gn�dig sexy class="reference">[14]}

In March 2009, Scarlette johansson 1024x768 Johansson signed on to play Black Widow in Iron Man 2^[94] after a scheduling conflict forced Emily Blunt to drop out of the part.^[95] The film, slated for a May 2010 release is directed by Jon Favreau and also stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson and Sam Rockwell.^[96] Appearing at Comic-Con in San Diego, California on July 26, 2009, Johansson joked about her audition for the film, saying it consisted of "a couple of deep knee bends and lunges", but Favreau credited her with performing her own stunts: "All the fighting and wire work is her own. She worked really hard and it shows on the screen."^[96]

In another collaboration with Allen, Johansson was cast opposite Hugh Jackman and Allen in the 2006 feature Scoop. While the film enjoyed a modest worldwide box office success,^[52] it received mixed reviews by critics.^[53][54] The New York Times called the film "not especially funny yet oddly appealing" and called parallels to The Thin Man, saying that while "Johansson is certainly no Myrna Loy", her "performance is all over the place ... but finally works for a film that is itself all over the place. Mr. Allen seems happy to just watch her strut her stuff, and after a while so are we."^[55] New York magazine said that "Johansson doesn’t have the natural buoyancy to play a screwball Nancy Drew" but "she’s smart enough to know what’s needed (a young Diane Keaton), and manages to rouse herself",^[56] while USA Today criticized "her delivery of Allenesque one-liners" as "clunky", and "sometimes, she seems in over her head playing opposite Allen."^[57] The same year, she appeared in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia, a film noir shot in Los Angeles and Bulgaria. Johansson later said that she was a De Palma fan nina friederike gnaedig nue and had wanted to work with him on the film, even though she thought that she was "physically wrong" for the part.^[58] Her reviews were mixed. CNN.com noted that Johansson "takes to the pulpy period atmosphere as if it were oxygen,"^[59] whereas the Kalamazoo Gazette referred to Johansson as "miscast."^[60]

In the summer of 2007, Johansson spent about a month in Maurice, Louisiana recording an album at Dockside Studio, a rural 12-acre (49,000 m²) complex.^[104] The album, consisting of one original song and ten cover versions of Tom Waits songs,^[8][105] was produced by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio and features David Bowie,^[106] members from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs^[107] and Celebration.^[108][109] Released on May 20, 2008, it was entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head.^[110][111] Reviews of the album were mixed to somewhat positive.^[112] Rolling Stone commented that her "voice is unremarkable and her pitch sometimes unsteady; she's a faintly goth Marilyn Monroe lost in a sonic fog."^[113] Conversely, some critics found it to be "surprisingly alluring",^[114] "a bravely eccentric selection",^[106] and "a brilliant album" with "ghostly magic".^[115] The album was named the "23rd best album of 2008" by NME^[116] and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #126 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[117] Of her album, Johansson said, "I had this golden opportunity to record and thought I would Felicitas Woll nude do maybe an album of standards, because I’m not a songwriter. I’m a vocalist."^[118] Johansson said for her recording she "wanted to have space and [she] wanted to be in a remote place where all of us could just be ourselves and not worry about anyone trying to listen in or get in on that."^[119] Johansson said in an interview that she started listening to Tom Waits when she was 11 or 12.^[120] Of Tom Waits, Johansson said in an interview, "his melodies are so beautiful, his voice is so distinct and I had my own way of doing Tom Waits songs."^[121] In December 2008, MTV reported Johansson plans to follow-up Anywhere I Lay My Head with an album of all original music, saying, “I don’t think I’d do covers, so it’d be a project that I have to dedicate myself to. I feel like that’s something for the future.”^[122]

Johansson appeared in the role of Anna, a yoga instructor, in the 2009 ensemble cast of He's Just Not That Into You, with Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Drew Barrymore and Kevin Connolly. The film was a box office success,^[88] but only gained average critical reception.^[89][90] The San Francisco Chronicle review noted that the film "never soars, but it never flags" yet lauds Johansson, saying "she has become a deft comic actress."^{oops paparatzi id="cite_ref-90" class="reference">[91]} The Los Angeles Times calls the film an "anti-romantic romantic comedy" and cites the scenario in which Johansson appears with Jennifer Connelly and Bradley Cooper as having "more meat than others", making it "one of the best."^[92] The Baltimore Sun criticized the film, saying it "stumbles somewhat when it tries to get serious", but praised Johansson for "proving she doesn't need Woody Allen to be funny."^[93]