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Moonlight (2016)

Moonlight
Running time: 111 min. | Genre: Drama, Childhood, Adolescence, Drugs, Independent films, Homosexuality, 1980s, Bullying at school, 1990s
Moonlight

Synopsis

Moonlight tells the story of Chiron, a young man who comes of age during the War on Drugs era in Miami. Set in three different time periods as Chiron battles a deteriorating home life and deals with his dawning sexuality.

Cast

Janelle Monáe
(Teresa)
Naomie Harris
(Paula)
Mahershala Ali
(Juan)
André Holland
(Kevin)
Trevante Rhodes
(Black)
Ashton Sanders
(Chiron)
Edson Jean
(Mr. Pierce)
Jharrel Jerome
(Kevin (16))
Alex R. Hibbert
(Little (as Alex Hibbert))
Jaden Piner
(Kevin (9))
Shariff Earp
Duan Sanderson

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) WINNER
  • Best Adapted Screenplay WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Director (Barry Jenkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris) NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED

Golden Globes Awards

  • Best Picture - Drama WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Director (Barry Jenkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris) NOMINATED
  • Best Screenplay NOMINATED

Mar del Plata Film Festival

  • Best Actor - Silver Astor (Mahershala Ali) WINNER
  • Best Film - Golden Astor NOMINATED

BAFTA

  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED

Guldbagge

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)

  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) WINNER
  • Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris) NOMINATED
  • Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture NOMINATED

Independent Spirit

  • Best Film Editing WINNER
  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Robert Altman Award WINNER
  • Best Director (Barry Jenkins) WINNER
  • Best Screenplay WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER

Critics Choice Award

  • Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) WINNER
  • Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture WINNER
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Director (Barry Jenkins) NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris) NOMINATED
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Young Actor/Actress (Alex R. Hibbert) NOMINATED

Directors Guild of America (DGA)

  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Barry Jenkins) NOMINATED

Gotham

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Screenplay WINNER
  • Audience Award WINNER
  • Special Jury Prize WINNER

Boston Society of Film Critics

  • Best Ensemble Performance WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) WINNER
  • Best Ensemble Performance WINNER
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED

Chicago Film Critics Association

American Film Institute Awards (AFI Awards)

  • Top 10 - Movies of the Year WINNER

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

New York Film Critics Circle

National Board of Review

San Francisco Critics Circle

  • Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) WINNER
  • Best Original Screenplay WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Film Editing WINNER
  • Best Director (Barry Jenkins) WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Soundtrack NOMINATED

Producers Guild of America (PGA)

  • Best Picture NOMINATED

Bodil

  • Best American Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Moonlight

Director

Barry Jenkins

Producer

A24, Plan B Entertainment, Upload Films, PASTEL

Running time

111 min.

Screenwriter

Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney

Music

Nicholas Britell

Cinematography

James Laxton

Year

2016

Country

United States United States

Ranking

IMDb
8.2
Metacritic
9.9
Rotten Tomatoes
9.8
Unopeliculas
7.8

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