| Moonlight | |
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| 8 Nominations / 3 Wins | |
| Year | 2016 |
| Director | Barry Jenkins |
| Writer | Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney |
| Starring | Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Duan Sanderson |
| 89th Academy Awards | |
Moonlight is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on the play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue" by Tarell Alvin McCraney. The film stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. Filmed in Miami, Florida, beginning in 2015, the film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in 2016.
Wins
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Best Picture — Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
- Best Supporting Actor — Mahershala Ali
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Best Cinematography — James Laxton
- Best Director — Barry Jenkins
- Best Film Editing — Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
- Best Original Score — Nicholas Britell
- Best Picture — Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
- Best Supporting Actor — Mahershala Ali
- Best Supporting Actress — Naomie Harris
Plot[]
A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, the film chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
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