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USA, 2016, 111 min

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Nicholas Britell

Cast:

Ashton Sanders, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Trevante Rhodes, Edson Jean, Jaden Piner, Alex R. Hibbert (more)

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The movie 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. At once a vital portrait of contemporary African American life and an intensely personal and poetic meditation on identity, family, friendship, and love. (Roadshow Entertainment)

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Awards

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Nominations

Academy Awards

2017 - Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
2017 - Mahershala Ali (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Adapted Screenplay)
2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Achievement in Directing)
2017 - Naomie Harris (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
2017 - James Laxton (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
2017 - Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (Best Achievement in Film Editing)
2017 - Nicholas Britell (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))

Independent Spirit Awards

2017 - Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner (Best Feature)
2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Director)
2017 - Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney (Best Screenplay)
2017 - James Laxton (Best Cinematography)
2017 - Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (Best Editing)
2017 - Alex R. Hibbert, André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Barry Jenkins, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Patrick Decile, Trevante Rhodes, Yesi Ramirez (Robert Altman Award)

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

2017 - Best Film
2017 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor)
2017 - Naomie Harris (Best Supporting Actress)
2017 - Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney (Best Original Screenplay)

British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)

2016 - Best International Independent Film

Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)

2018 - Barry Jenkins (Best American Film)

Guldbagge Awards

2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Foreign Film)

Amanda Awards

2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Foreign Language Film)

AACTA International Awards

2017 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor)
2017 - Naomie Harris (Best Supporting Actress)

Golden Globes

2017 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Director)
2017 - Barry Jenkins (Best Screenplay)
2017 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
2017 - Naomie Harris (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
2017 - Nicholas Britell (Best Original Score)

Critics Choice Awards

2016 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor)
2016 - Best Acting Ensemble
2016 - Best Picture
2016 - Barry Jenkins (Best Director)
2016 - Naomie Harris (Best Supporting Actress)
2016 - Alex R. Hibbert (Best Young Actor/Actress)
2016 - Barry Jenkins (Best Original Screenplay)
2016 - James Laxton (Best Cinematography)
2016 - Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (Best Editing)
2016 - Nicholas Britell (Best Score)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2016 - Golden Orange Award
2016 - Barry Jenkins (Pauline Kael Breakout Award)
2016 - Best Film
2016 - Barry Jenkins (Best Director)
2016 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor)
2016 - André Holland (Best Supporting Actor)
2016 - Naomie Harris (Best Supporting Actress)
2016 - Barry Jenkins (Best Adapted Screenplay)
2016 - James Laxton (Best Cinematography)
2016 - Nicholas Britell (Best Soundtrack and Score)
2016 - Best Ensemble Cast

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2016 - Best Film
2016 - Barry Jenkins (Best Director)
2016 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor)
2016 - James Laxton (Best Cinematography)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2016 - Barry Jenkins (Best Director)
2016 - Mahershala Ali (Best Supporting Actor)
2016 - James Laxton (Best Cinematographer)

Toronto International Film Festival

2016 - Barry Jenkins (Platform Prize)