Moonlight
This is the story of a lifetime
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
- Director
- Barry Jenkins
- Worldwide
- $65M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
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The record
Awards
9 wins · 15 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
Golden Globes
1 win · 5 nominations
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Director
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
1 win
- WinnerBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Dorian Award for Film of the Year
1 win
- WinnerDorian Award for Film of the Year
Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year
1 win
- WinnerDorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Moonlight returned 16.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $65M
- Release date
- Oct 21, 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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