Midnight Cowboy

Summary

Midnight Cowboy is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,028 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Midnight Cowboy received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• Midnight Cowboy received the Academy Award for Best Director^[4].
• Midnight Cowboy received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5].
• Midnight Cowboy received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].
• Midnight Cowboy's image is recorded as Midnight Cowboy trailer - poster.jpg^[7].
• Midnight Cowboy's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• Midnight Cowboy's director is recorded as John Schlesinger^[9].
• Midnight Cowboy's screenwriter is recorded as Waldo Salt^[10].
• Midnight Cowboy's screenwriter is recorded as James Leo Herlihy^[11].
• Midnight Cowboy's composer is recorded as John Barry^[12].
• Midnight Cowboy's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[13].
• Midnight Cowboy's genre is recorded as buddy film^[14].
• Midnight Cowboy's genre is recorded as drama film^[15].
• Midnight Cowboy's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film^[16].
• Midnight Cowboy's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[17].
• Midnight Cowboy's based on is recorded as Midnight Cowboy^[18].
• Midnight Cowboy's logo image is recorded as Midnight Cowboy logo.png^[19].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Dustin Hoffman^[20].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Jon Voight^[21].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Sylvia Miles^[22].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Brenda Vaccaro^[23].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Bob Balaban^[24].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as John McGiver^[25].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Barnard Hughes^[26].
• Midnight Cowboy's cast member is recorded as Viva^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Midnight Cowboy's producer is recorded as Jerome Hellman^[28]. Its director is recorded as John Schlesinger^[9]. Screenwriters include Waldo Salt^[10] and James Leo Herlihy^[11]. Cast members include Dustin Hoffman^[20], Jon Voight^[21], Sylvia Miles^[22], Brenda Vaccaro^[23], Bob Balaban^[24], and John McGiver^[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +1969-07-18T00:00:00Z^[29], +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1969-05-25T00:00:00Z^[31]. Midnight Cowboy's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include buddy film^[14], drama film^[15], LGBTQ-related film^[16], and film based on a novel^[17]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include prostitution^[34], male prostitution^[35], urbanity^[36], rurality^[37], loneliness^[38], and terminal illness^[39]. Midnight Cowboy's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1929^[42]; Academy Award for Best Director^[4], an award for best direction^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1929^[45]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5], an award for best adapted screenplay^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1929^[48]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6], a film award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1929^[51]. Reviews include 8.5/10^[52], 89%^[53], 79/100^[54], and 7.8/10^[55].

Why It Matters

Midnight Cowboy ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,028 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

What awards did Midnight Cowboy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Director^[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].