Moonlight

Summary

Moonlight is a film^[1]. Moonlight ranks in the top 0.56% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,438 views/month, #525 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Moonlight received the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3].
• Moonlight received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[4].
• Moonlight received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[5].
• Moonlight received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[6].
• Moonlight received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[7].
• Moonlight received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8].
• Moonlight's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Moonlight was directed by Barry Jenkins^[10].
• Barry Jenkins wrote the screenplay for Moonlight^[11].
• Tarell Alvin McCraney wrote the screenplay for Moonlight^[12].
• Moonlight's composer is recorded as Nicholas Britell^[13].
• Moonlight's genre is drama film^[14].
• Moonlight's genre is LGBTQ-related film^[15].
• Moonlight's genre is coming-of-age film^[16].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Naomie Harris^[17].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Trevante Rhodes^[18].
• A cast member of Moonlight was André Holland^[19].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Janelle Monáe^[20].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Ashton Sanders^[21].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Mahershala Ali^[22].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Jharrel Jerome^[23].
• A cast member of Moonlight was Alex R. Hibbert^[24].
• Moonlight was produced by Adele Romanski^[25].
• Moonlight was produced by Dede Gardner^[26].
• Moonlight was produced by Jeremy Kleiner^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Adele Romanski^[25], Dede Gardner^[26], and Jeremy Kleiner^[27]. Moonlight was directed by Barry Jenkins^[10]. Screenwriters include Barry Jenkins^[11] and Tarell Alvin McCraney^[12]. Cast members include Naomie Harris^[17], Trevante Rhodes^[18], André Holland^[19], Janelle Monáe^[20], Ashton Sanders^[21], and Mahershala Ali^[22].

Publication

Publication dates include November 18, 2016^[28], March 9, 2017^[29], February 16, 2017^[30], February 9, 2017^[31], and September 2, 2016^[32]. The original language of Moonlight was English^[33]. Genres include drama film^[14], LGBTQ-related film^[15], and coming-of-age film^[16]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release^[34] and video on demand^[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cycle of poverty^[36], dysfunctional family^[37], homosexuality^[38], mobbing^[39], self-discovery^[40], and drug-related crime^[41].

Reception

Awards received include Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3], a film award category^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1980^[44]; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[4], a film award category^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1944^[47]; Academy Award for Best Picture^[5], an award for best film^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[6], an Academy Awards^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1936^[53]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[7], an award for best adapted screenplay^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1929^[56]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[8], a film award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1929^[59]. Reviews include 9/10^[60], 98%^[61], 99/100^[62], and 7.4/10^[63].

Why It Matters

Moonlight ranks in the top 0.56% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,438 views/month, #525 of 94,065).^[2] Moonlight has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] Moonlight is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

FAQs

What awards did Moonlight receive?

Honors received include Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[4], Academy Award for Best Picture^[5], and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[6].