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“Moonlight” Nominated for Eight Academy Awards

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Moonlight, the film based on the play by alum TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY (BFA, Acting, ’03), received eight Academy Award nominations this morning, including Best Picture and Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Congrats to Tarell and the cast/crew of the film! The Oscars will be presented 2/26/17.

The 2017 Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. La La Land, as widely predicted, racked up the most, while Moonlight made a strong showing, as did Hell or High Water.

Source: 2017 Oscar Nominations: ‘La La Land’ Dominates, ‘Moonlight’ Shines : Monkey See : NPR

Golden Globes 2017: Moonlight wins best picture drama

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Moonlight, the film based on the play by alum TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY (BFA, Acting, ’03), won the Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture – Drama last night. Congrats to Tarell and the cast/crew of the film!

Moonlight is stepping into the awards season spotlight. Barry Jenkins’ acclaimed portrait of a young black man growing up in Miami took home the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at this …

Source: Golden Globes 2017: Moonlight wins best picture drama

Tarell McCraney’s ‘Moonlight’ Profiled in the New York Times

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Writer TARELL McCRANEY (BFA, Acting, ’03) and director Barry Jenkins are profiled in the New York Times about their film Moonlight, hailed as one of the year’s best films.

“Though he’d never written a screenplay, Mr. McCraney knew this story was meant to be a movie. He named it “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” and then it sat for nearly 10 years, until a mutual friend from the Miami drama scene emailed the script to Mr. Jenkins. The friend couldn’t believe the paths of the men had not yet crossed.”

Source: From Bittersweet Childhoods to ‘Moonlight’ – NYTimes.com