Boys Don't Cry (film)

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Boys Don't Cry
Movie poster for Boys Don't Cry
Directed by	Kimberly Peirce
Written by	Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen
Starring	Hilary Swank Chloë Sevigny Peter Sarsgaard
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date(s)	1999 U.S. release
Running time	118 min
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000 (estimated)
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Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 independent drama film based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a young transgender man who was raped and murdered by his male friends after they found out he had female genitalia. Major details of the actual rape and murder of Brandon Teena were changed in the film version. Most notably, the film portrays a double murder, when in actuality, three people were murdered.

Hilary Swank played Brandon Teena, and Chloe Sevigny played Brandon's girlfriend, Lana Tisdel.

Boys Don’t Cry received overwhelmingly positive acclaim from critics, especially the two lead performances from Swank and Sevigny, and considering its reasonably low budget, and independent production, it was a box office success, with most of the success coming from word of mouth and critical views. Swank was awarded the 1999 Academy Award for Best Actress, and Sevigny was nominated for the Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress.

The film is set in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Falls City, Nebraska but was filmed in the Dallas, Texas area. Its release was concurrent with the murder of gay teen Matthew Shepard, which sparked additional public interest in the film.

Tagline: A true story about finding the courage to be yourself.

1 Awards and nominations
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Awards and nominations

Academy Awards:

Won: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank)
Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Chloë Sevigny)

Golden Globe Awards:

Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Hilary Swank)
Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Chloë Sevigny)

BAFTA Awards:

Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank)

National Board of Review:

Won: Breakthrough Performance - Female (Hilary Swank)
Won: Outstanding Directorial Debut (Kimberly Peirce)

Satellite Awards:

Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Hilary Swank)
Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama (Chloë Sevigny)
Nominated: Best Picture - Drama
Nominated: Best Director (Kimberly Peirce)

[edit] Trivia

In 2006, Premier Magazine put Swank's performance in 83rd place in its list of The 100 Greatest Movie Performances of All Time.
In 2006, Pet Shop Boys released the song "Girls don't cry".