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Milk
2008
· Movie
· 128 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #793
- IMDb #1041
- Rotten Tomatoes #433
- Metacritic #581
- Letterboxd #1151
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #603
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #636
- Metacritic Critics #488
- Metacritic Audience #1043
- Criticker #792
- Douban #498
- Kinopoisk #2309
- AlloCiné #611
- Trakt #1315
Every rating
60–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →The true story of Harvey Milk, who became the first openly gay elected official in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The film traces his personal and political journey from a small shop owner to a charismatic leader and activist, and his tragic assassination by a fellow city supervisor.
Details
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writer
- Dustin Lance Black
- Released
- 5 November 2008
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $54.6M
- Awards
- 42 wins, 61 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 103 →8 major awards won · 42 wins from 103 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture | Sean Penn | Winner |
| 20th Producers Guild of America Awards 2008 | Stanley Kramer Award | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Winner |
| 24th Independent Spirit Awards 2008 | Best Supporting Male | James Franco | Winner |
| 24th Independent Spirit Awards 2008 | Best First Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| 61st Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| 61st Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 | Paul Selvin Award | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| 81st Academy Awards 2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| 81st Academy Awards 2008 | Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
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81st Academy Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Danny Glicker | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Elliot Graham | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominee |
24th Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male | James Franco | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Harris Savides | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Sean Penn | Nominee |
61st Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Paul Selvin Award | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
15th Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture | Josh Brolin | Nominee |
20th Producers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Winner |
| Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
13th Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design in a Period Film | Bill Groom | Nominee |
34th César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
61st Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
66th Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture Drama | Sean Penn | Nominee |
7th San Francisco Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Winner |
17th Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Winner |
28th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Winner |
8th New York Film Critics Online Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Winner | |
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
14th BFCA Critic's Choice Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Composer | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominee |
| Best Writer | Dustin Lance Black | Nominee |
9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Winner |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominee |
15th Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
9th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Nominee |
3rd Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
5th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Harris Savides | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominee |
80th National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Nominee |
20th GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film, Wide Release | Winner |
2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
4th Austin Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Outstanding Movies of the Year | Winner |
13th Satellite Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sean Penn | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominee |
7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominee |
21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Nominee |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
62nd British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sean Penn | Nominee |
| Best Film | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Steven E. Anderson, Michael White | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Dustin Lance Black | Nominee |
29th London Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Actor of the Year | Sean Penn | Nominee |
| Best Director of the Year | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Film of the Year | Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen | Nominee |
11th Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Costume Design for Film | Danny Glicker | Nominee |
23rd Society of Camera Operators Awards
1 nomination
| Camera Operator of the Year | Will Arnot | Nominee |
2nd Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Sean Penn | Nominee |
56th Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Robert Jackson | Nominee |
59th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic | Elliot Graham | Nominee |
5th International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film | Danny Elfman | Nominee |