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Half Nelson

2006

IMDb

Ryan Fleck

2006·R·United StatesUnited States
Award tierGold
Metascore
DramaIndie

An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.

Cast

Ryan Gosling·Shareeka Epps·Jeff Lima·Anthony Mackie

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

5 wins · 6 nominations

Wins (5)

Festival Grand Prize

Locarno Film Festival (2006)

Special Jury Prize

Ryan FleckRosanne KorenbergAlex OrlovskyAnna BodenJamie PatricofLynette Howell Taylor

Best Picture

Gotham Awards (2006)

Best Feature

Ryan FleckRosanne KorenbergAlex OrlovskyAnna BodenJamie PatricofLynette Howell Taylor

Best Director

Gotham Awards (2006)

Breakthrough Director

Ryan Fleck

Best Actor

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)

Best Male Lead

Ryan Gosling

Best Actress

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)

Best Female Lead

Shareeka Epps

Nominations (6)

Festival Grand Prize

Locarno Film Festival (2006)

Golden Leopard

Ryan Fleck
Sundance Film Festival (2006)

Dramatic

Ryan Fleck

Best Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)

Best Feature

Rosanne KorenbergAlex OrlovskyAnna BodenJamie PatricofLynette Howell Taylor

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)

Best Director

Ryan Fleck

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (2007)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Ryan Gosling
Critics Choice Awards (2007)

Best Actor

Ryan Gosling