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English
Half Nelson
2006
Ryan Fleck
2006·R·
United States
United StatesAward tierGold
Metascore
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
Producers
Anna Boden·Charlie Corwin·Doug Dey·Hunter Gray·Lynette Howell Taylor
Languages
EnglishMajor 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