NICKEL BOYS
Directed by RaMell Ross
Louverture Films is a Producer
Feature film adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Nickel Boys'.
Based on the history of a real reform school in Florida that warped and destroyed the lives of thousands of children, the 'Nickel Boys' film invites viewers into a resonant experience, in the heart of which a profound friendship offers transformation.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
WGA Awards 2025 - Nominee Best Adapted Screenplay
DGA Awards 2025 - Nominee First-time Theatrical Film (RaMell Ross)
BAFTA Awards 2025 - Nominee Best Adapted Screenplay (RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes)
Camerimage 2025 - Nominee Golden Frog - Directors' Debuts Competition (RaMell Ross)
NAACP Image Awards 2025 - Nominee Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture), Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture (Brandon Wilson), Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture (Jomo Fray)
Film Independent Spirit Awards 2025 - Nominee Best Feature, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Awards 2025 - Nominee Best Motion Picture (Drama)
National Society of Film Critics Awards 2024 - Winner Best Picture, Best Cinematography
Black Reel Awards 2024 - Nominee Outstanding Film, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Supporting Performance (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Brandon Wilson), Outstanding Screenplay, Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Emerging Director, Outstanding Breakthrough Performance (Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson), Outstanding First Screenplay, Outstanding Cinematography, Outstanding Hairstyling & Makeup, Outstanding Production Design
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards 2024 - Winner Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards 2024 - Nominee Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography
African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards 2025 - Winner Best Picture, Best Director (RaMell Ross)
Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) Awards 2024 - Nominee Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography
Critics Choice Awards 2025 - Nominee Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Awards 2024 - Nominee Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing
Indiana Film Journalists Association 2024 - Nominee Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Breakout of the Year, Best Ensemble Acting, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score
Chicago Film Critics Association 2024 - Nominee Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2024 - Winner Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Atlanta Film Critics Circle 2024 - Winner Best Adapted Screenplay,
Boston Society of Film Critics 2024 - Winner Best in Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2024 - Nominee Best Film, Best Director (RaMell Ross), Best Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best First Feature (RaMell Ross)
AFI Awards 2024 - Honoree AFI Motion Pictures of the Year
Spirit Awards 2024 - Nominee Best Feature, Best Cinematography (Jomo Fray)
New York Film Critics Circle 2024 - Winner Best Director, Best Cinematography (Jomo Fray)
Gotham Awards 2024 - Winner Best Director, Breakthrough Performer (Brandon Wilson), Nominee Best Feature
AAFCA Awards 2025 - Honoree Special Achievement Karen & Stanley Kramer Social Justice Award
IndieWire Honors 2024 - Auteur Award (RaMell Ross)
Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards 2024 - Production Designer Award (Nora Mendis)
Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema + Television 2024 - Social Impact Award (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor)
Palm Springs Film Festival 2025
Urban World Film Festival 2024 - Luminary Award (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Emerging Talent Award (Ethan Herisse & Brandon Wilson)
Chicago International Film Festival 2024 - Vanguard Award (RaMell Ross)
Independent Film Festival Boston 2024
Leeds International Film Festival 2024
Black Harvest Film Festival 2024
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2024
Stockholm Film Festival 2024 - Winner Bronze Horse for Best Film
Denver Film Festival 2024 - Excellence in Directing Award
Belfast Film Festival 2024
SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2024 - Breakthrough Director Award
Austin Film Festival 2024
Philadelphia Film Festival 2024
Twin Cities Film Fest 2024
Middleburg Film Festival 2024 - Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award (RaMell Ross), Sheila Johnson Vanguard Award (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor)
New Orleans Film Festival 2024
Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024
Rome Film Fest 2024
Woodstock Film Festival 2024
BFI London Film Festival 2024
Hamptons International Film Festival 2024
New York Film Festival 2024 - Opening Night
Telluride Film Festival 2024