Hillbilly Elegy (film)
2020 film by Ron Howard
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- Hillbilly Elegy is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by JD Vance.
- After buying the rights to Vance's book in 2017, Imagine Entertainment announced Howard as the film's director.
- Hillbilly Elegy had a limited theatrical release on November 11, 2020, before its streaming release on November 24, 2020, by Netflix, to negative reviews from critics.
- On the other hand, the film was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Supporting Actress for Close at the 93rd Academy Awards.
- Plot JD Vance looks back on his childhood in Middletown, Ohio, where he was raised by his mother Beverly "Bev" and her parents from Jackson, Kentucky.
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WikipediaHillbilly Elegy is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by JD Vance. The film stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close, with Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins in his final film appearance, and Owen Asztalos starring in supporting roles.
After buying the rights to Vance's book in 2017, Imagine Entertainment announced Howard as the film's director. In January 2019, Netflix acquired the distribution rights, with much of the cast joined in April and filming taking place from June through August in Georgia and Ohio.
Hillbilly Elegy had a limited theatrical release on November 11, 2020, before its streaming release on November 24, 2020, by Netflix, to negative reviews from critics. It received three nominations at the Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Director for Howard, Worst Screenplay for Taylor, and Worst Supporting Actress for Close. On the other hand, the film was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Supporting Actress for Close at the 93rd Academy Awards. Close was also nominated for the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, while Adams's performance earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
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