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Boys Don't Cry

Name: Boys Don't Cry
Released: 1999
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 86

86 Metascore
1999
1 hr 58 mins
Drama
R

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Hilary Swank won an Oscar for her stunning, nuanced and utterly believable portrayal of Teena Brandon, a Nebraska woman who assumes the identity of a man, Brandon Teena, when she moves to a new town. Best Supporting Actress nominee Chloe Sevigny is also outstanding as the sensitive woman who dates Brandon. Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alison Folland.

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Awards

2001 - BAFTA Film Awards - Best Actress in a Leading Role - nominated
2000 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Supporting Female - winner
2000 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead - winner
2000 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Screenplay - nominated

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Hilary Swank

Teena Brandon

Chloe Sevigny

Lana

Peter Sarsgaard

John

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