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Academy Award nominee Gus Van Sant directs Academy Award winner Sean Penn as gay-rights icon Harvey Milk. Mr. Milk (1930-1978) was an activist and politician, and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in America in 1977, he was voted to the city supervisors' board of San Francisco. The following year, both he and the city's mayor George Moscone were shot to death by another city supervisor, Dan White. Mr. Milk was previously the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary feature The Times of Harvey Milk, but Milk is the first non-documentary feature to explore the man's life and career. Milk is being filmed on location in San Francisco.
Original Release
11/26/2008
US Release
11/26/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sean Penn | Harvey Milk |
Emile Hirsch | Cleve Jones |
Josh Brolin | Dan White |
Diego Luna | Jack Lira |
James Franco | Scott Smith |
Alison Pill | Anne Kronenberg |
Victor Garber | Mayor Moscone |
Denis O'Hare | John Briggs |
Joseph Cross | Dick Pabich |
Stephen Spinella | Rick Stokes |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sean Penn | Harvey Milk |
Emile Hirsch | Cleve Jones |
Josh Brolin | Dan White |
Diego Luna | Jack Lira |
James Franco | Scott Smith |
Alison Pill | Anne Kronenberg |
Victor Garber | Mayor Moscone |
Denis O'Hare | John Briggs |
Joseph Cross | Dick Pabich |
Stephen Spinella | Rick Stokes |
Lucas Grabeel | Danny Nicoletta |
Brandon Boyce | Jim Rivaldo |
Howard Rosenman | David Goodstein |
Kelvin Yu | Michael Wong |
Jeff Koons | Art Agnos |
Ted Jan Roberts | Dennis Peron |
Boyd Holbrook | Denton Smith |
Frank M. Robinson | Frank Robinson |
Allan Baird | Allan Baird |
Tom Ammiano | Tom Ammiano |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dustin Lance Black | Executive Producer |
Barbara A. Hall | Executive Producer |
William Horberg | Executive Producer |
Michael London | Executive Producer |
Bruna Papandrea | Executive Producer |
Bruce Cohen | Producer |
Dan Jinks | Producer |
Editors
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2009 | Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
2009 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Won |
2009 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Film Editing | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Costume Design | Nominated |
2009 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |