For the behaviors of animals that are characteristically active at night, see Nocturnality.
Nocturnal Animals
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tom Ford
Screenplay by
Tom Ford
Based on
Tony and Susan by Austin Wright
Produced by
Tom Ford
Robert Salerno
Starring
Amy Adams
Jake Gyllenhaal
Michael Shannon
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Isla Fisher
Armie Hammer
Laura Linney
Andrea Riseborough
Michael Sheen
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Edited by
Joan Sobel
Music by
Abel Korzeniowski
Production companies
Fade to Black Productions Artina Films[1]
Distributed by
Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures[2] (International)
Release dates
September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) (Venice)
November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[3]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$22.5 million[4]
Box office
$32.4 million[5]
Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 American neo-noir psychological thriller[6][7] film written, produced, and directed by Tom Ford in his second feature, based on the 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. The film stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, and Michael Sheen. The plot follows an art gallery owner as she reads the new novel written by her first husband and begins to see the similarities between it and their former relationship.
Principal photography began on October 5, 2015, in Los Angeles. The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2016[8] and was released in North America on November 18, 2016, by Focus Features. It received positive reviews, with praise for the performances and Ford's direction, and grossed over $32 million worldwide.[5]
Nocturnal Animals was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival,[9] where it won the Grand Jury Prize.[10][11] Shannon earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 89th Academy Awards.[12] It also received nine BAFTA Award nominations and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay, plus a Best Supporting Actor win for Aaron Taylor-Johnson.[13]
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