| Studio: | Focus Features |
|---|---|
| Director: | Gus Van Sant |
| Screenwriter: | Dustin Lance Black |
| Producer: | Dustin Lance Black, Bruce Cohen, Barbara A. Hall, William Horberg, Dan Jinks, Michael London, and Bruna Papandrea |
| Director of Photography: | Harris Savides |
| Editor: | Elliot Graham |
| Production: | Bill Groom |
| Cast: | Sean Penn (Harvey Milk) Emile Hirsch (Cleve Jones) Josh Brolin (Dan White) Diego Luna (Jack Lira) James Franco (Scott Smith) Allison 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) |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Actor - Won (Penn) Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Original Screenplay - Won (Black) Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Picture - Nominated Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Supporting Actor - Nominated Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Direction - Nominated Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Film Editing - Nominated Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Costume Design - Nominated Academy Awards, 2009 - Best Original Score - Nominated Golden Globes, 2009 - Best Actor, Drama - Won (Penn) Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009 - Best Actor - Won (Penn) Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009 - Best Supporting Actor - Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009 - Best Cast - Nominated AFI Awards - Movie of the Year - Won Independent Spirit Awards, 2009 - Best Supporting Actor - Won (Franco) Independent Spirit Awards, 2009 - Best First Screenplay - Won (Black) Independent Spirit Awards, 2009 - Best Actor - Nominated Independent Spirit Awards, 2009 - Best Cinematography - Nominated New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 2008 - Best Actor - Won (Penn) New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 2008 - Best Supporting Actor - Won (Brolin) New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 2008 - Best Film - Won |
| Color, 128 minutes. |
