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Moon (2009 film)

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Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones (in his directorial debut), written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. It stars Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart, Kevin Spacey appear in supporting roles. Moon premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was released in selected cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on 12 June 2009. The release was expanded to additional theatres in the United States on 10 July and to the United Kingdom on 17 July. A follow-up film containing an epilogue to the film's events, Mute, was released in 2018. A third installment, a graphic novel called Madi: Once Upon a Time in the Future, was released in 2020. Moon was modestly budgeted and grossed just under $10 million worldwide, but was well received by critics. Rockwell's performance found praise. The film won numerous film critic and film festival awards and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2010.

Infobox

Directed by
Duncan Jones
Written by
Nathan Parker
Story by
Duncan Jones
Produced by
mw- Stuart Fenegan Trudie Styler
Starring
Sam Rockwell Dominique McElligott Kaya Scodelario Benedict Wong Matt Berry Malcolm Stewart
Cinematography
Gary Shaw
Edited by
Nicholas Gastor
Music by
Clint Mansell
Productioncompanies
Liberty Films Xingu Films Limelight
Distributed by
Sony Pictures ClassicsStage 6 Films
Release dates
23 January 2009 (2009-01-23) (Sundance) 12 June 2009 (2009-06-12) (United States) 17 July 2009 (2009-07-17) (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million
Box office
$9.8 million

Tables

· Accolades
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Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Awards
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Awards
15 December 2009
Awards
Austin Film Critics Award for Best Film
Awards
Moon
Awards
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
BAFTA Awards
Awards
BAFTA Awards
Awards
21 February 2010
Awards
BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Awards
Duncan Jones
Awards
Won
BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
Awards
BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
Awards
Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Awards
Nominated
British Independent Film Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Awards
6 December 2009
Awards
Best British Independent Film
Awards
Moon
Awards
Won
Douglas Hickox Award
Douglas Hickox Award
Awards
Douglas Hickox Award
Awards
Duncan Jones
Awards
Won
Best Director
Best Director
Awards
Best Director
Awards
Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Awards
Sam Rockwell
Awards
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Awards
Best Screenplay
Awards
Nathan Parker
Awards
Nominated
Best Technical Achievement
Best Technical Achievement
Awards
Best Technical Achievement
Awards
Clint Mansell
Awards
Nominated
Tony Noble
Tony Noble
Awards
Tony Noble
Awards
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association
Awards
21 December 2009
Awards
Most Promising Filmmaker
Awards
Duncan Jones
Awards
Nominated
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Awards
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Awards
28 June 2009
Awards
Best New British Feature
Awards
Moon
Awards
Won
Empire Awards
Empire Awards
Awards
Empire Awards
Awards
28 March 2010
Awards
Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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Nominated
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
Awards
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
Awards
29 August 2010
Awards
Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold
Awards
Duncan Jones, Stuart Fenegan
Awards
Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Awards
8 February 2010
Awards
Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Awards
Duncan Jones
Awards
Nominated
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Technical Achievement
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Technical Achievement
Awards
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Technical Achievement
Awards
Tony Noble
Awards
Nominated
Fantastic'Arts
Fantastic'Arts
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Fantastic'Arts
Awards
31 January 2010
Awards
Jury Prize
Awards
Duncan Jones
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Won
Special Prize
Special Prize
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Special Prize
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Won
Gaudí Awards
Gaudí Awards
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Gaudí Awards
Awards
1 February 2010
Awards
Gaudí Award for Best European Film
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Nominated
Hugo Awards
Hugo Awards
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Hugo Awards
Awards
5 September 2010
Awards
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Awards
Nathan Parker, Duncan Jones
Awards
Won
Irish Film & Television Awards
Irish Film & Television Awards
Awards
Irish Film & Television Awards
Awards
20 February 2010
Awards
IFTA Award for Best International Actor
Awards
Sam Rockwell
Awards
Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
Awards
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
Awards
18 February 2010
Awards
ALFS Award for British Director of the Year
Awards
Duncan Jones
Awards
Won
ALFS Award for British Director of the Year
ALFS Award for British Director of the Year
Awards
ALFS Award for British Director of the Year
Awards
Nominated
ALFS Award for British Film of the Year
ALFS Award for British Film of the Year
Awards
ALFS Award for British Film of the Year
Awards
Moon
Awards
Nominated
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Awards
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Awards
12 January 2010
Awards
NBR Award for Best Directorial Debut
Awards
Duncan Jones
Awards
Won
NBR Award - Top Independent Films
NBR Award - Top Independent Films
Awards
NBR Award - Top Independent Films
Awards
Moon
Awards
Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Awards
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Awards
22 December 2009
Awards
Overlooked Film of the Year
Awards
Won
Saturn Awards
Saturn Awards
Awards
Saturn Awards
Awards
24 June 2010
Awards
Saturn Award for Best Actor
Awards
Sam Rockwell
Awards
Nominated
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Awards
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Awards
Moon
Awards
Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Awards
Seattle International Film Festival
Awards
14 June 2009
Awards
Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor
Awards
Sam Rockwell
Awards
Won
Sitges Film Festival
Sitges Film Festival
Awards
Sitges Film Festival
Awards
11 October 2009
Awards
Best Actor
Awards
Won
Best Film
Best Film
Awards
Best Film
Awards
Moon
Awards
Won
Best Production Design
Best Production Design
Awards
Best Production Design
Awards
Tony Noble
Awards
Won
Best Screenplay
Best Screenplay
Awards
Best Screenplay
Awards
Nathan Parker
Awards
Won
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Awards
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Awards
22 November 2010
Awards
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best First Feature-Length Film Screenplay
Awards
Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Awards
Won
Awards
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipients
Result
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
15 December 2009
Austin Film Critics Award for Best Film
Moon
Nominated
BAFTA Awards
21 February 2010
BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Duncan Jones
Won
BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Nominated
British Independent Film Awards
6 December 2009
Best British Independent Film
Moon
Won
Douglas Hickox Award
Duncan Jones
Won
Best Director
Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Sam Rockwell
Nominated
Best Screenplay
Nathan Parker
Nominated
Best Technical Achievement
Clint Mansell
Nominated
Tony Noble
Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association
21 December 2009
Most Promising Filmmaker
Duncan Jones
Nominated
Edinburgh International Film Festival
28 June 2009
Best New British Feature
Moon
Won
Empire Awards
28 March 2010
Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Nominated
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
29 August 2010
Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold
Duncan Jones, Stuart Fenegan
Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards
8 February 2010
Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
Duncan Jones
Nominated
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Technical Achievement
Tony Noble
Nominated
Fantastic'Arts
31 January 2010
Jury Prize
Duncan Jones
Won
Special Prize
Won
Gaudí Awards
1 February 2010
Gaudí Award for Best European Film
Nominated
Hugo Awards
5 September 2010
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Nathan Parker, Duncan Jones
Won
Irish Film & Television Awards
20 February 2010
IFTA Award for Best International Actor
Sam Rockwell
Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
18 February 2010
ALFS Award for British Director of the Year
Duncan Jones
Won
ALFS Award for British Director of the Year
Nominated
ALFS Award for British Film of the Year
Moon
Nominated
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
12 January 2010
NBR Award for Best Directorial Debut
Duncan Jones
Won
NBR Award - Top Independent Films
Moon
Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
22 December 2009
Overlooked Film of the Year
Won
Saturn Awards
24 June 2010
Saturn Award for Best Actor
Sam Rockwell
Nominated
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Moon
Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival
14 June 2009
Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor
Sam Rockwell
Won
Sitges Film Festival
11 October 2009
Best Actor
Won
Best Film
Moon
Won
Best Production Design
Tony Noble
Won
Best Screenplay
Nathan Parker
Won
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
22 November 2010
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best First Feature-Length Film Screenplay
Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Won

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  2. These events are later referenced in Mute.
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