Boys Don’t Cry
A biographical film based on the true story of Brandon Teena and the brutal hate crime committed against him. A young trans man, Brandon (Hilary Swank) leaves his hometown under threat when his ex-girlfriend's brother discovers that he's biologically female. Resettling in the small town of Falls City, Nebraska, Brandon falls for Lana (Chloë Sevigny), an aspiring singer, and the pair begin to plan for their future together. But when her ex-convict friends, John (Peter Sarsgaard) and Tom (Brendan Sexton III), learn about Brandon’s gender identity, things turn violent.
The Team
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Written by Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen
Starring Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard and Brendan Sexton III
Acclaim
2000 Academy Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Chloe Sevigny)
2001 BAFTA Awards
Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank)
1999 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
Best New Filmmaker (Kimberly Peirce)
Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
2000 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
1999 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
2000 Chlotrudis Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
Nominated: Best Director (Kimberly Peirce), Best Movie, Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
2001 Empire Awards, UK
Nominated: Screen International Award
2000 GLAAD Media Awards
Nominated: Outstanding Film
2000 Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Hilary Swank)
Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Chloe Sevigny)
2001 Guldbagge Awards
Nominated: Best Foreign Film
2000 Independent Spirit Awards
Best Female Lead (Hilary Swank)
Best Supporting Female (Chloe Sevigny)
Nominated: Best First Feature (Kimberly Peirce, Jeff Sharp, John Hart, Eva Kolodner, Christine Vachon), Best First Screenplay (Kimberly Pierce, Andy Bienen), Producers Award (Eva Kolodner)
2000 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Female Dubbing (Tatiana Dessi)
2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
Best Director (Kimberly Peirce)
Best Screenplay (Kimberly Pierce, Andy Bienen)
Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
Most Promising Actress (Hilary Swank)
Nominated: Best Picture
1999 London Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize (Kimberly Peirce)
Satyajit Ray Prize (Kimberly Peirce)
2000 MTV Movie Awards
Nominated: Best Kiss (Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny), Breakthrough Female Performance (Hilary Swank)
2000 Molodist International Film Festival
Best Full-Length Fiction Film (Kimberly Peirce)
1999 National Board of Review, USA
Breakthrough Performance Female (Hilary Swank)
Outstanding Directional Debut (Kimberly Peirce)
Top Ten Films
2000 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
Nominated: Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
Nominated: Best First Film (Kimberly Peirce)
2000 Online Film Critics Society Awards
Nominated: Best Actress (Hilary Swank), Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
2000 Political Film Society USA
PFS Award Expose
2001 Robert Festival
Nominated: Best American Film (Kimberly Peirce)
2000 Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
2000 Satellite Awards
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture (Hilary Swank)
Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture (Chloe Sevigny)
Nominated: Best Director (Kimberly Peirce), Best Motion Picture
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominated: Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role (Hilary Swank), Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role (Chloe Sevigny)
1999 St Louis International Film Festival
Audience Choice Award (Kimberly Peirce)
2000 Stockholm Film Festival
Audience Award (Kimberly Peirce)
1999 Stockholm Film Festival
Best Actress (Hilary Swank)
Best Screenplay (Kimberly Peirce)
FIPRESCI Prize (Kimberly Peirce)
2000 Teen Choice Awards
Nominated: Choice Breakout Performance (Hilary Swank)
1999 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Film (Kimberly Peirce)
2000 Young Hollywood Awards
Best Director (Kimberly Peirce)
Best Screenwriter (Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen)