Beasts of the Southern Wild

For the unrelated 1973 short story by Doris Betts, see Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories.

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBenh Zeitlin
Screenplay byLucy Alibar
Benh Zeitlin
Based onJuicy and Delicious
by Lucy Alibar
Produced byDan Janvey
Josh Penn
Michael Gottwald
StarringQuvenzhané Wallis
Dwight Henry
CinematographyBen Richardson
Edited byCrockett Doob
Affonso Gonçalves
Music byDan Romer
Benh Zeitlin
Production
companies
Cinereach
Court 13
Journeyman Pictures
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) (Sundance)
  • June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27) (US)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.8 million
Box office$23.3 million[2]

Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American fantasy-drama film directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. The film stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry. After playing at film festivals, its limited theatrical release began in New York and Los Angeles on June 27, 2012, before expanding to additional markets.

Beasts of the Southern Wild was met with commercial success and acclaim from critics, with praise going to the cinematography and Wallis's performance. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2013: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress (Wallis). At age 9, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Beasts of the Southern Wild (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 14, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)". The Numbers. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Youngest v oldest actress vie for Oscar as Lincoln leads the pack". The Times. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Walker, Tim (January 10, 2013). "Quvenzhané Wallis v Emmanuelle Riva: Best actress Oscar contested by oldest and youngest ever nominees". The Independent. London, England: Independent Print, Ltd. Retrieved January 10, 2013.