| Nyad | |
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| Directed by | |
| Screenplay by | Julia Cox |
| Based on | Find a Way by Diana Nyad |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Nyad is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad's multiple attempts in the early 2010s to swim the Straits of Florida, with flashbacks to her early life. It is directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (in their feature narrative film directorial debut) and written by Julia Cox on the basis of Nyad's 2015 memoir Find a Way. It stars Annette Bening as Nyad,[2] with Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans in supporting roles.[3]
Nyad had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2023. Following its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, it was released in select theaters on October 20, 2023, then streamed on Netflix on November 3. Nyad received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the performances of Bening and Foster. For their performances, Bening and Foster received nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 96th Academy Awards, the 29th Critics' Choice Awards, the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- ^ "Nyad (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Welk, Brian (March 4, 2021). "Annette Bening to Star as Cuba-to-Florida Swimmer Diana Nyad in Biopic From 'Free Solo' Directors". TheWrap. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 4, 2021). "Annette Bening to Star in Swimmer Biopic 'Nyad' from 'Free Solo' Directors & 'American Sniper' & 'The Imitation Game' Producers; CAA & STX Launch Sales — EFM Hot Package". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.