Good Night, And Good Luck (2005), PG

Good Night, And Good Luck picture
George Clooney and David Strathaim in Good Night, and Good Luck. (Photo: Warner Brothers)

About Good Night, And Good Luck

George Clooney pays homage to one of the icons of American broadcast journalism, Edward R. Murrow, in this fact-based drama, which was Clooney's second feature film as a director. In 1953, Edward R. Murrow (played by David Strathairn) was one of the best-known newsmen on television as host of both the talk show Person to Person and the pioneering investigate series See It Now. Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, was generating no small amount of controversy in the public and private sectors with his allegations that Communists had risen to positions of power and influence in America, and an Air Force pilot, Milo Radulovich, had been drummed out of the service due to McCarthy's charges that he was a Communist agent. However, Radulovich had been dismissed without a formal hearing of the charges, and he protested that he was innocent of any wrongdoing. Murrow decided to do a story on Radulovich's case questioning the legitimacy of his dismissal, which was seen by McCarthy and his supporters as an open challenge to his campaign. McCarthy responded by accusing Murrow of being a Communist, leading to a legendary installment of See It Now in which both Murrow and McCarthy presented their sides of the story, which was seen by many as the first step toward McCarthy's downfall. Meanwhile, Murrow had to deal with CBS head William Paley (Frank Langella), who was supportive of Murrow but extremely wary of his controversial positions, while Murrow was also trying to support fellow newsman Don Hollenbeck (Ray Wise), battling charges against his own political views, and working alongside Fred Friendly (George Clooney), the daring head of CBS News. Good Night, and Good Luck also stars Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, and Robert John Burke; the film won Best Film honors after its world premiere at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Quick Facts

US Release Date

10/7/05

MPAA Rating

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language

Running Time

90 mins.

Language

  • English

Box Office Total

$31,501,218

Awards

  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) award at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 Writers Guild of America Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 Kansas City Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Ensemble Acting award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards .
  • Winner of the European Film Academy Non-European Film 2005 - Prix Screen Intern award at the 2005 European Film Academy Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Art Direction award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 National Board of Review Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Production Design (Runner-up) award at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards .
  • Nominated for a Best Edited Feature - Drama award at the 2005 American Cinema Editors Guild Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Golden Globe Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Directors Guild of America Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2005 Golden Globe Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Top Ten Film award at the 2005 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards .
  • Winner of the Top Ten Film of the Year award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards .
  • Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Cinematography (Runner-up) award at the 2005 National Society of Film Critics Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Ensemble award at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
  • Nominated for a Producer of the Year award at the 2005 Producers Guild of America Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 American Film Institute Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Art Direction - Period or Fantasy Film award at the 2005 Art Directors Guild Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) award at the 2005 National Society of Film Critics Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2006 London Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2005 Golden Globe Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Golden Globe Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association Awards.

Distributor

  • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
  • Warner Independent Pictures

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