The Laramie Project (film)

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| image = LaramieProjectFilm.jpg

| image_alt =

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Moisés Kaufman

| producer = Declan Baldwin

| screenplay = Moisés Kaufman

| based_on = {{Based on|The Laramie Project|Moisés Kaufman
Tectonic Theater Project}}

| starring = Nestor Carbonell
Christina Ricci
Dylan Baker
Terry Kinney
Lou Ann Wright

| music = Peter Golub

| cinematography = Terry Stacey

| editor = Brian A. Kates

| company = Good Machine
HBO Films

| network = HBO

| released = {{Start date|2002|01|10}}

| runtime = 97 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman and starring Nestor Carbonell, Christina Ricci, Dylan Baker, Terry Kinney, and Lou Ann Wright. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. It premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was first broadcast on HBO in March 2002.

Cast

{{castlist|

Néstor Carbonell as Moisés Kaufman
Christina Ricci as Romaine Patterson
Dylan Baker as Rulon Stacey
Terry Kinney as Dennis Shepard
Lou Ann Wright as Judy Shepard
Mark Webber as Aaron McKinney
Laura Linney as Sherry Johnson
Peter Fonda as Dr. Cantwore
Jeremy Davies as Jedadiah Schultz
Camryn Manheim as Rebecca Hillicker
Andy Paris as Stephen Belber
Grant Varjas as Greg Pierotti
Kelli Simpkins as Leigh Fondakowski
Clea DuVall as Amanda Gronich
James Murtaugh as Reverend Fred Phelps
Frances Sternhagen as Marge Murray
Michael Emerson as Reverend
Summer Phoenix as Jen Malmskog
Margo Martindale as Trish Steger
Steve Buscemi as Doc O'Connor
Greg Pierotti as Jon Peacock
Janeane Garofalo as Catherine Connolly
John McAdams as Jonas Slonaker
Joshua Jackson as Matt Galloway
Ben Foster as Aaron Kreifels
Amy Madigan as Officer Reggie Flutty
Tom Bower as Father Roger Schmit
Clancy Brown as Rob Debree
Kathleen Chalfant as Female Rancher
Bill Irwin as Harry Woods
Lois Smith as Lucy Thompson

}}

Reception

Matt Roush of TV Guide praised the film for "elevating Shepard's murder to a higher crossroads of journalism and theatricality." Roush singled out the film's cast, and its "original" and "unique investigation", likening its focus on Nestor Carbonell's Kaufman to Truman Capote making himself the star of In Cold Blood. Roush also noted the film's emotional range and its examination of homophobia, saying that it could "enlighten" viewers.Matt Roush. "The Lost Boy: Revisiting the Shepard Tragedy" TV Guide; March 9, 2002

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! Ref.
rowspan="15"\| {{center\|2002}} \| Berlin International Film Festival \| First Movie Award \| rowspan="3"\| Moisés Kaufman \| {{won}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://mubi.com/en/us/films/the-laramie-project \|title=The Laramie Project (2002) \|publisher=MUBI \|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
Gotham Awards \| Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award) \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://awards.thegotham.org/past-recipients/2002/ \|title=Past Recipients of 2002 \|publisher=Gotham Awards \|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
Humanitas Prize \| 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television \| {{won}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.humanitasprize.org/prize-winners \|title=Past Winners & Nominees \|publisher=Humanitas Prize \|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
National Board of Review Awards \| colspan="2"\| Best Film Made for Cable TV \| {{won}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2002/ \|title=2002 Award Winners \|publisher=National Board of Review \|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
rowspan="6"\| Online Film & Television Association Awards \| colspan="2"\| Best Motion Picture Made for Television \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="6"\| {{cite web \|url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/6th-annual-tv-awards-2001-02/ \|title=6th Annual TV Awards (2001-02) \|publisher=Online Film & Television Association \|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries \| Amy Madigan \| {{nom}}
colspan="2"\| Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries \| {{nom}}
colspan="2"\| Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries \| {{nom}}
colspan="2"\| Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries \| {{nom}}
colspan="2"\| Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Miniseries \| {{nom}}
Outfest \| Outstanding Artistic Achievement \| Moisés Kaufman \| {{won}} \| align="center"\|
rowspan="4"\| Primetime Emmy Awards \| Outstanding Television Movie \| Ross Katz, Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Peter Cane, Roy Gabay, and Declan Baldwin \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="4"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/laramie-project \|title=The Laramie Project \|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences \|access-date=July 30, 2024}}
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie \| Moisés Kaufman \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie \| Stephen Belber, Leigh Fondakowski, Amanda Gronich, Moisés Kaufman, Jeffrey LaHoste, John McAdams, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts, Kelli Simpkins, and Stephen Wangh \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special \| Ann Goulder \| {{nom}}
rowspan="7"\| {{center\|2003}} \| GLAAD Media Awards \| colspan="2"\| Outstanding Television Movie \| {{won}} \| align="center"\|
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards \| Best Hair Styling – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week \| Roseanne Reid and Tanya Barnes-Jones \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/stylist-noms-announced-1117879310/ \|title=Stylist noms announced \|author=Jill Feiwell \|date=January 22, 2003 \|publisher=Variety \|access-date= November 14, 2019}}
Producers Guild of America Awards \| David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television \| Ross Katz, Anne Carey, Ted Hope, and Declan Baldwin \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|last1=McNary \|first1=Dave \|title=Big pix click with PGA \|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/features/big-pix-click-with-pga-1117878879/ \|access-date=September 22, 2017 \|publisher=Variety \|date=January 16, 2003 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923130934/http://variety.com/2003/film/features/big-pix-click-with-pga-1117878879/ \|archive-date=September 23, 2017 \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="4"\| Satellite Awards \| colspan="2"\| Best Television Film \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="4"\| {{cite web \|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml \|title=International Press Academy website – 2003 7th Annual SATELLITE Awards \|publisher=International Press Academy \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml \|archive-date=February 1, 2008}}
rowspan="2"\| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film \| Jeremy Davies \| {{nom}}
Terry Kinney \| {{nom}}
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film \| Frances Sternhagen \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominee(s)

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan="15"| {{center|2002}}

| Berlin International Film Festival

| First Movie Award

| rowspan="3"| Moisés Kaufman

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/en/us/films/the-laramie-project |title=The Laramie Project (2002) |publisher=MUBI |access-date=July 30, 2024}}

Gotham Awards

| Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award)

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://awards.thegotham.org/past-recipients/2002/ |title=Past Recipients of 2002 |publisher=Gotham Awards |access-date=July 30, 2024}}

Humanitas Prize

| 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.humanitasprize.org/prize-winners |title=Past Winners & Nominees |publisher=Humanitas Prize |access-date=July 30, 2024}}

National Board of Review Awards

| colspan="2"| Best Film Made for Cable TV

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2002/ |title=2002 Award Winners |publisher=National Board of Review |access-date=July 30, 2024}}

rowspan="6"| Online Film & Television Association Awards

| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture Made for Television

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="6"| {{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/6th-annual-tv-awards-2001-02/ |title=6th Annual TV Awards (2001-02) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=July 30, 2024}}

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries

| Amy Madigan

| {{nom}}

colspan="2"| Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries

| {{nom}}

colspan="2"| Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries

| {{nom}}

colspan="2"| Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries

| {{nom}}

colspan="2"| Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Miniseries

| {{nom}}

Outfest

| Outstanding Artistic Achievement

| Moisés Kaufman

| {{won}}

| align="center"|

rowspan="4"| Primetime Emmy Awards

| Outstanding Television Movie

| Ross Katz,
Anne Carey,
Ted Hope,
Peter Cane,
Roy Gabay,
and Declan Baldwin

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="4"| {{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/laramie-project |title=The Laramie Project |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=July 30, 2024}}

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie

| Moisés Kaufman

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie

| Stephen Belber,
Leigh Fondakowski,
Amanda Gronich,
Moisés Kaufman,
Jeffrey LaHoste,
John McAdams,
Andy Paris,
Greg Pierotti,
Barbara Pitts,
Kelli Simpkins,
and Stephen Wangh

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

| Ann Goulder

| {{nom}}

rowspan="7"| {{center|2003}}

| GLAAD Media Awards

| colspan="2"| Outstanding Television Movie

| {{won}}

| align="center"|

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards

| Best Hair Styling – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week

| Roseanne Reid and
Tanya Barnes-Jones

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/stylist-noms-announced-1117879310/ |title=Stylist noms announced |author=Jill Feiwell |date=January 22, 2003 |publisher=Variety |access-date= November 14, 2019}}

Producers Guild of America Awards

| David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of
Long-Form Television

| Ross Katz,
Anne Carey,
Ted Hope,
and Declan Baldwin

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Big pix click with PGA |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/features/big-pix-click-with-pga-1117878879/ |access-date=September 22, 2017 |publisher=Variety |date=January 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923130934/http://variety.com/2003/film/features/big-pix-click-with-pga-1117878879/ |archive-date=September 23, 2017 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="4"| Satellite Awards

| colspan="2"| Best Television Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="4"| {{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2003 7th Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2003.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008}}

rowspan="2"| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

| Jeremy Davies

| {{nom}}

Terry Kinney

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

| Frances Sternhagen

| {{nom}}