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| name = The Matthew Shepard Story
| image = The-matthew-shepard-story-film.jpg
| director = [[Roger Spottiswoode]]
| producer = Clara George
| writer = [[John Wierick ]]<br>[[Jacob Krueger]]
| starring = [[Shane Meier]]<br>[[Stockard Channing]]<br>[[Sam Waterston]]
| music = Jeff Danna<br> Mychael Danna
| cinematography = John S. Bartley
| editing = Dominique Fortin
| distributor =
| released = 2001
| runtime =
| country =
| language = [[English language|English]]
}}
'''''The Matthew Shepard Story''''' is a 2002 award-winning film by director [[Roger Spottiswoode]] based on the true story of [[Matthew Shepard]], a gay youth who was murdered, victim of a gay hate crime. The film scenario written by John Wierick and Jacob Krueger, it starred [[Shane Meier]] as Matthew and [[Stockard Channing]] as Judy and [[Sam Waterston]] as Dennis.


==Awards and nominations==
The film went on to win many awards and nominated for others:<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267736/awards IMDb: The Matthew Shepard Story - Awards and nominations]</ref>
;Awards
*"Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" for Shane Meier as Matthew Shepard at the 2003 Los Angeles [[Outfest]]
*[[Emmy Award]] in 2002 for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" for Stockard Channing for her role as Judy Shepard
*Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the 2003 [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for Stockard Channing.
*Sam Waterston won a [[Gemini Award]] for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series".
*The writers John Wierick and Jacob Krueger won the Paul Selvin Honorary Award given by [[Writers Guild of America]]
;Nominations
*Outstanding Television Movie at the 2003 [[GLAAD Media Awards]]
*"Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series" for writers Jacob Krueger and John Wierick at the 2003 Gemini Awards
*"Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television" for Stockard Channing at the 2003 [[Satellite Awards]]

[[Category:2002 films]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0267736}}

Revision as of 10:54, 7 January 2012

The Matthew Shepard Story
Directed byRoger Spottiswoode
Written byJohn Wierick
Jacob Krueger
Produced byClara George
StarringShane Meier
Stockard Channing
Sam Waterston
CinematographyJohn S. Bartley
Edited byDominique Fortin
Music byJeff Danna
Mychael Danna
Release date
2001
LanguageEnglish

The Matthew Shepard Story is a 2002 award-winning film by director Roger Spottiswoode based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, a gay youth who was murdered, victim of a gay hate crime. The film scenario written by John Wierick and Jacob Krueger, it starred Shane Meier as Matthew and Stockard Channing as Judy and Sam Waterston as Dennis.


Awards and nominations

The film went on to win many awards and nominated for others:[1]

Awards
  • "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" for Shane Meier as Matthew Shepard at the 2003 Los Angeles Outfest
  • Emmy Award in 2002 for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" for Stockard Channing for her role as Judy Shepard
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Stockard Channing.
  • Sam Waterston won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series".
  • The writers John Wierick and Jacob Krueger won the Paul Selvin Honorary Award given by Writers Guild of America
Nominations
  • Outstanding Television Movie at the 2003 GLAAD Media Awards
  • "Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series" for writers Jacob Krueger and John Wierick at the 2003 Gemini Awards
  • "Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television" for Stockard Channing at the 2003 Satellite Awards

References

External links