Moonrise Kingdom

93min

Comedy, Drama

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds... Read More

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"Moonrise Kingdom"

Nominated For: Best Screenplay (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola)

What's It About? Two star-crossed tweens (Kara Hayward, Jared Gilman) run away in the name of love, while their New England town bands together to try and find them.

Why You Should See It: Wes Anderson's ode to young love plays to his sense of impossible whimsy. Featuring some old friends -- Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman -- and new faces, "Moonrise Kingdom" is everything you could ever want out of an Anderson flick (amazing soundtrack, styled to a twee) while also managing to do the impossible: tell a realistic story of what it's like to be a kid in love.

It's Kind of Like: The aesthetic of "The Royal Tenenbaums" meets the adolescent romance of "Blue Lagoon"

How You Should See It: "Moonrise Kingdom" is available on DVD/Blu-Ray.

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• Best Picture

  "Django Unchained"

• Best Picture

  "Life of Pi"

• Best Picture

  "Lincoln"

• Best Picture

  "Argo"

• Best Picture

  "Zero Dark Thirty"

• Best Picture

  "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Best Picture

  "Les Miserables"

• Best Picture

  "Beasts of the Southern Wilde"

• Best Picture

  "Amour"

• Best Actor

  Daniel Day-Lewis for "Lincoln."

• Best Actor

  Denzel Washington for "Flight."

• Best Actor

  Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."

• Best Actor

  Hugh Jackman for "Les Miserables"

• Best Actor

  Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings Playbook."

• Quvenzhane Wallis

  Quvenzhane Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild."

• Best Actress

  Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty."

• Best Actress

  Naomi Watts for "The Impossible."

• Best Actress

  Emmanuelle Riva for "Amour"

• Best Actress

  Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Best Supporting Actor

  Tommy Lee Jones for "Lincoln."

• Best Supporting Actor

  Robert De Niro for "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Best Supporting Actor

  Christoph Waltz for "Django Unchained."

• Best Supporting Actor

  Phillip Seymour Hoffman for "The Master."

• Best Supporting Actor

  Alan Arkin for "Argo."

• Best Supporting Actress

  Anne Hathaway for "Les Miserables."

• Best Supporting Actress

  Amy Adams for "The Master."

• Best Supporting Actress

  Sally Field for "Lincoln."

• Best Supporting Actress

  Jacki Weaver for "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Best Supporting Actress

  Helen Hunt for "The Sessions."

• Best Director

  Ang Lee for "Life of Pi."

• Best Director

  David O. Russell for "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Best Director

  Benh Zeitlin for "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

• Best Director

  Michael Haneke for "Amour"

• Best Director

  Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln."

• Best Animated Feature

  "Brave"

• Best Animated Feature

  "Frankenweenie"

• Best Animated Feature

  "Paranorman"

• Best Animated Feature

  "The Pirates! Band of Misfits"

• Best Animated Feature

  "Wreck-It Ralph"

• Best Original Screenplay

  "Zero Dark Thirty"

• Best Original Screenplay

  "Amour"

• Best Original Screenplay

  "Flight"

• Best Original Screenplay

  "Moonrise Kingdom"

• Best Original Screenplay

  "Django Unchained"

• Best Adapted Screenplay

  "Lincoln"

• Best Adapted Screenplay

  "Life of Pi"

• Best Adapted Screenplay

  "Argo"

• Best Adapted Screenplay

  "Silver Linings Playbook"

• Best Adapted Screenplay

  "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

• Best Original Song

  Adele ("Skyfall" for "Skyfall")

• Best Original Song

  Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane