History Film / BeastsOfTheSouthernWild

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]], [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Zeitlin), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress]] for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the title, as well as those of being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history[[note]]behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8 when he was nominated[[/note]].

''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' is a 2012 fantasy drama film co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin, adapted from ''Juicy and Delicious'', a one-act play by Lucy Alibar (who wrote the film along with Zeitlin).

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Picture]], [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDirecting Best Director]] (Zeitlin), [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAdaptedScreenplay Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole Best Actress]] for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the title, as well as those of being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8 when he was nominated).

The film follows the story of six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) who lives with her father in a place called “the Bathtub”, a southern community on the edge of the world, blocked off from civilization by a huge levee. Hushpuppy and her community face destruction from the changing environment, including a mass flood and prehistoric beasts released by the melting ice caps. Meanwhile, Hushpuppy’s father, Wink (Dwight Henry), is suffering from a mysterious illness.

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the title, as well as those of being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8 when he was nominated).

''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' is a 2012 fantasy drama film co-written and directed by Benh Zeitlin, adapted from ''Juicy and Delicious'', a one-act play by Lucy Alibar (who adapted and wrote the film along with Zeitlin).

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the title, as well as those of being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8 when he was nominated).

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the title, as well as those of being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8 when he was nominat).

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as those of being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8).

The film was a great success on a relatively minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as several other records and titles[[note]]including being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8)[[/note]].

The film was a great success on minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as several other records and titles[[note]]including being the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8)[[/note]].

The film was a great success on minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as those of the first 21st-century-born Oscar nominee and the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8).

The film was a great success on minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as that of the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'', who was 8).

The film was a great success on minimal $1.2 million budget, and received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as that of the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'').

The film was a great success on minimal $1.2 million budget, and won the Caméra d'Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival as well as the dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered. It additionally received four UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}} nominations -- Best Picture, Best Director (Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin & Alibar), and notably Best Actress for Wallis. The nomination made Wallis, 9 years old at the time of nomination, the youngest Best Actress nominee in history; she currently still holds the record, as well as that of the second-youngest Oscar nominee in history (behind Justin Henry for ''Film/KramerVsKramer'').

''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' is a 2012 movie directed by Benh Zeitlin. It follows the story of six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) who lives with her father in a place called “the Bathtub”, a southern community on the edge of the world, blocked off from civilization by a huge levee. Hushpuppy and her community face destruction from the changing environment, including a mass flood and prehistoric beasts released by the melting ice caps. Meanwhile, Hushpuppy’s father, Wink (Dwight Henry), is suffering from a mysterious illness.

It was nominated at the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Picture, with 9-year old Quvenzhané Wallis becoming the youngest person ever to be nominated for Best Actress. The movie itself lost to ''Film/{{Argo}}'', while Wallis lost to Creator/JenniferLawrence.

* ArcWords: "No crying."

* ComingOfAgeStory

* NoIndoorVoice: Everyone in the Bathtub, but ''especially'' Wink. [[spoiler: At least until he gets sick.]]
* OceanPunk

* VikingFuneral: [[spoiler: Wink gets one]].

* AngryBlackMan: Wink—a stressed-out [[spoiler:and terminally ill]] single dad in a desperate situation—is a reconstructed and justified example.

* VikingFuneral: [[spoiler: Wink gets one]].