Oscar Winner ‘Moonlight’ Getting 10th Anniversary Re-Release This Fall From A24 — SkimNews
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- A24 is re-releasing Moonlight on Oct. 2 in a new 4K remastered cut for the film's 10th anniversary, with director Barry Jenkins announcing the news at a special Telluride Film Festival screening.
- The re-release includes an exclusive conversation with Barry Jenkins, Oscar-nominated composer Nicholas Britell, and Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala Ali.
- Moonlight, which follows a young African-American man grappling with identity and sexuality across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, won three Oscars at the 2017 ceremony — Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Ali, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jenkins and co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney.
- The Best Picture win came after the infamous envelope mix-up — a PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant mistakenly handed Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the backup envelope for Best Actress, leading Dunaway to announce La La Land as the winner before La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz corrected the error on stage.
- Tickets for the re-release go on sale Sept. 9, with a limited edition anniversary art print available; Moonlight originally grossed $27.8M domestically and close to $67M worldwide, and was produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment.
Why it matters: This 10th anniversary re-release gives A24 and Plan B Entertainment a chance to reintroduce a $27.8M domestic grosser to new audiences via 4K remaster, while offering fans a rare big-screen chance to see the three-time Oscar winner — anchored by a recorded Jenkins–Ali–Britell conversation that adds value beyond the film itself.
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