Directed by:
James MangoldCinematography:
Phedon PapamichaelComposer:
T Bone BurnettCast:
Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynne, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Drama following the life of the legendary 'Man in Black', Johnny Cash. The movie begins in 1955, when a tough, skinny guitar-slinger who called himself J.R. Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) walks into the soon-to-be-famous Sun Studios in Memphis. It was a moment that would have an indelible effect on American culture. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as deep and black as night, Cash sang blistering songs of heartache and survival that were gutsy, full of real life and unlike anything heard before. That day kicked off the electrifying early career of Johnny Cash. As he pioneered a fiercely original sound that blazed a trail for rock, country, punk, folk and rap stars to come, Cash began a rough-and-tumble journey of personal transformation. In the most volatile period of his life, he evolved from a self-destructive pop star into the iconic 'Man in Black' - facing down his demons, fighting for the love that would save him time and again, and learning how to walk the razor-thin line between destruction and redemption. Reese Witherspoon won a Best Actress Academy Award for her role as June Carter, Cash's long-suffering wife. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2006 - Reese Witherspoon (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2006 - Joaquin Phoenix (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 2006 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2006 - Reese Witherspoon (Best Leading Actress)
- 2006 - Best Sound
- 2006 - Joaquin Phoenix (Best Leading Actor)
- 2006 - T Bone Burnett (Best Music)
Amanda Awards
- 2006 - James Mangold (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2006 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2006 - Joaquin Phoenix (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 2006 - Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2006 - Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress)
- 2006 - Best Soundtrack
- 2006 - Best Picture
- 2006 - Joaquin Phoenix (Best Actor)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2005 - Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2005 - Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress)