A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, NYAD recounts a riveting chapter in the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad. Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims. Determined to become the first person to finish the swim without a shark cage, Diana goes on a thrilling, four-year journey with her best friend and coach Bonnie Stoll (two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster) and a dedicated sailing team.

The inspirational and thrilling film marks the narrative directorial debut of Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, The Rescue). NYAD is produced by Andrew Lazar, p.g.a. and Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a. with a screenplay by Julia Cox, adapted from the memoir "Find a Way" by Diana Nyad.

Read More

Listen

Score

00:00
Awards
Credits
Oscars
NOMINEE
Best Actress In A Leading RoleAnnette Bening
Best Actress In A Supporting RoleJodie Foster
Critics Choice Awards
NOMINEE
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Golden Globes
NOMINEE
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaAnnette Bening
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion PictureJodie Foster
Screen Actors Guild Awards
NOMINEE
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleJodie Foster
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleAnnette Bening
Writers Guild of America Awards
NOMINEE
Adapted ScreenplayScreenplay by Julia Cox, Based on the book Find a Way by Diana Nyad
AARP Movies For Grownups Awards
NOMINEE
Best ActressAnnette Bening
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
NOMINEE
Grand Dame for Defying AgeismAnnette Bening
Grand Dame for Defying AgeismJodie Foster
Most Daring PerformanceAnnette Bening
Chicago Film Critics Association
NOMINEE
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Columbus Film Critics Association
NOMINEE
Best Supporting PerformanceJodie Foster
Costume Designers Guild Awards
NOMINEE
Excellence In Contemporary FilmKelli Jones
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
NOMINEE
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
NOMINEE
Best ActressAnnette Bening
Hollywood Music In Media Awards
NOMINEE
Score - Feature FilmAlexandre Desplat
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
NOMINEE
Best ActressAnnette Bening
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
NOMINEE
Best Contemporary Makeup, Feature-Length Motion PictureFelicity Bowring, Ann Maree Hurley, Julie Hewett, Mahar Lessner
Best Contemporary Hair Styling, Feature-Length Motion PictureDaniel Curet, Vanessa Colombo, Enzo Angileri, Darlene Brumfeld
Mill Valley Film Festival
WINNER
Variety Screenwriters to WatchJulia Cox
The Queerties
NOMINEE
Next Big Thing
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
NOMINEE
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
NOMINEE
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
NOMINEE
Best Female ActorAnnette Bening
Best Supporting Female ActorJodie Foster
Visual Effects Society Awards
WINNER
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects In A Photoreal Feature
NOMINEE
Outstanding Effects Simulations In A Photoreal Feature
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
NOMINEE
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
NOMINEE
Best ActressAnnette Bening
Best Supporting ActressJodie Foster
Best Equality of the Sexes
Best Screen CoupleAnnette Bening, Jodie Foster