Nyad (film)

Nyad
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Directed by	Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Jimmy Chin
Screenplay by	Julia Cox
Based on	Find a Way by Diana Nyad
Produced by	Andrew Lazar Teddy Schwarzman
Starring	Annette Bening Jodie Foster Rhys Ifans
Cinematography	Claudio Miranda
Edited by	Christopher Tellefsen
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production companies	Black Bear Pictures Mad Chance Productions
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01) (Telluride) October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Nyad is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad's multiple attempts in the early 2010s to swim the Straits of Florida, with flashbacks to her early life. It is directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (in their feature narrative film directorial debut) and written by Julia Cox on the basis of Nyad's 2015 memoir Find a Way. It stars Annette Bening as Nyad,^[2] with Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans in supporting roles.^[3]

Nyad had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2023. Following its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, it was released in select theaters on October 20, 2023, then streamed on Netflix on November 3. Nyad received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the performances of Bening and Foster. For their performances, Bening and Foster received nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 96th Academy Awards, the 29th Critics' Choice Awards, the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.