Written by Ally Abruscato. Graphic by Anna Porter. Among the many books I was lucky enough to receive for Christmas, “The Nickel Boys” became my first completed book of 2025. This Pulitzer Prize ...

“Nickel Boys” — first a novel by Colson Whitehead, now the feature narrative debut of filmmaker RaMell Ross — tackles a lot ...

From the very first moment of “Nickel Boys,” there is an undeniable creativity that, over the course of the narrative, takes its final form in a beautifully crafted film, story and art piece. Taking ...

But on “Nickel Boys,” the acclaimed drama about the inhabitants of a Jim Crow-era boarding school, the line between composition and performance is dissolved. Shot almost entirely from the ...

Over two months after its theatrical debut, the acclaimed drama Nickel Boys saw a major increase in its theatrical footprint after scoring a hugely coveted Best Picture nod at the Oscars.

"Nickel Boys" is based on a novel by the same name, about boys sent to the fictional "Nickel Academy" in Florida's panhandle, where they suffered horrific abuse. The details of the story were ...

Nickel Boys, the film based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel, marks the narrative feature debut of director RaMell Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay with producer Joslyn Barnes.

(L-R) Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in 'Nickel Boys' Everett On Thursday, documentary filmmaker RaMell Ross scored his first feature film nomination—Ross was previously nominated in 2018 for ...

Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in "Nickel Boys." Nickel Boys—director RaMell Ross’ drama that earned a 2025 Best Picture Oscar nomination Thursday—is coming soon to streaming video on demand.

Dozier School for Boys has received two Oscar nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards. The film, "Nickel Boys," is an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead. It tells the ...