Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

• 2024AFI AwardsAFI Motion Pictures of the Year — A Complete Unknown
• 2024National Board of ReviewBest Supporting Actress — Elle Fanning
• 2024National Board of ReviewTop Films — A Complete Unknown
• 2025Academy AwardsActress in a Supporting Role — Monica Barbaro · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsDirecting — James Mangold · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsActor in a Leading Role — Timothée Chalamet · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsCostume Design — Arianne Phillips · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsSound — Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsWriting (Adapted Screenplay) — James Mangold and Jay Cocks · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsBest Picture — Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman · nominated
• 2025Academy AwardsActor in a Supporting Role — Edward Norton · nominated
• 2025BAFTA Film AwardsCasting — Yesi Ramirez · nominated

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Set in New York City / Greenwich Village, 1961–1965 · Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 1965

• Filmed at Jersey City, New Jersey — Used to recreate Greenwich Village / Macdougal Street; a block-and-a-half was converted with period folk-scene locations.
• Hoboken, New Jersey — Used among New Jersey neighborhoods with Village-like streets and buildings for New York-set material.
• Paterson, New Jersey — Used for scenes set in Midtown Manhattan.
• Hotel Chelsea, New York City — Exterior filmed on location; old interiors were built on a soundstage.
• Cape May, New Jersey — Used to portray Newport, Rhode Island exteriors for Newport Folk Festival material; source also names The Viking Motel for festival-stay scenes.