The Green Mile (movie)

The Green Mile is a 1999 American drama movie.  It was released on December 10, 1999 in the United States.  It stars Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, and Michael Clarke Duncan. It was directed by Frank Darabont.

Plot summary
In Louisiana in 1935, inmates at the Cold Mountain Correctional Facility call Death Row "The Green Mile" because of the dark green linoleum that tiles the floor. Paul Edgecomb (played by Tom Hanks) is the head guard on the Green Mile when a new inmate arrives: John Coffey (played by Michael Clarke Duncan), who is to be executed for the murder of two young girls. Despite his size and the fearsome crimes for which he's serving time, Coffey seems to be a kind and well-mannered person who behaves more like an innocent child than a hardened criminal. Soon Edgecomb and two of his fellow guards, Howell (played by David Morse) and Stanton (played by Barry Pepper), notice something odd about Coffey: he's able to perform what seem to be miracles of healing, like bringing a dead mouse back to life, leading them to wonder just what sort of person he could be, and if he could have done the crimes with which he was charged.

Etymology 
The word "Green mile" is said to metaphorically represent the short distance of land (therefore the use of the word "mile") that a prisoner need to walk or otherwise run before he or she are executed on prison grounds.

Awards
1999 Academy Awards
Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — Michael Clarke Duncan
Nominated - Best Picture — David Valdes, Frank Darabont
Nominated - Best Sound Mixing — Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton
Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay — Frank Darabont
2000 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Won - Best Supporting Actor — Michael Clarke Duncan
Won - Best Supporting Actress — Patricia Clarkson
Won - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Nominated - Best Director — Frank Darabont
Nominated - Best Music — Thomas Newman
2000 Broadcast Music Incorporated Film & TV Awards
Won - Film Music Award — Thomas Newman
2000 Black Reel Awards
Won - Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor — Michael Clarke Duncan
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Won - Favorite Actor - Drama — Tom Hanks
Nominated - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama — Michael Clarke Duncan
Nominated - Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama — Bonnie Hunt
2000 Bram Stoker Awards
Nominated - Best Screenplay — Frank Darabont
2000 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Won - Best Screenplay, Adaptation — Frank Darabont
Won - Best Supporting Actor — Michael Clarke Duncan
Nominated - Best Film
2000 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor — Michael Clarke Duncan
Nominated - Most Promising Actor — Michael Clarke Duncan
2000 Directors Guild of America
Nominated - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures — Frank Darabont
2000 Golden Globe Awards
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture — Michael Clarke Duncan
2000 NAACP Image Awards
Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Michael Clarke Duncan
2000 MTV Movie Awards
Nominated - Best Breakthrough Male Performance — Michael Clarke Duncan
2000 Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Awards)
Nominated - Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR — Mark A. Mangini, Julia Evershade
Nominated - Best Sound Editing - Effects and Foley — Mark A. Mangini, Aaron Glascock, Howell Gibbens, David E. Stone, Solange S. Schwalbe
2000 People's Choice Awards
Won - Favorite All-Around Motion Picture
Won - Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
2001 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (Nebula Award)
Nominated - Best Script — Frank Darabont
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominated - Outstanding Performance by a Cast
Nominated - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role — Michael Clarke Duncan

References

Other websites 

Official website

The Green Mile Script

1999 crime movies
1999 drama movies
1990s crime drama movies
1990s fantasy movies
American crime drama movies
American fantasy movies
American prison movies
English-language movies
Movies based on books
Movies set in Louisiana
Movies set in the 1930s
People's Choice Award winners
Warner Bros. movies