‘Half Nelson’ at 20: How a $700,000 Indie Addiction Drama Earned Ryan Gosling His First Oscar Nod

News Briefvia IndieWireNovember 9, 2026

Ahead of a new dual-disc 4K re-release and a return to theaters, filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden look back on their indie drama, starring Gosling as a freebasing middle-school teacher.

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