{
  "id": 19160183,
  "title": "‘Half Nelson’ at 20: How a $700,000 Indie Addiction Drama Earned Ryan Gosling His First Oscar Nod",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/half-nelson-at-20-how-a-700-000-indie-addiction-drama-earned-ryan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/half-nelson-at-20-how-ryan-gosling-earned-first-oscar-nod-1235226155/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}