The film premiered at the '' Un Certain Regard '' section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on May 16 , 2016 , and was theatrically released in the United States on August 12 , 2016 . It received critical acclaim and grossed $ 37 million . The American Film Institute selected it as one of its ten Movies of the Year , and it was nominated for numerous awards , including four Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor ( Bridges ) , Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing . It also received Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor for Bridges and Best Screenplay
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Hell or High Water (2016 film)