This small but engrossing film features a phenomenal child actor, Wallis, who has a bright future ahead of her now that she’s been nominated for Best Leading Actress. Beasts of the Southern Wild is sheer poetry on screen: an explosion of joy in the midst of startling squalor and one of the most visceral, original films to come along in a while. Beasts of the Southern Wild. Please enable it to continue. The incredible performances from the two unknown actors, Quvenzhane Wallis and Dwight Henry is what makes … We're sorry but jw-app doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Beasts of the Southern Wild is a must see. “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” one of the nine Oscar-nominated films up for Best Picture this year, sends audiences on an enchanting, thought-provoking ride. I haven't been so emotionally attached to a movie since Martin Scorsese's Hugo.