Jackie (2016 film) is only a television show.
Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim . The film stars Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy and tells the story about her life after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy . Peter Sarsgaard , Greta Gerwig , Billy Crudup and John Hurt also star ; it was Hurt 's final film released before his death in January 2017 . The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival , and was released in the United States on December 2 , 2016 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures to positive reviews and was nominated for three Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards : Best Actress ( Portman ) , Best Original Score and Best Costume Design .