Neil Armstrong made history when he became the first person to walk on the moon, and in playing him, Ryan Gosling may end up making a little awards season history of his own and win his first Academy Award.

The trailer, in addition to giving the first glimpse of Gosling as Armstrong, also showed Claire Foy as his concerned wife, Janet. “This isn’t just another trip, Neil,” she tells her husband at one point. “You’re not just going to work.”

For “First Man,” the two-time Oscar-nominated Gosling reteams with his Oscar-winning “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle, depicting the storied astronaut in his conquest of space. The Universal Pictures feature, which will have a prime Oct. 12 release date.

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