Tuesday, December 2, 2014

National Board of Review: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!


The National Board of Review announced its winners and top ten films of the year on Tuesday December 2nd.  The top ten list is often a good indicator of where the Oscar race is headed. Will they maintain their accuracy this year?

Complete list of winners below:

TOP FILMS
"American Sniper"
"Birdman"
"Boyhood"
"Fury"
"Gone Girl"
"The Imitation Game"
"Inherent Vice"
"The LEGO Movie"
"Nightcrawler"
"Unbroken"

BEST FILM
"A Most Violent Year"

BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood, "American Sniper"

BEST ACTOR
(tie) Oscar Isaac, "A Most Violent Year" and Michael Keaton, "Birdman"

BEST ACTRESS
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Edward Norton, "Birdman"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, "The LEGO Movie"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, "Inherent Vice"

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Jack O'Connell, "Starred Up" and "Unbroken"

BEST ENSEMBLE
"Fury"

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Gillian Robespierre, "Obvious Child"

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"How to Train Your Dragon 2"

NBR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AWARD (2)
"Rosewater"
"Selma"

FILM HISTORY AWARD
Scott Eyman

BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Life Itself"

BEST FOREIGN FILM
"Wild Tales"

SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Chris Rock, for writing, directing, and starring in "Top Five"

TOP FIVE DOCUMENTARIES
"Art and Craft"
"Jodorowsky's Dune"
"Keep on Keepin' On"
"The Kill Team"
"Last Days in Vietnam"

TOP FIVE FOREIGN FILMS
"Force Majuere"
"Gett: the Trial of Vivian Ansalem"
"Leviathan"
"Two Days, One Night"
"We are the Best!"

TOP TEN INDEPENDENT FILMS
"Blue Run"
"Locke"
"A Most Wanted Man"
"Mr. Turner"
"Obvious Child"
"The Skeleton Twins"
"Snowpiercer"
"Stand Clear of the Closing Doors"
"Starred Up"
"Still Alice"


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