The National Board Of Review Awards, which are a pretty key critical precursor, have announced their winners today and shown what films or performances we should keep an eye on. Last year's Best Film winner here, Mad Max: Fury Road, went on to become an Oscar juggernaut while all of the acting winners (Matt Damon, Brie Larson, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Jason Leigh) went on to become Oscar nominees. So they do have an influence on the awards race.
Manchester By The Sea went on to win big, scoring Best Film, Best Actor for Casey Affleck, Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan, and Male Breakthrough Performance for Lucas Hedges. However, Moonlight which dominated the Gotham Awards last night still did pretty well here, winning Best Director for Barry Jenkins and Supporting Actress for Naomie Harris.
There were quite a bit of surprises to be found, though, like current Best Picture frontrunner La La Land only getting a Top 10 mention while other contenders like Jackie, Loving, and Lion got completely shut out. Also, despite the National Board of Review's adulation for Clint Eastwood, whose films have often done well here, Sully only got a Top 10 mention. Plus, Kubo and The Two Strings managed to win Best Animated Feature over Zootopia. That was a pretty neat surprise because while I love Zootopia, Kubo has the best animation I've seen all year.
Take a look at the full list of winners down below:
Best Film: Manchester By The Sea
Best Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
Best Actress: Amy Adams, Arrival
Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges, Hell Or High Water
Best Supporting Actress: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jay Cocks, Silence
Best Animated Feature: Kubo And The Two Strings
Best Breakthrough Performance (Male): Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea
Best Breakthrough Performance (Female): Royalty Hightower, The Fits
Best Directorial Debut: Trey Edward Shults, Krisha
Best Foreign Language Film: The Salesman
Best Documentary: OJ: Made In America
Best Ensemble: Hidden Figures
Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg
NBR Freedom Of Expression: Cameraperson
Top 10 Films:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hail, Caesar!
Hell Or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Moonlight
Patriots Day
Silence
Sully
Top 5 Foreign Language Films:
Elle
The Handmaiden
Julieta
Land Of Mine
Neruda
Top 5 Documentaries:
De Palma
The Eagle Huntress
Gleason
Life, Animated
Miss Sharon Jones
Top 10 Independent Films:
20th Century Women
Captain Fantastic
Creative Control
Eye In The Sky
The Fits
Green Room
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Krisha
Morris From America
Sing Street
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