Oscar season has officially begun!
Earlier today, The National Board of Review named their picks for the best of the year. They went with Manchester By The Sea and a whole lot of other films that I hope to finally get to see in December!
My favorite two winners? Amy Adams for best actress and Kubo and the Two Strings for Best Animated Film.
A cavaet: Of the so-called “major” precursors, The National Board of Review is usually the one that seems to match up the least with the actual Oscar results.
Here are the winners!
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 and Martin Scorsese, Silence
Best Animated Feature: Kubo and the Two Strings
Breakthrough Performance (Male): Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Breakthrough Performance (Female): Royalty Hightower, The Fits
Best Directorial Debut: Trey Edward Shults, Krisha
Best Foreign Language Film: The Salesman
Best Documentary: O.J.: Made in America
Best Ensemble: Hidden Figures
Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Cameraperson
Top Films
- Arrival
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hail, Caesar!
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- La La Land
- Moonlight
- Patriot’s 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