Best Film
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone
Best Director
Jon M. Chu
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
Best Actor
DANIEL CRAIG
“QUEER” • A24
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino and Lorenzo Mieli
Best Actress
NICOLE KIDMAN
“BABYGIRL” • A24
Directed by Halina Reijn
Produced by David Hinojosa, Halina Reijn, and Julia Oh
Best SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin
“A REAL PAIN” • Searchlight Pictures
Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting,
and Dave McCary
Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ELLE FANNING
“A COMPLETE UNKNOWN” • Searchlight Pictures
Directed by James Mangold
Produced by Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, and Trevor Matthews
Best Ensemble
“CONCLAVE” • Focus Features
Ensemble Cast including Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini
Directed by Edward Berger
Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, and Alice Dawson
Breakthrough PERFORMANCE
MIKEY MADISON
“ANORA” • NEON
Directed by Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, and Samantha Quan
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
INDIA DONALDSON
“GOOD ONE” • Focus Features
Produced by Diana Irvine, Graham Mason, Wilson Cameron, and India Donaldson
Best ORIGINAL Screenplay
“HARD TRUTHS” • Bleecker Street
Written by Mike Leigh
Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe
Best ADAPTED Screenplay
“SING SING” • A24
Written by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, and Greg Kwedar
NBR SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Creative Collaboration of
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone
NBR Freedom of Expression AWARD
“NO OTHER LAND” • Antipode Films
Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning
Best Animated FEATURE
“FLOW” • Sideshow | Janus Films
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman
Best INTERNATIONAL FILM
“THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG” • NEON
Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Produced by Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner,
and Rozita Hendijanian
Best Documentary
“SUGARCANE” • National Geographic
Directed by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
Directed by Robert Eggers
Produced by Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus,
and Robert Eggers
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STUNT ARTISTRY
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros
Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell and George Miller
Top Films of 2024
“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker | Director
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers
“BABYGIRL” • A24
Halina Reijn | Director
David Hinojosa, Halina Reijn, Julia Oh | Producers
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
George Miller | Director
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers
“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
Ridley Scott | Director
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
“JUROR #2” • Warner Bros Pictures
Clint Eastwood | Director
Clint Eastwood, Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Adam Goodman, Matt Skiena | Producers
“Queer” • A24
Luca Guadagnino | Director
Luca Guadagnino, Lorenzo Mieli | Producers
“A Real Pain” • Searchlight Pictures
Jesse Eisenberg | Director
Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, Dave McCary | Producers
“Sing Sing” • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers
Top 5 INTERNATIONAL FILMS
“All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow | Janus Films
Payal Kapadia | Director
Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim | Producers
“THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE” • Nordisk Film
Magnus von Horn | Director
Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski | Producers
“I’m Still Here” • RT Features
Walter Salles | Director
Walter Salles, Rodrigo Teixeira, Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producers
“SANTOSH” • Good Chaos
Sandhya Suri | Director
Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar de Ganay, Alan McAlex | Producers
“UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE” • Maison 4:3
Matthew Rankin | Director
Sylvain Corbeil | Producers
Top 5 DOCUMENTARY FILMS
“Black Box Diaries” • MTV Documentary Films | Paramount+
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers
“Dahomey” • MUBI
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers
“Look Into My Eyes” • A24
Lana Wilson | Director
Kyle Martin, Lana Wilson | Producers
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers
Top 10 INDEPendENT FILMS
“BIRD” • MUBI
Andrea Arnold | Director
Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross | Producers
“Dìdi” • Focus Features
Sean Wang | Director
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers
“A Different Man” • A24
Aaron Schimberg | Director
Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon | Producers
“Ghostlight” • IFC Films
Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson | Directors
Ian Keiser, Alex Thompson, Pierce Cravens, Eddie Linker, Chelsea Krant | Producers
“GOOD ONE” • Focus Features
India Donaldson | Director
Diana Irvine, Graham Mason, Wilson Cameron, India Donaldson | Producers
“HARD TRUTHS” • Bleecker Street
Mike Leigh | Director
Georgina Lowe | Producers
“His Three Daughters” • Netflix
Azazel Jacobs | Director
Matt Aselton, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Azazel Jacobs, Diaz Jacobs, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Jack Selby | Producers
“Love Lies Bleeding” • A24
Rose Glass | Director
Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman | Producers
“MY OLD ASS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Megan Park | Director
Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Steven Rales | Producers
“Thelma” • Magnolia Pictures
Josh Margolin | Director
Zoë Worth, Chris Kaye, Nicholas Weinstock, Benjamin Simpson, Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani | Producers
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
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BEST DOCUMENTARY:
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
STUNT ARTISTRY:
“Wicked”
Jon M. Chu — “Wicked”
Daniel Craig — “Queer”
Nicole Kidman — “Babygirl”
Kieran Culkin — “A Real Pain”
Elle Fanning — “A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
Mikey Madison — “Anora”
India Donaldson — “Good One”
“Hard Truths” — Mike Leigh
“Sing Sing” — Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“No Other Land”
“Flow”
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
“Sugarcane”
“Nosferatu” — Jarin Blaschke
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
ABOUT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
Founded in 1909 in New York City, the National Board of Review is one of the oldest organizations in the country “dedicated to discussing and selecting what its members regard as the best film works of each year.” This is the NBR’s 91st year of giving out awards. Pundits mark these awards as the official kick off to the Oscars season, with numerous critics groups following suit with their awards throughout the rest of the year. There are over 100 members of the NBR, including directors, academics, and film enthusiasts, who submit ballots which are then tabulated, with the winners announced online.
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