Tuesday, December 1, 2015

What a Lovely Day! The NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW Winners!



BEST FILM: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST DIRECTOR: RIDLEY SCOTT - THE MARTIAN
BEST ACTOR: MATT DAMON - THE MARTIAN
BEST ACTRESS: BRIE LARSON - ROOM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: SYLVESTER STALLONE - CREED
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: JENNIFER JASON LEIGH - THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: QUENTIN TARANTINO - THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: DREW GODDARD - THE MARTIAN
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: INSIDE OUT
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: (TIE) ABRAHAM ATTAH - BEASTS OF NO NATION / JACOB TREMBLAY - ROOM
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT: MEDITERRANEA
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: SON OF SAUL
BEST DOCUMENTARY: AMY
WILLIAM K. EVERSON FILM HISTORY AWARD: CECILIA DE MILLE PRESLEY
BEST ENSEMBLE: THE BIG SHORT
SPOTLIGHT AWARD: SICARIO (FOR OUTSTANDING COLLABORATIVE VISION)
NBR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AWARD: (TIE) BEASTS OF NO NATION / MUSTANG

TOP FILMS:
BRIDGE OF SPIES - CREED - THE HATEFUL EIGHT - INSIDE OUT - SPOTLIGHT - THE MARTIAN - ROOM - SICARIO - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

TOP 5 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS:
GOODNIGHT MOMMY - MEDITERRANEA - PHOENIX - THE SECOND MOTHER - THE TRIBE

TOP 5 DOCUMENTARIES:
BEST OF ENEMIES - THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION - THE DIPLOMAT - LISTEN TO ME MARLON - THE LOOK OF SILENCE

TOP 10 INDEPENDENT FILMS:
'71 - 45 YEARS - COP CAR - EX MACHINA - GRANDMA - IT FOLLOWS - JAMES WHITE - MISSISSIPPI GRIND - WELCOME TO ME - WHILE WE'RE YOUNG


A nice surprise for Mad Max fans as some people were starting to think it would be forgotten, technical victories aside. Brooklyn, Carol, Joy and The Revenant were all left out. Carol seems like a big surprise as that's the type of film that used to do very well with this group. (They loved their queer prestige pics!) There's a wealth of great films and performances this year, so I'm hoping to see no one film steamrolling.

Yes @ It Follows getting recognized again! Maybe some critics groups can throw it a Director or Score win! *fingers crossed*

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