Winners: 2016 National Board of Review

Talk about throwing some rain on Moonlight’s parade. The National Board of Review have announced their 2016 winners, giving Manchester by the Sea four awards including Best Film.

Moonlight scored two awards and also made the shortlist of top films alongside other awards favourite La La Land. However, the NBR has a poor track record of predicting Oscars of late; since 2000 only two films have progressed to win Best Picture – No Country for Old Men and Slumdog Millionaire in successive years.

The full winners are below, or visit their website here.

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National Board of Review: 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
Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
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
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