It’s that time of the year when every major film organization is sharing awards to the best cinematic achievements of the year, and the National Board of Review is the next one in line. Their award for the best film of the year went to Martin Scorsese’s latest project The Irishman.
This wasn’t the only major award this crime drama picked up at this year’s ceremony. Steven Zaillian won the award for the best-adapted screenplay, while stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino picked up the NBR Icon Award alongside Scorsese.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood also did pretty great at this ceremony, and received awards for best director (Quentin Tarantino) and best-supporting actor (Brad Pitt). Uncut Gems also picked up two awards, in the best actor (Adam Sandler) and best original screenplay (Safdie Brothers and Ronald Bronstein) categories.
The National Board of Review also unveiled the list of their top 10 films of the year, which included the likes of Marriage Story, Ford v Ferrari, and Knives Out.
Full List of Winners at 2019 National Board of Review Awards:
Best Film
THE IRISHMAN
Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Actor
Adam Sandler, UNCUT GEMS
Best Actress
Renée Zellweger, JUDY
Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, RICHARD JEWELL
Best Original Screenplay
Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, UNCUT GEMS
Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, THE IRISHMAN
Breakthrough Performance
Paul Walter Hauser, RICHARD JEWELL
Best Directorial Debut
Melina Matsoukas, QUEEN & SLIM
Best Animated Feature
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
Best Foreign Language Film
Parasite
Best Documentary
Maiden
Best Ensemble
KNIVES OUT
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Roger Deakins, 1917
NBR Icon Award
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
FOR SAMA
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
JUST MERCY
Top Films
1917
Dolemite is My Name
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Richard Jewell
Uncut Gems
Waves
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Atlantics
Invisible Life
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit
Top 5 Documentaries
American Factory
Apollo 11
The Black Godfather
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Wrestle
Top 10 Independent Films
The Farewell
Give Me Liberty
A Hidden Life
Judy
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Midsommar
The Nightingale
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Souvenir
Wild Rose