National Board of Review picks 'The Irishman'

DECEMBER 3, 2019
​– NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARD WINNERS

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
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Top Films (in alphabetical order)
“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 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
“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”

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)
“Atlantics”
“Invisible Life”
“Pain and Glory”
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
“Transit”
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
“American Factory”
“Apollo 11”
“The Black Godfather”
“Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese”
“Wrestle”