December 4, 2008

2008 National Board of Review Winners!

Here they are:
- Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- Best Director: DAVID FINCHER, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Best Actor: CLINT EASTWOOD, Gran Torino
- Best Actress: ANNE HATHAWAY, Rachel Getting Married
- Best Supporting Actor: JOSH BROLIN, Milk
- Best Supporting Actress: PENELOPE CRUZ, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best Foreign Language Film: MONGOL
- Best Documentary: MAN ON WIRE
- Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
- Best Ensemble Cast: DOUBT
- Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: DEV PATEL, Slumdog Millionaire
- Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: VIOLA DAVIS, Doubt
- Best Directorial Debut: COURTNEY HUNT, Frozen River
- Best Original Screenplay: NICK SCHENK, Gran Torino
- Best Adapted Screenplay: SIMON BEAUFOY, Slumdog Millionaire andERIC ROTH, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Spotlight Award: MELISSA LEO, Frozen River andRICHARD JENKINS, The Visitor
- The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: TRUMBO
- Top Ten Films:(In alphabetical order)
BURN AFTER READING
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
DEFIANCE
FROST/NIXON
GRAN TORINO
MILK
WALL-E
THE WRESTLER
- Top Five Foreign Language Films:(In alphabetical order)
EDGE OF HEAVEN
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
ROMAN DE GUERRE
A SECRET
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
- Top Five Documentary Films:(In alphabetical order)
AMERICAN TEEN
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
DEAR ZACHARY
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
- Top Ten Independent Films(In alphabetical order)
FROZEN RIVER
IN BRUGES
IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS
MR. FOE
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
SNOW ANGELS
SON OF RAMBOW
WENDY AND LUCY
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
THE VISITOR
- William K. Everson Film History Award: MOLLY HASKELL and ANDREW SARRIS
Gotta say, the NBR didn't do too shabby here, and if this tells us anything, it's that Gran Torino and Slumdog are big shots in the race if they weren't already....thoughts?
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  1. Joey MagidsonDecember 4, 2008 at 4:00 PM

    My predictions weren't too far off base, so i'm mildly proud of myself lol

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  2. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    I think the winners deserve their prizes but we must not forget that NBR winners do not become Academy award winners very often. Last year NBR winners went put empty handed from Kodak Theatre.

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  3. Joey MagidsonDecember 4, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    indeed, though they help us in a way to begin sorting out who has the muscle to go far

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  4. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 4:16 PM

    truth be told, these weren't bad results, but I actually liked the picks you made in your predix piece slightly better...

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  5. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 4:18 PM

    True. I'm glad to see Anne Hathaway getting the award and Slumdog getting attention. It's in my top 5 for Best Picture :)

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  6. Joey MagidsonDecember 4, 2008 at 4:19 PM

    indeed...Anne Hathaway is as deserving as anyone this year, and might actually be able to win it, but it's way early for that...i've gone back and forth on Slumdog a lot, I think in the next couple weeks it'll become slightly clearer for me

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  7. Joey MagidsonDecember 4, 2008 at 4:20 PM

    and thanks to anonymous for complimenting my picks...cuz jeez, even I wasn't thrilled with mine lol

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  8. Rich BradleyDecember 4, 2008 at 4:37 PM

    Going to shamelessly plug my own analysis here... http://www.richbradley.org/blog/national-board-of-review-awards/70
    The basic conclusion is, for those who weren't yet convinced of Slumdog's frontrunner status before, well, here you go. I also think you have to take any Clint Eastwood nods from the NBR with a grain of salt. Revolutionary Road could be hurt by this, at least buzz-wise.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    Anyone else slightly shocked in a good way to see burn after reading and defiance in the top 10?

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  10. Joey MagidsonDecember 4, 2008 at 5:38 PM

    Revolutionary Road wasn't helped any, but There Will Be Blood suffered the same NBR snub last year...and Burn after Reading and Defiance didn't shock me, since they were both on my list of potentials, but I will say that they would not have made up my 2 or 3 most likely alternates

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  11. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 6:31 PM

    I'm happy for Josh Brolin, but no win for Heath! They've got to be JOKING. No pun intended, well...maybe it was.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    Anyone else bugged the major sucking up to Eastwood?!?! Mickey should have gotten Best Actor! And both Gran Torino AND Changeling made the top 10? I would have liked Kristen Scott Thomas for Best Actress, but other than those mentioned good picks,

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  13. Joey MagidsonDecember 4, 2008 at 9:20 PM

    there was a lot of Eastwood related love, i'll grant you that

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  14. AnonymousDecember 5, 2008 at 1:24 PM

    CHANGELING AND WALL-E

    FOR BEST MOTION PICTURE!

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