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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

2012 Awards -- National Board of Review

Traditionally the first big award of the year, the National Board of Review announced 2nd this year, after the New York critics. However, they chose the same film for the top prize, giving an even bigger boost to Kathyn Bigelow's Bin Laden film, Zero Dark Thirty. Here are the full winners...


Best Film:  ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Director:  KATHRYN BIGELOW -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

Best Actor:  BRADLEY COOPER -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"

Best Actress:  JESSICA CHASTAIN -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

Best Supporting Actor:  LEONARDO DICAPRIO -- "DJANGO UNCHAINED"

Best Supporting Actress:  ANN DOWD -- "COMPLIANCE"

Best Ensemble Cast:  LES MISERABLES

Best Original Screenplay:  LOOPER

Best Adapted Screenplay:  SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Animated Feature:  WRECK-IT RALPH

Best Foreign Language Film:  AMOUR

Best Documentary:  SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

Best Directorial Debut:  BENH ZEITLIN -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD"

Breakthrough Actor:  TOM HOLLAND -- "THE IMPOSSIBLE"

Breakthrough Actress:  QUVENZHANE WALLIS -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD"

Special Achievement in Filmmaking:  BEN AFFLECK -- "ARGO"

Spotlight Award:  JOHN GOODMAN -- "ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN & TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE"

William K Everson Film History Award:  50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS

NBR Freedom of Expression Award:  CENTRAL PARK FIVE
NBR Freedom of Expression Award:  PROMISED LAND

Top 10 Films (# 2-9 in alphabetical order)
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISERABLES
LINCOLN
LOOPER
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PROMISED LAND
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)
BARBARA
THE INTOUCHABLES
THE KID WITH A BIKE
NO
WAR WITCH

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
DETROPIA
THE GATEKEEPERS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
ONLY THE YOUNG

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
COMPLIANCE
END OF WATCH
HELLO I MUST BE GOING
LITTLE BIRDS
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ON THE ROAD
QUARTET
SLEEPWALK WITH ME

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