National Board of Review’s 2012 winnersPosted by Wilson Morales
December 5, 2012
Source: Variety
“Zero Dark Thirty” has been named the top film of the year by the National Board of Review.
The recognition comes on the heels of “Zero” being named top film by the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday.
Kathryn Bigelow and Jessica Chastain of “Zero” were also honored in the director and lead actress categories, but adapted screenplay honors went to David O. Russell of “Silver Linings Playbook,” which also had best actor Bradley Cooper.
The original screenplay nod went to Rian Johnson’s “Looper.” Supporting acting honors went to Leonardo DiCaprio of “Django Unchained” and Ann Dowd of “Compliance.”
“Wreck-It Ralph” was named top animated feature.
“Argo” director Ben Affleck earned recognition for special achievement in filmmaking, while his co-star John Godman was given the spotlight award for his work in that pic along with “Flight,” “Paranorman” and “Trouble With the Curve.”
Tom Holland (“The Impossible” and Quvenzhane Wallis (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) were given breakthrough acting honors. “Beasts” helmer Benh Zeitlin won for top directorial debut, and “Les Miserables” was awarded a best ensemble prize.
Honors for top foreign-language film and documentary went to “Amour” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” respectively.
The NBR also awarded two Freedom of Expression awards, to “Promised Land” and “The Central Park Five.”
In addition to “Zero,” the NBR named its remaining top films of the year in alphabetical order: “Argo,” “Beasts,” “Django,” “Les Miserables,” “Lincoln,” “Looper,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Promised Land” and “Silver Linings.”
” ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is a masterful film,” said NBR prexy Annie Schulhof. “Kathryn Bigelow takes the viewer inside a definitive moment of our time in a visceral and unique way. It is exciting, provocative and deeply emotional.”
Top foreign films after “Amour” were (alphabetically) “Barbara,” “The Intouchables,” “The Kid with a Bike,” “No” and “War Witch,” and top docs after “Sugar Man” were “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” “Detropia,” “The Gatekeepers, “The Invisible War” and “Only the Young.”
The NBR’s alphabetical list of top independent films was “Arbitrage,” “Bernie,” “Compliance,” “End of Watch,” “Hello I Must Be Going,” “Little Birds,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “On the Road,” “Quartet” and “Sleepwalk with Me.”
A year ago, the NBR gave top awards to “Hugo” and Martin Scorsese for film and director, along with thesps George Clooney and Shailene Woodley (“The Descendants”), Tilda Swinton (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”) and Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”). The most recent Oscar best picture winner that was also tapped by the NBR was “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008.
Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:
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 Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER
Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO
Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLE
Breakthrough Actress: Quvenzhané Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Foreign Language Film: AMOUR
Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
William K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS
Best Ensemble: LES MISÉRABLES
Spotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: CENTRAL PARK FIVE
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND
Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISÉRABLES
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
