{"id":64317,"date":"2012-12-05T14:23:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/12\/05\/national-board-of-reviews-2012-winners\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:52:32","slug":"national-board-of-reviews-2012-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/national-board-of-reviews-2012-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"National Board of Review’s 2012 winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Board of Review’s 2012 winners<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

December 5, 2012<\/p>\n

Source: Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>“Zero Dark Thirty”<\/strong> has been named the top film of the year by the National Board of Review<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The recognition comes on the heels of “Zero” being named top film by the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

“Wreck-It Ralph” was named top animated feature.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Honors for top foreign-language film and documentary went to “Amour” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” respectively.<\/p>\n

The NBR also awarded two Freedom of Expression awards, to “Promised Land” and “The Central Park Five.”<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

” ‘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.”<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Film: ZERO DARK THIRTY
\nBest Director: Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
\nBest Actor: Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
\nBest Actress: Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
\nBest Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED
\nBest Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, COMPLIANCE
\nBest Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER
\nBest Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
\nBest Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH
\nSpecial Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO
\nBreakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLE
\nBreakthrough Actress: Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
\nBest Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
\nBest Foreign Language Film: AMOUR
\nBest Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
\nWilliam K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS
\nBest Ensemble: LES MIS\u00c9RABLES
\nSpotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)
\nNBR Freedom of Expression Award: CENTRAL PARK FIVE
\nNBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND<\/p>\n

Top Films<\/strong>
\n(in alphabetical order)<\/p>\n

ARGO
\nBEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
\nDJANGO UNCHAINED
\nLES MIS\u00c9RABLES
\nLINCOLN
\nLOOPER
\nTHE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
\nPROMISED LAND
\nSILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK<\/p>\n

Top 5 Foreign Language Films<\/strong>
\n(In Alphabetical Order)<\/p>\n

BARBARA
\nTHE INTOUCHABLES
\nTHE KID WITH A BIKE
\nNO
\nWAR WITCH<\/p>\n

Top 5 Documentaries<\/strong>
\n(In Alphabetical Order)<\/p>\n

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
\nDETROPIA
\nTHE GATEKEEPERS
\nTHE INVISIBLE WAR
\nONLY THE YOUNG<\/p>\n

Top 10 Independent Films<\/strong>
\n(In Alphabetical Order)<\/p>\n

ARBITRAGE
\nBERNIE
\nCOMPLIANCE
\nEND OF WATCH
\nHELLO I MUST BE GOING
\nLITTLE BIRDS
\nMOONRISE KINGDOM
\nON THE ROAD
\nQUARTET
\nSLEEPWALK WITH ME<\/p>\n

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