Yesterday it was Boyhood winning with the New York Film Critics and Birdman winning at the Gotham Awards. Today it’s J.C. Chandor‘s A Most Violent Year taking Best Film honors from the National Board of Review, which also named Oscar Isaac Best Actor in a tie with Birdman‘s Michael Keaton and Jessica Chastain took Best Supporting Actress honors for her part in A Most Violent Year while Clint Eastwood (what?) took Best Director honors… Ummmm, okay?
The NBR handed Best Actress to Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Edward Norton (Birdman) claimed Best Supporting Actor while The Lego Movie and Inherent Vice took the screenplay awards.
Perhaps one of the most interesting awards, beyond Best Director for Eastwood, is the absence of Citizenfour, which didn’t win Best Documentary, that went to Life Itself, and it wasn’t even named one of the five runners-up, though early year favorite Keep On Keepin’ On was named. We may have a race in this category should this trend continue.
I have listed all the winners below and updated the Oscar Overture to reflect the A Most Violent Year win. I’ve also been tinkering with my Oscar predictions over the last 24 hours, give ’em a look here.
Best Film: A Most Violent Year
Best Director: Clint Eastwood (American Sniper)
Best Actor: (TIE) Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year); Michael Keaton (Birdman)
Best Actress: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton (Birdman)
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year)
Best Original Screenplay: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice)
Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Breakthrough Performance: Jack O’Connell (Starred Up, Unbroken)
Best Directorial Debut: Gillian Robespierre (Obvious Child)
Best Foreign Language Film: Wild Tales
Best Documentary: Life Itself
William K. Everson Film History Award: Scott Eyman
Best Ensemble: Fury
Spotlight Award: Chris Rock for writing, directing, and starring in Top Five
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Rosewater
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Selma
Top Films
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- Boyhood
- Fury
- Gone Girl
- The Imitation Game
- Inherent Vice
- The Lego Movie
- Nightcrawler
- Unbroken
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
- Force Majeure
- Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem
- Leviathan
- Two Days, One Night
- We Are the Best!
Top 5 Documentaries
- Art and Craft
- Jodorowsky’s Dune
- Keep On Keepin’ On
- The Kill Team
- Last Days in Vietnam
Top 10 Independent Films
- Blue Ruin
- Locke
- A Most Wanted Man
- Mr. Turner
- Obvious Child
- The Skeleton Twins
- Snowpiercer
- Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
- Starred Up
- Still Alice
