By Matt Neglia
The National Board Of Review have announced their winners for 2017. The winners were announced for the first time ever via the awards group’s twitter account. Last year’s big was “Manchester By The Sea” which also went on to win Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay & Best Breakthrough Actor.
Click below to see which films they rewarded.
Best Film: “The Post“
Best Director: Greta Gerwig – “Lady Bird“
Best Actor: Tom Hanks – “The Post“
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – “The Post“
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe – “The Florida Project“
Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf – “Lady Bird“
Best Original Screenplay: “Phantom Thread“
Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Disaster Artist“
Best Animated Feature: “Coco“
Breakthrough Performance: Timothee Chalamet – “Call Me By Your Name“
Best Directorial Debut: Jordan Peele – “Get Out“
Best Foreign Language Film: “Foxtrot”
Best Documentary: “Jane”
Best Ensemble: “Get Out“
Spotlight Award: Patty Jenkins & Gal Gadot for “Wonder Woman“
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Angelina Jolie – “First They Killed My Father” & John Ridley – “Let it Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992”
Top Films
Baby Driver
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Downsizing
Dunkirk
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
Logan
Phantom Thread
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
A Fantastic Woman
Frantz
Loveless
Summer 1993
The Square
Top 5 Documentaries
Abacus: Small Enough To Jail
Brimstone & Glory
Eric Calpton: Life In 12 Bars
Faces Places
Hell On Earth: the Fall Of Syria & The Rise Of ISIS
Top 10 Independent Films
Beatriz At Dinner
Brigsby Bear
A Ghost Story
Lady Macbeth
Logan Lucky
Loving Vincent
Menashe
Norman
Patti Cake$
Wind River
So what do you think? let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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