One way or another, the 2008 movie award season has begun, and Slumdog Millionaire has won the first prize. The National Board of Review has unveiled their annual awards, and Danny Boyle's inspirational sleeper won three, including Best Film.Acting honors went to Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Josh Brolin (Milk) and Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), with "breakthrough" awards going to Slumdog's Dev Patel and Viola Davis of Doubt, which also received the ensemble acting prize. Best Director went to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button's David Fincher, while Mongol, Man on Wire and WALL-E were named the best in foreign language, documentary and animated films, respectively.
See the comments section below for a quick look at all the winners, including the NBR's top tens of the year. The awards will be handed out January 14 in a New York gala hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.
Best Film:
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Top Ten Films:
(In alphabetical order)
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Gran Torino
Milk
WALL-E
The Wrestler
Actor:
Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino
Actress:
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin in Milk
Supporting Actress:
Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Breakthrough Performance - Actor:
Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire
Breakthrough Performance - Actress:
Viola Davis in Doubt
Ensemble Acting:
Doubt
Director:
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Debut Director:
Courtney Hunt for Frozen River
Adapted Screenplay:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay:
Gran Torino
Best Foreign Language Film:
Mongol
Top Five Foreign Films:
(In alphabetical order)
The Edge of Heaven
Let the Right One In
Roman de Gare
A Secret
Waltz With Bashir
Best Documentary:
Man on Wire
Top Five Documentaries:
(In alphabetical order)
American Teen
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Encounters at the End of the World
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Animated Feature:
WALL-E
Spotlight Award:
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
Melissa Leo in Frozen River
Top Independent Films:
(In alphabetical order)
Frozen River
In Bruges
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Mister Foe
Rachel Getting Married
Snow Angels
Son of Rambow
Wendy and Lucy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression:
Trumbo