National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Annual film award
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is one of the annual awards given (since 1932) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[1]
Winners
- † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
- ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
- § = Not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
1930s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ‡ | Mervyn LeRoy |
1933 | Topaze § | Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast |
1934 | It Happened One Night † | Frank Capra |
1935 | The Informer ‡ | John Ford |
1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ‡ | Frank Capra |
1937 | Night Must Fall § | Richard Thorpe |
1938 | The Citadel ‡ | King Vidor |
1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy § | Anatole Litvak |
1940s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1940 | The Grapes of Wrath ‡ | John Ford |
1941 | Citizen Kane ‡ | Orson Welles |
1942 | In Which We Serve ‡ | Noël Coward and David Lean |
1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident ‡ | William A. Wellman |
1944 | None But the Lonely Heart § | Clifford Odets |
1945 | The True Glory § | Carol Reed |
1946 | Henry V ‡ | Laurence Olivier |
1947 | Monsieur Verdoux § | Charlie Chaplin |
1948 | Paisan (Paisà) | Roberto Rossellini |
1949 | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) | Vittorio De Sica |
1950s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1950 | Sunset Boulevard ‡ | Billy Wilder |
1951 | A Place in the Sun ‡ | George Stevens |
1952 | The Quiet Man ‡ | John Ford |
1953 | Julius Caesar ‡ | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
1954 | On the Waterfront † | Elia Kazan |
1955 | Marty † | Delbert Mann |
1956 | Around the World in 80 Days † | Michael Anderson |
1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai † | David Lean |
1958 | The Old Man and the Sea § | John Sturges |
1959 | The Nun's Story ‡ | Fred Zinnemann |
1960s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1960 | Sons and Lovers ‡ | Jack Cardiff |
1961 | Question 7 § | Stuart Rosenberg |
1962 | The Longest Day ‡ | Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, and Bernhard Wicki |
1963 | Tom Jones † | Tony Richardson |
1964 | Becket ‡ | Peter Glenville |
1965 | The Eleanor Roosevelt Story § | Rick Kaplan |
1966 | A Man for All Seasons † | Fred Zinnemann |
1967 | Far from the Madding Crowd § | John Schlesinger |
1968 | The Shoes of the Fisherman § | Michael Anderson |
1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? § | Sydney Pollack |
1970s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1970 | Patton † | Franklin J. Schaffner |
1971 | Macbeth § | Roman Polanski |
1972 | Cabaret ‡ | Bob Fosse |
1973 | The Sting † | George Roy Hill |
1974 | The Conversation ‡ | Francis Ford Coppola |
1975 | Barry Lyndon ‡ | Stanley Kubrick |
Nashville ‡ | Robert Altman | |
1976 | All the President's Men ‡ | Alan J. Pakula |
1977 | The Turning Point ‡ | Herbert Ross |
1978 | Days of Heaven § | Terrence Malick |
1979 | Manhattan § | Woody Allen |
1980s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1980 | Ordinary People † | Robert Redford |
1981 | Chariots of Fire † | Hugh Hudson |
Reds ‡ | Warren Beatty | |
1982 | Gandhi † | Richard Attenborough |
1983 | Betrayal § | David Jones |
Terms of Endearment † | James L. Brooks | |
1984 | A Passage to India ‡ | David Lean |
1985 | The Color Purple ‡ | Steven Spielberg |
1986 | A Room with a View ‡ | James Ivory |
1987 | Empire of the Sun § | Steven Spielberg |
1988 | Mississippi Burning ‡ | Alan Parker |
1989 | Driving Miss Daisy † | Bruce Beresford |
1990s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1990 | Dances with Wolves † | Kevin Costner |
1991 | The Silence of the Lambs † | Jonathan Demme |
1992 | Howards End ‡ | James Ivory |
1993 | Schindler's List † | Steven Spielberg |
1994 | Forrest Gump † | Robert Zemeckis |
Pulp Fiction ‡ | Quentin Tarantino | |
1995 | Sense and Sensibility ‡ | Ang Lee |
1996 | Shine ‡ | Scott Hicks |
1997 | L.A. Confidential ‡ | Curtis Hanson |
1998 | Gods and Monsters § | Bill Condon |
1999 | American Beauty † | Sam Mendes |
2000s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
2000 | Quills § | Philip Kaufman |
2001 | Moulin Rouge! ‡ | Baz Luhrmann |
2002 | The Hours ‡ | Stephen Daldry |
2003 | Mystic River ‡ | Clint Eastwood |
2004 | Finding Neverland ‡ | Marc Forster |
2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. ‡ | George Clooney |
2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima ‡ | Clint Eastwood |
2007 | No Country for Old Men † | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen |
2008 | Slumdog Millionaire † | Danny Boyle |
2009 | Up in the Air ‡ | Jason Reitman |
2010s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
2010 | The Social Network ‡ | David Fincher |
2011 | Hugo ‡ | Martin Scorsese |
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty ‡ | Kathryn Bigelow |
2013 | Her ‡ | Spike Jonze |
2014 | A Most Violent Year § | J. C. Chandor |
2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road ‡ | George Miller |
2016 | Manchester by the Sea ‡ | Kenneth Lonergan |
2017 | The Post ‡ | Steven Spielberg |
2018 | Green Book † | Peter Farrelly[2] |
2019 | The Irishman ‡ | Martin Scorsese[3] |
2020s
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
2020 | Da 5 Bloods[4] § | Spike Lee |
2021 | Licorice Pizza ‡ [5] | Paul Thomas Anderson |
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick ‡ [6] | Joseph Kosinski |
2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon ‡ [7] | Martin Scorsese |
Multiple winners (3 or more)
- Steven Spielberg-4
- John Ford-3
- David Lean-3 (one as co-director)
- Martin Scorsese-3
References
- ^ "Best Film Archives – National Board of Review". National Board of Review. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ National Board of Review Names 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018 - Variety
- ^ National Board of Review 2019 Winners|IndieWire
- ^ 2021 National Board of Review Winners and Analysis - Variety
- ^ 'Licorice Pizza' Wins Best Pictures At National Board Of Review — Deadline
- ^ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ National Board of Review Names ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Best Film of 2023
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National Board of Review Award for Best Film
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
- Topaze (1933)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- The Informer (1935)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- Night Must Fall (1937)
- The Citadel (1938)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- In Which We Serve (1942)
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
- None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
- The True Glory (1945)
- Henry V (1946)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- Paisan (1948)
- Bicycle Thieves (1949)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- The Quiet Man (1952)
- Julius Caesar (1953)
- On the Waterfront (1954)
- Marty (1955)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
- The Nun's Story (1959)
- Sons and Lovers (1960)
- Question 7 (1961)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- Tom Jones (1963)
- Becket (1964)
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
- Patton (1970)
- Macbeth (1971)
- Cabaret (1972)
- The Sting (1973)
- The Conversation (1974)
- Barry Lyndon / Nashville (1975)
- All the President's Men (1976)
- The Turning Point (1977)
- Days of Heaven (1978)
- Manhattan (1979)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- Chariots of Fire / Reds (1981)
- Gandhi (1982)
- Betrayal / Terms of Endearment (1983)
- A Passage to India (1984)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- A Room with a View (1986)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Mississippi Burning (1988)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- Dances with Wolves (1990)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Howards End (1992)
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Forrest Gump / Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- Shine (1996)
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Gods and Monsters (1998)
- American Beauty (1999)
- Quills (2000)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- The Hours (2002)
- Mystic River (2003)
- Finding Neverland (2004)
- Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Up in the Air (2009)
- The Social Network (2010)
- Hugo (2011)
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
- Her (2013)
- A Most Violent Year (2014)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Manchester by the Sea (2016)
- The Post (2017)
- Green Book (2018)
- The Irishman (2019)
- Da 5 Bloods (2020)
- Licorice Pizza (2021)
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)