Licorice Pizza is NBR's Best Film of 2021
The traditional grand opening of awards season is upon us, seemingly only barely after the grand closing of the last one. But no signs of awards fatigue here, as the National Board of Review's picks for the best achievements in film this year are more than satisfactory! Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza is the NBR's top film of 2021, also winning prizes for Director and Breakthrough Performance for its two leads. Elsewhere, there's love for Joel Coen's solo directorial debut, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and Steven Spielberg's long-awaited musical remake, West Side Story.
Best Film
LICORICE PIZZA
BELFAST
DON'T LOOK UP
DUNE
KING RICHARD
THE LAST DUEL
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
RED ROCKET
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
WEST SIDE STORY
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Best Actress
Rachel Zegler (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Actor
Will Smith (KING RICHARD)
Best Supporting Actress
Aunjanue Ellis (KING RICHARD)
Best Supporting Actor
Ciaran Hinds (BELFAST)
Best Original Screenplay
Asghar Farhadi (A HERO)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel Coen (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Best Ensemble
THE HARDER THEY FALL
Best Animated Feature
ENCANTO
Best Documentary
SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
ASCENSION
ATTICA
FLEE
THE RESCUE
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
Best Foreign Language Film
A HERO
BENEDETTA
LAMB
LINGUI
TITANE
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best Independent Film
THE CARD COUNTER
C'MON C'MON
CODA
THE GREEN KNIGHT
HOLLER
JOCKEY
OLD HENRY
PIG
SHIVA BABY
THE SOUVENIR: PART II
Best Directorial Debut
Michael Sarnoski (PIG)
Breakthrough Performance Award
Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman (LICORICE PIZZA)
Freedom of Expression Award
FLEE