The Irishman is NBR's film of 2019
The National Board of Review has kicked off awards season 2019-20 proper by declaring Martin Scorsese's The Irishman the best film of the year. Its director was also declared an NBR Icon alongside the film's stars Robert de Niro and Al Pacino, though neither won individual acting awards.
There was support elsewhere for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems and, no surprise, Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell (the NBR has a long history of rewarding Eastwood's movies), while Foreign Language Film award winner Parasite won what's sure to be its first of many critics awards this year.
If you're keeping track of SOS' Critics Consensus race, you can add these results to those already announced in the BFCA Documentary awards, the Gotham awards, nominations for the Spirit awards and the Hollywood Critics Association awards, and Sight & Sound's 2019 poll.
Best Film
THE IRISHMAN
1917
Dolemite Is My Name
Ford v. Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Richard Jewell
Uncut Gems
Waves
Best Director
QUENTIN TARANTINO (ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD)
Best Actress
RENEE ZELLWEGER (JUDY)
Best Actor
ADAM SANDLER (UNCUT GEMS)
Best Supporting Actress
KATHY BATES (RICHARD JEWELL)
Best Supporting Actor
BRAD PITT (ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD)
Best Original Screenplay
RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE AND JOSH SAFDIE (UNCUT GEMS)
Best Adapted Screenplay
STEVEN ZAILLIAN (THE IRISHMAN)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
ROGER DEAKINS (1917)
Best Ensemble
KNIVES OUT
Best Animated Feature
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
Best Documentary
MAIDEN
American Factory
Apollo 11
The Black Godfather
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Wrestle
Best Foreign Language Film
PARASITE
Best Independent Film
The Farewell
Give Me Liberty
A Hidden Life
Judy
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Midsommar
The Nightingale
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Souvenir
Wild Rose
Best Directorial Debut
MELINA MATSOUKAS (QUEEN & SLIM)
Best Breakthrough Performance
PAUL WALTER HAUSER (RICHARD JEWELL)
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
FOR SAMA
JUST MERCY
NBR Icon Award
ROBERT DE NIRO, AL PACINO AND MARTIN SCORSESE (THE IRISHMAN)
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