National Board of Review Awards 2012.

                      The Winners for this year's National Board of Review Awards were announced just a few minutes ago. Zero Dark Thirty once again won Best Picture and Director for Kathryn Bigelow after New York Film Critics Circle did the same 2 days back. Now this makes Zero Dark Thirty the frontrunner for Best Picture Oscar alongside Lincoln and Argo. Ann Dowd won Supporting Actress for Compliance which should easily put her on the map for he stunning performance, i have still to see the movie. Other notable surprised were Bradley Cooper winning for Lead Actor and Rian Johnson win for Original Screenplay (Looper). Looper should be considered for that award by the Academy as well in my opinion.

Below is the full list of winners and their top of the year lists:

Best Film: ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED

Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, COMPLIANCE

Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER

Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH

Best Foreign Language Film: AMOUR

Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN

Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLE

Breakthrough Actress: Quvenzhane Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Ensemble: LES MISERABLES

Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO

William K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS

Spotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: CENTRAL PARK FIVE

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND


Top Films
(in alphabetical order)

ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISERABLES
LINCOLN
LOOPER
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PROMISED LAND
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(In Alphabetical Order)

BARBARA
THE INTOUCHABLES
THE KID WITH A BIKE
NO
WAR WITCH

Top 5 Documentaries
(In Alphabetical Order)

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
DETROPIA
THE GATEKEEPERS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
ONLY THE YOUNG

Top 10 Independent Films
(In Alphabetical Order)

ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
COMPLIANCE
END OF WATCH
HELLO I MUST BE GOING
LITTLE BIRDS
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ON THE ROAD
QUARTET
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