Thursday, December 2, 2010

"Here...We...Go!" 'Social Network' sweeps National Board of Review


Each year, the awards season officially-unofficially kicks off with the National Board of Review. While the Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Awards have already helped jockey some independent films into striking position, this is the first major group to announce their winners. Full list of winners below, commentary and analysis to come later.

Best Film: "The Social Network"
Best Director: David Fincher for "The Social Network"
Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg for "The Social Network"
Best Actress: Lesley Manville for "Another Year"
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale for "The Fighter"
Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver for "Animal Kingdom"
Best Foreign Film: "Of Gods and Men"
Best Documentary: "Waiting for 'Superman'"
Best Animated Feature: "Toy Story 3"
Best Ensemble Cast: "The Town"
Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence for "Winter's Bone"
Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling for "Buried"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for "The Social Network"

Top Tens in film, independent film, foreign film, documentary after the jump...




Top Eleven Films (alphabetical order)
"Another Year"
"The Fighter"
"Hereafter"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"Shutter Island"
"The Social Network"
"The Town"
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter's Bone"

Top Ten Independent Films (alphabetical order)
"Animal Kingdom"
"Buried"
"Fish Tank"
"The Ghost Writer"
"Greenberg"
"Let Me In"
"Monsters"
"Please Give"
"Somewhere"
"Youth in Revolt"

Top Six Foreign Films (alphabetical order)
"I Am Love"
"Incendies"
"Life, Above All"
"Of Gods and Men"
"Soul Kitchen"
"White Material"

Top Six Documentary Films (alphabetical order)
"A Film Unfinished
"Inside Job"
"Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
"Restrepo"
"The Tillman Story"
"Waiting for 'Superman'"

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