National Board of Review Awards 1988

The 60th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 13, 1988, and given on February 27, 1989.^[2]

1. Mississippi Burning
2. Dangerous Liaisons
3. The Accused
4. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
5. The Last Temptation of Christ
6. Tucker: The Man and His Dream
7. Big
8. Running on Empty
9. Gorillas in the Mist
10. Midnight Run

1. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
2. Pelle the Conqueror
3. Le Grand Chemin
4. Salaam Bombay!
5. A Taxing Woman

• Best Picture:
  • Mississippi Burning
• Best Foreign Film:
  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown^[3]
• Best Actor:
  • Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning
• Best Actress:
  • Jodie Foster - The Accused
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • River Phoenix - Running on Empty^[4]
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Frances McDormand - Mississippi Burning
• Best Director:
  • Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning^[5]
• Best Documentary
  • The Thin Blue Line^[6][7][8]
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Kirk Douglas

• National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1988