National Board of Review Award for Best Film

Annual film award

The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is one of the annual awards given since 1932 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[1]

## Winners

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* † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
* ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
* § = Not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture

### 1930s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ‡ | Mervyn LeRoy
1933 | Topaze § | Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
1934 | It Happened One Night † | Frank Capra
1935 | The Informer ‡ | John Ford
1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ‡ | Frank Capra
1937 | Night Must Fall § | Richard Thorpe
1938 | The Citadel ‡ | King Vidor
1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy § | Anatole Litvak

### 1940s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1940 | The Grapes of Wrath ‡ | John Ford
1941 | Citizen Kane ‡ | Orson Welles
1942 | In Which We Serve ‡ | Noël Coward and David Lean
1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident ‡ | William A. Wellman
1944 | None But the Lonely Heart § | Clifford Odets
1945 | The True Glory § | Carol Reed
1946 | Henry V ‡ | Laurence Olivier
1947 | Monsieur Verdoux § | Charlie Chaplin
1948 | Paisan | Roberto Rossellini
1949 | Bicycle Thieves | Vittorio De Sica

### 1950s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1950 | Sunset Boulevard ‡ | Billy Wilder
1951 | A Place in the Sun ‡ | George Stevens
1952 | The Quiet Man ‡ | John Ford
1953 | Julius Caesar ‡ | Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1954 | On the Waterfront † | Elia Kazan
1955 | Marty † | Delbert Mann
1956 | Around the World in 80 Days † | Michael Anderson
1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai † | David Lean
1958 | The Old Man and the Sea § | John Sturges
1959 | The Nun's Story ‡ | Fred Zinnemann

### 1960s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1960 | Sons and Lovers ‡ | Jack Cardiff
1961 | Question 7 § | Stuart Rosenberg
1962 | The Longest Day ‡ | Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, and Bernhard Wicki
1963 | Tom Jones † | Tony Richardson
1964 | Becket ‡ | Peter Glenville
1965 | The Eleanor Roosevelt Story § | Rick Kaplan
1966 | A Man for All Seasons † | Fred Zinnemann
1967 | Far from the Madding Crowd § | John Schlesinger
1968 | The Shoes of the Fisherman § | Michael Anderson
1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? § | Sydney Pollack

### 1970s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1970 | Patton † | Franklin J. Schaffner
1971 | Macbeth § | Roman Polanski
1972 | Cabaret ‡ | Bob Fosse
1973 | The Sting † | George Roy Hill
1974 | The Conversation ‡ | Francis Ford Coppola
1975 | Barry Lyndon ‡ | Stanley Kubrick
Nashville ‡ | Robert Altman
1976 | All the President's Men ‡ | Alan J. Pakula
1977 | The Turning Point ‡ | Herbert Ross
1978 | Days of Heaven § | Terrence Malick
1979 | Manhattan § | Woody Allen

### 1980s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1980 | Ordinary People † | Robert Redford
1981 | Chariots of Fire † | Hugh Hudson
Reds ‡ | Warren Beatty
1982 | Gandhi † | Richard Attenborough
1983 | Betrayal § | David Jones
Terms of Endearment † | James L. Brooks
1984 | A Passage to India ‡ | David Lean
1985 | The Color Purple ‡ | Steven Spielberg
1986 | A Room with a View ‡ | James Ivory
1987 | Empire of the Sun § | Steven Spielberg
1988 | Mississippi Burning ‡ | Alan Parker
1989 | Driving Miss Daisy † | Bruce Beresford

### 1990s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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1990 | Dances with Wolves † | Kevin Costner
1991 | The Silence of the Lambs † | Jonathan Demme
1992 | Howards End ‡ | James Ivory
1993 | Schindler's List † | Steven Spielberg
1994 | Forrest Gump † | Robert Zemeckis
Pulp Fiction ‡ | Quentin Tarantino
1995 | Sense and Sensibility ‡ | Ang Lee
1996 | Shine ‡ | Scott Hicks
1997 | L.A. Confidential ‡ | Curtis Hanson
1998 | Gods and Monsters § | Bill Condon
1999 | American Beauty † | Sam Mendes

### 2000s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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2000 | Quills § | Philip Kaufman
2001 | Moulin Rouge! ‡ | Baz Luhrmann
2002 | The Hours ‡ | Stephen Daldry
2003 | Mystic River ‡ | Clint Eastwood
2004 | Finding Neverland ‡ | Marc Forster
2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. ‡ | George Clooney
2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima ‡ | Clint Eastwood
2007 | No Country for Old Men † | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008 | Slumdog Millionaire † | Danny Boyle
2009 | Up in the Air ‡ | Jason Reitman

### 2010s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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2010 | The Social Network ‡ | David Fincher
2011 | Hugo ‡ | Martin Scorsese
2012 | Zero Dark Thirty ‡ | Kathryn Bigelow
2013 | Her ‡ | Spike Jonze
2014 | A Most Violent Year § | J. C. Chandor
2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road ‡ | George Miller
2016 | Manchester by the Sea ‡ | Kenneth Lonergan
2017 | The Post ‡ | Steven Spielberg
2018 | Green Book † | Peter Farrelly[2]
2019 | The Irishman ‡ | Martin Scorsese[3]

### 2020s

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Year | Winner | Director(s)

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2020 | Da 5 Bloods[4] § | Spike Lee
2021 | Licorice Pizza ‡ [5] | Paul Thomas Anderson
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick ‡ [6] | Joseph Kosinski
2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon ‡ [7] | Martin Scorsese
2024 | Wicked ‡ [8] | Jon M. Chu

## Multiple winners (3 or more)

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* Steven Spielberg-4
* John Ford-3
* David Lean-3 (one as co-director)
* Martin Scorsese-3

## References

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1. ^ "Best Film Archives – National Board of Review". National Board of Review. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
2. ^ National Board of Review Names 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018 - Variety
3. ^ National Board of Review 2019 Winners|IndieWire
4. ^ 2021 National Board of Review Winners and Analysis - Variety
5. ^ 'Licorice Pizza' Wins Best Pictures At National Board Of Review — Deadline
6. ^ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
7. ^ National Board of Review Names ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Best Film of 2023
8. ^ Davis, Clayton (2024-12-04). "'Wicked' Named Best Picture by National Board of Review, Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman Among Acting Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-04.

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National Board of Review Award for Best Film

1932–1950|

* I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
* Topaze (1933)
* It Happened One Night (1934)
* The Informer (1935)
* Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
* Night Must Fall (1937)
* The Citadel (1938)
* Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
* The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
* Citizen Kane (1941)
* In Which We Serve (1942)
* The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
* None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
* The True Glory (1945)
* Henry V (1946)
* Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
* Paisan (1948)
* Bicycle Thieves (1949)
* Sunset Boulevard (1950)

1951–1975|

* A Place in the Sun (1951)
* The Quiet Man (1952)
* Julius Caesar (1953)
* On the Waterfront (1954)
* Marty (1955)
* Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
* The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
* The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
* The Nun's Story (1959)
* Sons and Lovers (1960)
* Question 7 (1961)
* The Longest Day (1962)
* Tom Jones (1963)
* Becket (1964)
* The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)
* A Man for All Seasons (1966)
* Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
* They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
* Patton (1970)
* Macbeth (1971)
* Cabaret (1972)
* The Sting (1973)
* The Conversation (1974)
* Barry Lyndon / Nashville (1975)

1976–2000|

* All the President's Men (1976)
* The Turning Point (1977)
* Days of Heaven (1978)
* Manhattan (1979)
* Ordinary People (1980)
* Chariots of Fire / Reds (1981)
* Gandhi (1982)
* Betrayal / Terms of Endearment (1983)
* A Passage to India (1984)
* The Color Purple (1985)
* A Room with a View (1986)
* Empire of the Sun (1987)
* Mississippi Burning (1988)
* Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
* Dances With Wolves (1990)
* The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
* Howards End (1992)
* Schindler's List (1993)
* Forrest Gump / Pulp Fiction (1994)
* Sense and Sensibility (1995)
* Shine (1996)
* L.A. Confidential (1997)
* Gods and Monsters (1998)
* American Beauty (1999)
* Quills (2000)

2001–present|

* Moulin Rouge! (2001)
* The Hours (2002)
* Mystic River (2003)
* Finding Neverland (2004)
* Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
* Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
* No Country for Old Men (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
* Up in the Air (2009)
* The Social Network (2010)
* Hugo (2011)
* Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
* Her (2013)
* A Most Violent Year (2014)
* Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
* Manchester by the Sea (2016)
* The Post (2017)
* Green Book (2018)
* The Irishman (2019)
* Da 5 Bloods (2020)
* Licorice Pizza (2021)
* Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
* Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
* Wicked (2024)

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