National Board of Review Awards 2021

93rd NBR Awards
Best Film: Licorice Pizza

The 93rd National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on December 2, 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3] The gala was held on March 15, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Top 10 Films

Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:

Licorice Pizza

Top 5 Foreign Films

A Hero^[7]

Top 10 Independent Films

Winners

Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Director winner

Will Smith, Best Actor winner

Rachel Zegler, Best Actress winner

Best Film:

Licorice Pizza

Best Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

Best Actor:

Will Smith – King Richard

Best Actress:

Rachel Zegler – West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor:

Ciarán Hinds – Belfast

Best Supporting Actress:

Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard

Best Original Screenplay:

Asghar Farhadi – A Hero

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Joel Coen – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Animated Feature:

Encanto

Breakthrough Performance:

Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza

Best Directorial Debut:

Michael Sarnoski – Pig

Best Foreign Language Film:

A Hero

Best Documentary:

Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Best Ensemble:

The Harder They Fall

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:

Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth

NBR Freedom of Expression:

Flee

References

^ Sharf, Zack (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Winners 2021: 'Licorice Pizza' Takes Best Picture and Best Director". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ Canfield, David (December 2, 2021). "Licorice Pizza Gets Oscars Boost from National Board of Review Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Names Paul Thomas Anderson & His 'Licorice Pizza' as Best Director & Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ Gelb, Andy; Purdy, Shawn; Brown, Lindsey (January 20, 2022). "The National Board of Review Will Host Awards Gala on Tuesday, March 15, 2022" (Press release). National Board of Review. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 20, 2022). "National Board of Review Sets New Date for Postponed Annual Gala – Updated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ Goldsmith, Jill (March 16, 2022). "Chris Rock Jokes "Paul Thomas Anderson Never Cast Me in Sh-t" at National Board of Review Gala While Touting 'Licorice Pizza'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ The NBR lists the Best Foreign Film and runners-up alphabetically
^ The NBR lists the Best Documentary Film and runners-up alphabetically

External links

Official website

[1] Sharf, Zack (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Winners 2021: 'Licorice Pizza' Takes Best Picture and Best Director". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[2] Canfield, David (December 2, 2021). "Licorice Pizza Gets Oscars Boost from National Board of Review Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[3] D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Names Paul Thomas Anderson & His 'Licorice Pizza' as Best Director & Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[4] Gelb, Andy; Purdy, Shawn; Brown, Lindsey (January 20, 2022). "The National Board of Review Will Host Awards Gala on Tuesday, March 15, 2022" (Press release). National Board of Review. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[5] D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 20, 2022). "National Board of Review Sets New Date for Postponed Annual Gala – Updated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[6] Goldsmith, Jill (March 16, 2022). "Chris Rock Jokes "Paul Thomas Anderson Never Cast Me in Sh-t" at National Board of Review Gala While Touting 'Licorice Pizza'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[7] The NBR lists the Best Foreign Film and runners-up alphabetically

[8] The NBR lists the Best Documentary Film and runners-up alphabetically

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