Lo scorso anno la National Board of Review nominava Mad Max: Fury Road miglior film dell’anno. Oggi l’associazione americana di cinefili composta da studenti, insegnanti, appassionati, storici e membri dell’industria del cinema ha premiato Manchester by the Sea il bellissimo dramma di Kenneth Lonergan con Casey Affleck (che ha vinto anche in premio come miglior attore) e Michelle Williams.

Ecco la lista dei vincitori di quest’anno:

Best Film:  Manchester by the Sea
Best Director:  Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Actor:  Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress: Amy Adams, Arrival

Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges, Hell or High  Water

Best Supporting Actress:  Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay:  Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay:  Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese, Silence

Best Animated Feature:  Kubo and the Two Strings

Breakthrough Performance (Male): Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Breakthrough Performance (Female): Royalty Hightower, The Fits

Best Directorial Debut:  Trey Edward Shults, Krisha

Best Foreign Language Film:  The Salesman

Best Documentary:  O.J.: Made in America

Best Ensemble:  Hidden Figures

Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg

NBR Freedom of Expression Award:  Cameraperson

Ed ecco invece i “migliori film dell’anno” secondo la NBR:

• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hail, Caesar!
• Hell or High Water
• Hidden Figures
• La La Land
• Moonlight
• Patriot’s Day
• Silence
• Sully

Ecco invece i cinque film stranieri:

• Elle
• The Handmaiden
• Julieta
• Land of Mine
• Neruda

I cinque documentari:

• De Palma
• The Eagle Huntress
• Gleason
• Life, Animated
• Miss Sharon Jones!

Ed ecco i 10 film indipendenti:

• 20th Century Women
• Captain Fantastic
• Creative Control
• Eye in the Sky
• The Fits
• Green Room
• Hello, My Name is Doris
• Krisha
• Morris from America
• Sing Street