2 Dec 2014 1:52 PM PT
Rather shocking results came in from the National Board Review Awards. The list of wins were stunning in some categories with some shocking snubs as well. It is obvious the Board is still fascinated with Clint Eastwood’s works, by the award wins. However, some of the notable snubs included some very popular films that many critics deemed Oscar-worthy, including “Selma,” “Foxcatcher,” “Whiplash,” “Interstellar” and “Theory of Everything.”
BEST PICTURE
“A Most Violent Year”
BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood, “American Sniper”
BEST ACTOR (TIE)
Oscar Isaac, “A Most Violent Year”
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
BEST ACTRESS
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, “The Lego Movie”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”
BEST ENSEMBLE
“Fury”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Wild Tales”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Life Itself”
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Chris Rock for writing, directing, and starring in “Top Five”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCES
Jack O’Connell, “Starred Up” and “Unbroken”
DEBUT DIRECTOR
Gillian Robespierre, “Obvious Child”
WILLIAM K. EVERSON FILM HISTORY AWARD
Scott Eyman
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
“Rosewater”
“Selma”
BEST PICTURE NOMINEES (alphabetical)
“American Sniper”
“Birdman”
“Boyhood”
“Fury”
“Gone Girl”
“The Imitation Game”
“Inherent Vice”
“The Lego Movie”
“Nightcrawler”
“Unbroken”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE NOMINEES (alphabetical)
“Force Majeure”
“Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem”
“Leviathan”
“Two Days One Night”
“We Are the Best!”
BEST DOCUMENTARY NOMINEES (alphabetical)
“Art and Craft”
“Jodorowsky’s Dune”
“Keep On Keepin’ On”
“The Kill Team”
“Last Days in Vietnam”
BEST INDEPENDENT FILMS (alphabetical)
“Blue Ruin”
“Locke”
“A Most Wanted Man”
“Mr. Turner”
“Obvious Child”
“The Skeleton Twins”
“Snowpiercer”
“Stand Clear of the Closing Doors”
“Starred Up”
“Still Alice”