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National Board of Review, USA

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    NBR Award

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    Best Acting by an Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Happiness

      7.7 (78K)
      Jane Adams
      Jon Lovitz
      Philip Seymour Hoffman
      Dylan Baker
      Lara Flynn Boyle
      Justin Elvin
      Cynthia Stevenson
      Lila Glantzman-Leib
      Gerry Becker
      Rufus Read
      Louise Lasser
      Ben Gazzara
      Camryn Manheim
      Arthur J. Nascarella
      Molly Shannon
      Ann Harada
      Douglas McGrath

    Best Actor

    • Ian McKellen at an event for The Prisoner (2009)
      Winner
      • Ian McKellen
      • Gods and Monsters

    Best Actress

    • Fernanda Montenegro
      Winner
      • Fernanda Montenegro
      • Central Station

    Best Director

    • Shekhar Kapur at an event for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
      Winner
      • Shekhar Kapur
      • Elizabeth

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Man Blues

      6.9 (2.3K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gods and Monsters

      7.3 (34K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Central Station

      8.0 (49K)
      Brazil/France.

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Simple Plan

      7.5 (80K)
      Scott B. Smith

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Ed Harris at an event for Appaloosa (2008)
      Winner
      • Ed Harris
      • The Truman Show
      • Stepmom

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Christina Ricci
      Winner
      • Christina Ricci
      • Buffalo '66
      • Pecker
      • The Opposite of Sex

    Breakthrough Performance - Female

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Playing by Heart

      6.9 (21K)
      Angelina Jolie

    Breakthrough Performance - Male

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hi-Lo Country

      6.1 (4.7K)
      Billy Crudup

    Top Foreign Films

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Central Station

      8.0 (49K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life Is Beautiful

      8.6 (786K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thief

      7.6 (5.8K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beyond Silence

      7.4 (4.7K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Men with Guns

      7.6 (3K)

    Top Ten Films

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gods and Monsters

      7.3 (34K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Saving Private Ryan

      8.6 (1.6M)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elizabeth

      7.4 (109K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Happiness

      7.7 (78K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shakespeare in Love

      7.1 (240K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Butcher Boy

      7.1 (12K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lolita

      6.8 (72K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thin Red Line

      7.6 (208K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Simple Plan

      7.5 (80K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dancing at Lughnasa

      6.3 (4.3K)

    Special Recognition

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Passion in the Desert

      6.3 (951)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Your Friends and Neighbors

      6.3 (8.5K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Next Stop Wonderland

      6.6 (5.2K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Buffalo '66

      7.4 (65K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark City

      7.6 (221K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love and Death on Long Island

      6.9 (4.3K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Opposite of Sex

      6.4 (22K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pi

      7.3 (190K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoke Signals

      7.2 (13K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waking Ned Devine

      7.3 (29K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.

    Special Citation

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    • Warren Beatty
      Winner
      • Warren Beatty
      (Alan J. Pakula Memorial Award).

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Bernardo Bertolucci
      For releasing the director's cut.

    International Freedom Award

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    • Volker Schlöndorff at an event for The Ninth Day (2004)
      Winner
      • Volker Schlöndorff

    Billy Wilder Award

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    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      Winner
      • Martin Scorsese

    Special Achievement Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life Is Beautiful

      8.6 (786K)
      Roberto Benigni
      For special achievement in filmmaking

    Career Achievement Award

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    • Michael Caine at an event for Sleuth (2007)
      Winner
      • Michael Caine

    William K. Everson Film History Award

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    • John Willis in Batman (1966)
      Winner
      • John Willis
      (Screen World).

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    Event date

    February 8, 1998

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

    • https://nationalboardofreview.org/

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