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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

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Sean Astin
      Sean Bean
      Cate Blanchett
      Orlando Bloom
      Billy Boyd
      Bernard Hill
      Ian Holm
      Ian McKellen
      Dominic Monaghan
      Viggo Mortensen
      John Noble
      Miranda Otto
      John Rhys-Davies
      Andy Serkis
      Liv Tyler
      Karl Urban
      Hugo Weaving
      David Wenham
      Elijah Wood

    Best Actor

    • Sean Penn
      Winner
      • Sean Penn
      • Mystic River
      • 21 Grams

    Best Actress

    • Diane Keaton
      Winner
      • Diane Keaton
      • Something's Gotta Give

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cold Mountain

      7.2 (161K)
      Anthony Minghella

    Best Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)

    Best Director

    • Edward Zwick
      Winner
      • Edward Zwick
      • The Last Samurai

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fog of War

      8.0 (26K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mystic River

      7.9 (508K)

    Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV

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      Winner

      Angels in America

      8.1 (31K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

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      Winner

      The Barbarian Invasions

      7.5 (31K)
      Canada/France.

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
      Jim Sheridan
      Naomi Sheridan
      Kirsten Sheridan

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Alec Baldwin
      Winner
      • Alec Baldwin
      • The Cooler

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Patricia Clarkson at an event for Shutter Island (2010)
      Winner
      • Patricia Clarkson
      • Pieces of April
      • The Station Agent

    Breakthrough Performance by an Actor

    • Paul Giamatti
      Winner
      • Paul Giamatti
      • American Splendor

    Breakthrough Performance by an Actress

    • Charlize Theron
      Winner
      • Charlize Theron
      • Monster

    Outstanding Directorial Debut

    • Vadim Perelman
      Winner
      • Vadim Perelman
      • House of Sand and Fog

    Top Five Documentaries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fog of War

      8.0 (26K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capturing the Friedmans

      7.6 (28K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Architect

      7.4 (3.4K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Winged Migration

      7.9 (13K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spellbound

      7.6 (13K)

    Top Foreign Films

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Barbarian Invasions

      7.5 (31K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Best of Youth

      8.4 (26K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Monsieur Ibrahim

      7.3 (12K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Babí léto

      7.4 (1.9K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man on the Train

      7.1 (7.7K)

    Top Ten Films

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      Winner

      Mystic River

      7.9 (508K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (493K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Station Agent

      7.6 (77K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      21 Grams

      7.6 (251K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      House of Sand and Fog

      7.5 (75K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (515K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cold Mountain

      7.2 (161K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seabiscuit

      7.3 (79K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

      7.5 (249K)

    Special Recognition

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Statement

      6.2 (5.7K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Splendor

      7.4 (54K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bend It Like Beckham

      6.7 (120K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cooler

      6.9 (37K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dirty Pretty Things

      7.2 (45K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girl with a Pearl Earring

      6.9 (85K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pieces of April

      7.0 (23K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret Lives of Dentists

      6.4 (3.6K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shattered Glass

      7.1 (39K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thirteen

      6.8 (105K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Whale Rider

      7.5 (45K)
      For excellence in filmmaking.

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capturing the Friedmans

      7.6 (28K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dirty Pretty Things

      7.2 (45K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Magdalene Sisters

      7.7 (29K)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      September 11

      6.8 (6.1K)

    Billy Wilder Award

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    • Norman Jewison
      Winner
      • Norman Jewison

    Producers Award

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    • Gale Anne Hurd
      Winner
      • Gale Anne Hurd
    • Kathleen Kennedy
      Winner
      • Kathleen Kennedy
    • Christine Vachon at an event for Then She Found Me (2007)
      Winner
      • Christine Vachon

    Special Achievement Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (515K)
      Sofia Coppola
      For writing, directing and producing.

    Career Achievement Award

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    • Hans Zimmer at an event for Inception (2010)
      Winner
      • Hans Zimmer
      For excellence in film music composition.
    • John Toll in It's Complicated (2009)
      Winner
      • John Toll
      For excellence in cinematography.
    • Morgan Freeman
      Winner
      • Morgan Freeman

    William K. Everson Film History Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Decade Under the Influence

      7.6 (2.9K)
      Richard LaGravenese
      Ted Demme

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    Event date

    January 13, 2003

    Event location

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    Event links

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