National Board of Review Awards 2016

The winners of the 88th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2016, were announced on November 29, 2016.^[1]

Top 10 Films

Films listed alphabetically except first, which is ranked as Best Film of the year.

• Manchester by the Sea
• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hail, Caesar!
• Hell or High Water
• Hidden Figures
• La La Land
• Moonlight
• Patriots Day
• Silence
• Sully

Top 5 Foreign Films

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

Top 5 Documentaries

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

Top 10 Independent Films

• 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

Winners

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 Male Performance:

• Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Breakthrough Female Performance:

• 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:

• Cameraperson

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