Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Zero Dark Thirty Wins Big (Again) at the National Board of Review Awards


Two films scored big today, Zero Dark Thirty and Silver Linings Playbook.  Zero Dark Thirty took home three awards again, but this time instead of Cinematography, Jessica Chastain took home the Best Actress prize.  Zero looks to be the front runner at the moment for both Best Picture and Best Director, winning two prizes right off the bat (do not count out Lincoln).
Silver Linings Playbook scored two major wins, one shocker in the Best Actor category for Bradley Cooper, although I think he is the best part of the film, and a win for Best Adapted Screenplay.  The film also made the top ten list for Best Picture.  I knew this would be a film they loved, but I thought it was going to steal two different prizes (Best Picture and Actress).
Two films with no momentum gained ground today as well, Django Unchained, and Looper.  Both films made the top ten list for Best Picture, which gives them a little more attention, and they each one a major award.  Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Supporting Actor for Django, and Rian John won Best Original Screenplay for Looper.  I have high hopes the Looper wins will translate into a few Oscar nominations.
Listed Below is the full list of winners:
Best Film:  ZERO DARK THIRTY (lsted below are the top ten in alpha order)
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, COMPLIANCE
Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER
Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO
Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLEBreakthrough Actress: Quvenzhané Wallis,  BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Best Foreign Language Film:  AMOUR
Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
William K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS
Best Ensemble: LES MISÉRABLES
Spotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: CENTRAL PARK FIVE
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND
Top 10 Films and other lists after the cut.
Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN
LOOPER
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PROMISED LAND
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(In Alphabetical Order)
BARBARA
THE INTOUCHABLES
THE KID WITH A BIKE
NO
WAR WITCH

Top 5 Documentaries
(In Alphabetical Order)
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
DETROPIA
THE GATEKEEPERS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
ONLY THE YOUNG
 Top 10 Independent Films
(In Alphabetical Order)
ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
COMPLIANCE
END OF WATCH
HELLO I MUST BE GOING
LITTLE BIRDS
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ON THE ROAD
QUARTET
SLEEPWALK WITH ME

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