The National Board Of Review has announced the winners of its end-of-the-year film awards for 2016, and though the Best Film winner doesn’t have nearly as many post-apocalyptic car chases or flame-throwing guitars as last year’s pick, it still seems like a good choice. The film in question is Manchester By The Sea, and in yet another teaser for the rest of awards season, the National Board of Review honored both it and Moonlight multiple times.
In addition to winning Best Film, Manchester By The Sea’s writer/director Kenneth Lonergan won Best Original Screenplay, star Casey Affleck won Best Actor, and Lucas Hedges won the Breakthrough Performance award. Elsewhere, Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins and Naomie Harris won Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (respectively), Kubo And The Two Strings won Best Animated Feature, Amy Adams won Best Actress for Arrival, and Jeff Bridges won Best Supporting Actor for Hell Or High Water.
You can see the full list of winners below:
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 Performance (Male): Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea
Breakthrough Performance (Female): 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 Award: Cameraperson