Universal’s characteristic take of the Broadway musical, Wicked, wasn’t solely named Best Film of 2024 by the National Board of Review, however the film was additionally named Best Director for Jon M. Chu, whereas its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are receiving an NBR Spotlight Award for his or her inventive collaboration.
A24 after arising huge earlier this morning on the Independent Spirit Awards with noms for I Saw the TV Glow and Sing Sing, noticed wins right here with NBR for Babygirl, Nicole Kidman profitable Best Actress; and Luca Guadagnino’s Queer profitable Best Actor for Daniel Craig.
Winners will likely be honored on the NBR’s annual awards gala Jan. 7 at Cipriani forty second Street in New York City. The ceremony will likely be hosted by MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Willie Geist. The group’s awards rejoice excellence in filmmaking and likewise hand out its signature honors for the NBR Icon Award, NBC Freedom of Expression and the WIlliam Ok. Everson Award for Film.
Last yr, the National Board of Review named Killers of the Flower Moon as Best Film, its helmer Martin Scorsese as Best Director and its star Lily Gladstone as Best Actress. Paul Giamatti took Best Actor for The Holdovers.
“Wicked represents the pure magic that films can carry to audiences. Every element is superbly crafted and designed, the actors are all distinctive and the music is second-to-none – collectively it provides as much as a transporting expertise like no different. The NBR is proud to honor director John M. Chu and his exceptional cinematic imaginative and prescient,” stated NBR President Annie Schulhof.
Established in 1909, the NBR acknowledges excellence in filmmaking. This yr, 246 movies had been seen by a choose group of movie fans, filmmakers, professionals, lecturers, and college students, lots of which had been adopted by in-depth discussions with administrators, actors, producers, and screenwriters. Ballots had been tabulated by the accounting agency of Lutz and Carr CPA.
While the highest movie selected by NBR usually finds a spot among the many Oscar Best Picture nominees, the final time the org synced up with AMPAS so far as the to win went was in 2018 after they named Universal/Dreamworks/Participant’s Green Book as Best Film.
Below is a full checklist of the 2024 award recipients, introduced by the National Board of Review:
Best Film: Wicked
Best Director: Jon M. Chu, Wicked
Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Queer
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, A Complete Unknown
Best Ensemble: Conclave
Breakthrough Performance: Mikey Madison, Anora
Best Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, Good One
Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Hard Truths
Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
NBR Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: No Other Land
Best Animated Feature: Flow
Best International Film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary: Sugarcane
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Top Films (in alphabetical order):
Anora
Babygirl
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Juror #2
Queer
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):
All We Imagine As Light
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
Santosh
Universal Language
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):
Black Box Diaries
Dahomey
Look Into My Eyes
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):
Bird
A Different Man
Dìdi
Ghostlight
Good One
Hard Truths
His Three Daughters
Love Lies Bleeding
My Old Ass
Thelma
