Leading the full winner list with four trophies, the Western crime drama movie is named Best Film and wins Best Actress for Lily Gladstone as well as Best Director for Martin Scorsese.
- Dec 7, 2023
AceShowbiz - "Killers of the Flower Moon" is heading into the awards season with a strong start. The Western historical epic has come out as the biggest winner at the National Board of Review Awards 2023, which were announced on Wednesday, December 6.
Leading in terms of number with four, the crime drama film bagged some of the coveted awards, including Best Film. Its star Lily Gladstone was chosen as Best Actress, while Martin Scorsese, who helmed the movie, was named Best Director.
The movie got its fourth win for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography. Rodrigo Prieto, who received the accolade, was cited for his work both for Scorsese's film and Greta Gerwig's comedy "Barbie".
Trailing behind with three awards was "The Holdovers", which helped Paul Giamatti earn the Best Actor prize for his role as a strict classics professor, Paul Hunham. The Alexander Payne-directed pic also bagged Best Supporting Actress for Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Best Original Screenplay for David Hemingson.
Best Supporting Actor went to Mark Ruffalo for his role in "Poor Things", while Bradley Cooper was presented with NBR Icon Award. Teyana Taylor won Breakthrough Performance for her role in "A Thousand and One", with "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", "Anatomy of a Fall", "John Wick: Chapter 4", "The Iron Claw" and "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie among other winners.
The annual awards gala will be held on January 11, 2024 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, and will be hosted by television personality and journalist Willie Geist. Over the last 30 years, the winner of NBR's best film has typically gone on to receive an Oscar nomination for best picture, with a few exceptions such as 2014's "A Most Violent Year", 2000's "Quills" and 1998's "Gods and Monsters".
Full Winner List of National Board of Review Awards 2023:
- Best Film: "Killers of the Flower Moon"
- Best Director: Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
- Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"
- Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
- Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, "Poor Things"
- Best Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
- NBR Icon Award: Bradley Cooper
- Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, "The Holdovers"
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Tony McNamara, "Poor Things"
- Breakthrough Performance: Teyana Taylor, "A Thousand and One"
- Best Directorial Debut: Celine Song, "Past Lives"
- Best Animated Feature: "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
- Best International Film: "Anatomy of a Fall"
- Best Documentary: "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"
- Best Ensemble: "The Iron Claw"
- Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Director Chad Stahelski and Stunt Coordinators Stephen Dunlevy & Scott Rogers, "John Wick: Chapter 4"
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto, "Barbie" & "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Top Films: (in alphabetical order)
- "Barbie"
- "The Boy and the Heron"
- "Ferrari"
- "The Holdovers"
- "The Iron Claw"
- "Maestro"
- "Oppenheimer"
- "Past Lives"
- "Poor Things"
Top 5 International Films: (in alphabetical order)
- "La Chimera"
- "Fallen Leaves"
- "The Teachers' Lounge"
- "Totem"
- "The Zone of Interest"
Top 5 Documentaries: (in alphabetical order)
- "20 Days in Mariupol"
- "32 Sounds"
- "The Eternal Memory"
- "The Pigeon Tunnel"
- "A Still Small Voice"
Top 10 Independent Films: (in alphabetical order)
- "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt"
- "All of Us Strangers"
- "BlackBerry"
- "Earth Mama"
- "Flora and Son"
- "The Persian Version"
- "Scrapper"
- "Showing Up"
- "Theater Camp"
- "A Thousand and One"
