National Board of Review Awards 2009
81st NBR Awards
January 12, 2010
Best Film: Up in the Air
The 81st National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, are given on January 12, 2010.
Top Films
- Up in the Air[1]
- (500) Days of Summer
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Invictus
- The Messenger
- A Serious Man
- Star Trek
- Up
- Where the Wild Things Are
Top Foreign Films
- The Maid
- Revanche
- The Song of Sparrows
- Three Monkeys
- The White Ribbon
Top Documentaries
- Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country
- Crude
- Food, Inc.
- Good Hair
- The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Top Independent Films
- Amreeka
- District 9
- Goodbye Solo
- Humpday
- In the Loop
- Julia
- Me and Orson Welles
- Moon
- Sugar
- Two Lovers
Winners
- Best Film:
- Up in the Air
- Best Foreign Language Film:
- A Prophet, France
- Best Animated Feature:
- Up
- Best Documentary Feature:
- The Cove
- Best Actor (tie):
- Morgan Freeman - Invictus
- George Clooney - Up in the Air
- Best Actress:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
- Breakthrough Male Performances:
- Breakthrough Female Performances:
- Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
- Best Ensemble Cast:
- It's Complicated
- Best Director:
- Clint Eastwood - Invictus
- Best Directorial Debut (tie):
- Duncan Jones - Moon
- Oren Moverman - The Messenger
- Marc Webb - (500) Days of Summer
- Best Screenplay - Adapted:
- Up in the Air - Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
- Best Screenplay - Original:
- Freedom of Expression Award (tie):
- Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country
- Invictus
- The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
- Special Filmmaking Achievement Award:
- Wes Anderson - Fantastic Mr. Fox
- William K. Everson Award for Film History:
References
- ^ The NBR names its Best Film and then lists the remaining ten runners-up in alphabetical order.
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