2021 National Board of Review Winners
national board of reviewContinuing the early award’s season, the National Board of Review has become a staple of the award’s conversation with some of the first looks at what films are gaining momentum not just in the above the line categories but also within the Best International Feature, Best Animated Feature, and Best Documentary Feature races. The following are the winners announced by the National Board of Review for 2021.
Best Feature: Licorice Pizza
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
Best Actor: Will Smith (King Richard)
Best Actress: Rachel Zegler (West Side Story)
Best Supporting Actor: Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)
Best Supporting Actress: Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Best Original Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi (A Hero)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen (The Tragedy of MacBeth)
Best Breakthrough Performance: Alana Haim & Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza)
Best Directorial Debut: Michael Sarnoski (Pig)
Best Animated Feature: Encanto
Best Foreign Language Feature: A Hero
Best Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul
Best Ensemble: The Harder They Fall
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel (The Tragedy of MacBeth)
National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award: Flee
Top Films (In Alphabetical Order):
- Belfast
- Don’t Look Up
- Dune
- King Richard
- The Last Duel
- Nightmare Alley
- Red Rocket
- The Tragedy of MacBeth
- West Side Story
Top Foreign Language Films (In Alphabetical Order):
- Benedetta
- Lamb
- Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
- Titane
- The Worst Person in the World
Top Documentary Films (In Alphabetical Order):
- Ascension
- Attica
- Flee
- The Rescue
- Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Top Independent Films (In Alphabetical Order):
- The Card Counter
- C’mon C’mon
- CODA
- The Green Knight
- Holler
- Jockey
- Old Henry
- Pig
- Shiva Baby
- The Souvenir Part II
