23rd National Board of Review Awards
December 17, 1951
The 23rd National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 17, 1951.
Top Ten Films
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A Place in the Sun''
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The Red Badge of Courage''
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An American in Paris''
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Death of a Salesman''
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Detective Story''
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A Streetcar Named Desire
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of person ...
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Decision Before Dawn''
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Strangers on a Train''
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Quo Vadis
''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?"
The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...
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Fourteen Hours
''Fourteen Hours'' is a 1951 American drama directed by Henry Hathaway, which tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel.
The film won critical accla ...
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Top Foreign Films
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Rashomon
is a 1950 Jidaigeki psychological thriller/crime film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori (actor), Masayuki Mori, and ...
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The River''
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Miracle in Milan
''Miracle in Milan'' ( it, Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian fantasy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel ''Totò il Buono.'' The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Grama ...
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Kon-Tiki''
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The Browning Version''
Winners
*Best Film: ''
A Place in the Sun''
*Best Foreign Film: ''
Rashomon
is a 1950 Jidaigeki psychological thriller/crime film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori (actor), Masayuki Mori, and ...
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*Best Actor:
Richard Basehart (''
Fourteen Hours
''Fourteen Hours'' is a 1951 American drama directed by Henry Hathaway, which tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel.
The film won critical accla ...
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*Best Actress:
Jan Sterling (''
The Big Carnival'')
*Best Director:
Akira Kurosawa (''
Rashomon
is a 1950 Jidaigeki psychological thriller/crime film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori (actor), Masayuki Mori, and ...
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*Best Screenplay:
T.E.B. Clarke
Thomas Ernest Bennett "Tibby" Clarke, OBE (7 June 1907 – 11 February 1989) was a film screenwriter who wrote several of the Ealing Studios comedies.
Clarke's scripts always feature careful logical development from a slightly absurd premise t ...
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The Lavender Hill Mob'')
External links
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1951
{{NBR Awards Chron
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Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
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