The 88th
National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
for
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
, were announced on November 29, 2016.
Top 10 Films
Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:
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Manchester by the Sea''
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Arrival''
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Hacksaw Ridge''
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Hail, Caesar!''
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Hell or High Water''
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Hidden Figures''
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La La Land''
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Moonlight
Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes.
Illumination
The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...
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Patriots Day
Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, some of the first battles of the American Revo ...
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Silence''
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Sully''
Top Foreign Films
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Elle''
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The Handmaiden''
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Julieta''
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Land of Mine
''Land of Mine'' ( da, Under sandet, lit=Under the Sand) is a 2015 historical war drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected and nominated for ...
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Neruda Neruda may refer to:
People
* Neruda (surname), a list of people with the surname
** Jan Neruda (1834—1891), Czech journalist, writer, and poet
** Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (—), classical Czech composer
** Pablo Neruda (1904—1973), Chilean ...
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Top Documentaries
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De Palma''
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The Eagle Huntress''
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Gleason''
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Life, Animated''
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Miss Sharon Jones!
''Miss Sharon Jones!'' is a 2015 documentary film about the singer Sharon Jones. The film depicts Jones' battle with cancer while continuing to perform with her group the Dap-Kings.
Reception
''Miss Sharon Jones!'' has received mostly positive rev ...
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Top Independent Films
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20th Century Women
''20th Century Women'' is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills and starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann and Billy Crudup. The film is set in 1970s Southern Californi ...
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Captain Fantastic''
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Creative Control''
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Eye in the Sky''
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The Fits''
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Green Room''
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Hello, My Name Is Doris''
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Krisha''
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Morris from America''
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Sing Street''
Winners
Best Film:
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Manchester by the Sea''
Best Director:
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Barry Jenkins, ''
Moonlight
Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes.
Illumination
The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...
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Best Actor:
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Casey Affleck, ''Manchester by the Sea''
Best Actress:
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Amy Adams, ''
Arrival''
Best Supporting Actor:
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Jeff Bridges, ''
Hell or High Water''
Best Supporting Actress:
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Naomie Harris, ''Moonlight''
Best Original Screenplay:
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Kenneth Lonergan, ''Manchester by the Sea''
Best Adapted Screenplay:
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Jay Cocks and
Martin Scorsese, ''
Silence''
Best Animated Feature:
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Kubo and the Two Strings''
Breakthrough Male Performance:
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Lucas Hedges, ''Manchester by the Sea''
Breakthrough Female Performance:
*Royalty Hightower, ''
The Fits''
Best Directorial Debut:
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Trey Edward Shults, ''
Krisha''
Best Foreign Language Film:
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The Salesman''
Best Documentary:
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O.J.: Made in America''
Best Ensemble:
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Hidden Figures''
Spotlight Award:
*Creative collaboration of
Peter Berg and
Mark Wahlberg.
NBR Freedom of Expression:
*''Cameraperson''
References
{{NBR Awards Chron
National Board of Review Awards
2016 film awards
2016 in American cinema