The 86th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2014, were announced on December 2, 2014.
Top 10 Films
Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:
A Most Violent Year
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- Boyhood
- Fury
- Gone Girl
- The Imitation Game
- Inherent Vice
- The Lego Movie
- Nightcrawler
- Unbroken
Winners
Best Film:
- A Most Violent Year
Best Director:
- Clint Eastwood – American Sniper
Best Actor (tie):
- Oscar Isaac – A Most Violent Year
- Michael Keaton – Birdman
Best Actress:
- Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor:
- Edward Norton – Birdman
Best Supporting Actress:
- Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Best Original Screenplay:
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller – The Lego Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- Paul Thomas Anderson – Inherent Vice
Best Animated Feature:
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Foreign Language Film:
- Wild Tales
Best Documentary:
- Life Itself
Best Ensemble:
- Fury
Breakthrough Performance:
- Jack O'Connell – Starred Up and Unbroken
Best Directorial Debut:
- Gillian Robespierre – Obvious Child
William K. Everson Film History Award:
- Scott Eyman
Spotlight Award:
- Chris Rock for writing, directing, and starring Top Five
NBR Freedom of Expression:
- Rosewater
- Selma
Top Foreign Films
Wild Tales
- Force Majeure
- Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
- Leviathan
- Two Days, One Night
- We Are the Best!
Top Documentaries
Life Itself
- Art and Craft
- Jodorowsky's Dune
- Keep On Keepin' On
- The Kill Team
- Last Days in Vietnam
Top Independent Films
- Blue Ruin
- Locke
- A Most Wanted Man
- Mr. Turner
- Obvious Child
- The Skeleton Twins
- Snowpiercer
- Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
- Starred Up
- Still Alice
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