National Board of Review Confirms What We Already Know: Mad Max: Fury Road is THE BEST
How awesome is Mad Max: Fury Road? It’s so awesome that it can be named Best Film by the National Board of Review having not won any other awards. It’s like, Yeah, yeah, these other movies have great directors and writers and actors and stuff…but this movie is just SO MUCH COOLER!
Mad Max: Fury Road has beat out films like The Martian, The Hateful Eight, and Beasts of No Nation for the top spot, even though The Martian won three awards, including Best Director, and The Hateful Eight won Best Original Screenplay. I guess the National Board of Review loves them some doof warriors:
So, who is this Board, you ask? The National Board of Review is a non-profit that was established in 1909 and is made up of knowledgeable film enthusiasts, professionals, academics, young filmmakers and students. So… pretty much anyone remotely interested in film? (Like, could I be a member? How does that even work? *scurries away to look it up*)
Back.
Anyway, here’s the full list of winners:
Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director: Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor: Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress: Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Drew Goddard – The Martian
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Breakthrough Performance: Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation & Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Directorial Debut: Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary: Amy
William K. Everson Film History Award: Cecilia De Mille Presley
Best Ensemble: The Big Short
Spotlight Award: Sicario for Outstanding Collaborative Vision
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Beasts of No Nation & Mustang
Top Films
Bridge of Spies
Creed
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
The Martian
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Goodnight Mommy
Mediterranea
Phoenix
The Second Mother
The Tribe
Top 5 Documentaries
Best of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Diplomat
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence
Top 10 Independent Films
‘71
45 Years
Cop Car
Ex Machina
Grandma
It Follows
James White
Mississippi Grind
Welcome to Me
While We’re Young
It’s cool to see so many genre films being recognized! We love us some Inside Out, Ex Machina, and The Martian, and it’s cool to see female-led films like Sicario and Room get so much attention as well. The NBR awards will be presented in New York City on January 5th.
And the National Board of Review isn’t the only organization that is hyped about this movie. The International Federation of Film Critics named it Best Film a couple of months ago. So, do you think that Mad Max: Fury Road has a shot at an Oscar? Let’s chat about it in the comments below!
(via Deadline Awards Line)
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