National Board of Review Awards 2021

American film award

93rd NBR Awards
Best Film: Licorice Pizza

The 93rd National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on December 2, 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3] The gala was held on March 15, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Top 10 Films

Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:

Licorice Pizza

Belfast
Don't Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Last Duel
Nightmare Alley
Red Rocket
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

Top 5 Foreign Films

A Hero^[7]

Benedetta
Lamb
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
Titane
The Worst Person in the World

Top 10 Independent Films

The Card Counter
C'mon C'mon
CODA
The Green Knight
Holler
Jockey
Old Henry
Pig
Shiva Baby
The Souvenir Part II

Winners

Best Film:

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 Animated Feature:

Encanto

Breakthrough Performance:

Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza

Best Directorial Debut:

Michael Sarnoski – Pig

Best Foreign Language Film:

A Hero

Best Documentary:

Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Best Ensemble:

The Harder They Fall

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:

Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth

NBR Freedom of Expression:

Flee

References

^ Sharf, Zack (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Winners 2021: 'Licorice Pizza' Takes Best Picture and Best Director". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ Canfield, David (December 2, 2021). "Licorice Pizza Gets Oscars Boost from National Board of Review Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Names Paul Thomas Anderson & His 'Licorice Pizza' as Best Director & Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ Gelb, Andy; Purdy, Shawn; Brown, Lindsey (January 20, 2022). "The National Board of Review Will Host Awards Gala on Tuesday, March 15, 2022" (Press release). National Board of Review. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 20, 2022). "National Board of Review Sets New Date for Postponed Annual Gala – Updated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ Goldsmith, Jill (March 16, 2022). "Chris Rock Jokes "Paul Thomas Anderson Never Cast Me in Sh-t" at National Board of Review Gala While Touting 'Licorice Pizza'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ The NBR lists the Best Foreign Film and runners-up alphabetically
^ The NBR lists the Best Documentary Film and runners-up alphabetically