NBR’s predilection towards Warner Bros. continues unabated with Mad Max: Fury Road taking the top spot on their annual Best Of list. The film gets a sizable boost from the exposure, as does The Martian and Sylvester Stallone for Creed.

Award Tallies

(3) The Martian
(2) The Hateful Eight, Room

The Awards

Best Picture

Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Animated Film

Inside Out

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

The Hateful Eight

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Martian

Best Foreign Film

Son of Saul

Best Documentary

Amy

Best Ensemble

The Big Short

Best Breakthrough Performance

TIE:
Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation
Jacob Tremblay – Room

Best Directorial Debut

Mediterranea – Jonas Carpignano

Freedom of Expression

TIE:
Beasts of No Nation
Mustang

Spotlight Award

Sicario

William K. Everson Film History Award

Cecilia De Mille Presley

Top Films of 2012

• Bridge of Spies
• Creed
• The Hateful Eight
• Inside Out
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• Spotlight
• The Martian
• Room
• Sicario
• Straight Outta Compton

Top Independent Films of 2012

• ’71
• 45 Years
• Cop Car
• Ex Machina
• Grandma
• It Follows
• James White
• Mississippi Grind
• Welcome to Me
• While We’re Young

Top Foreign Films of 2012

• Goodnight Mommy
• Mediterranea
• Phoenix
• The Second Mother
• Son of Saul
• The Tribe

Top Documentaries of 2012

• Amy
• Best of Enemies
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
• The Diplomat
• Listen to Me Marlon
• The Look of Silence

National Board of Review Data

Year Founded: December 24, 1908
First Awards: 1929 (87)