Kenneth Lonergan’s drama Manchester by the Sea picked up three prizes from the National Board of review, including Best Picture. Many of the year’s key competitors are in evidence here with some noteworthy surprises such as Hidden Figures earning the ensemble award and the here-to-fore unseen Silence placing on the list in spite of that.

Award Tallies

(3) Manchester by the Sea
(2) Moonlight

The Awards

Best Picture

Manchester by the Sea

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Director

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival

Best Supporting Actor

Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water

Best Supporting Actress

Naomie Harris – Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay

Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay

Silence

Best Foreign Film

The Salesman

Best Documentary

O.J.: Made in America

Best Ensemble

Hidden Figures

Best Breakthrough Performance Actor

Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea

Best Breakthrough Performance Actress

Royalty Hightower – The Fits

Best Directorial Debut

Trey Edward Shults – Krisha

Freedom of Expression

Kirsten Johnson – Cameraperson

Spotlight Award

Career Collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg

Top Films of 2012

• Arrival
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Hail, Caesar!
• Hell or High Water
• Hidden Figures
• La La Land
• Manchester by the Sea
• Moonlight
• Patriots Day
• Silence
• Sully

Top Independent Films of 2012

• 20th Century Women
• Captain Fantastic
• Creative Control
• Eye in the Sky
• The Fits
• Green Room
• Hello, My Name Is Doris
• Krisha
• Morris from America
• Sing Street

Top Foreign Films of 2012

• Elle
• The Handmaiden
• Julieta
• Land of Mine
• Neruda
• The Salesman

Top Documentaries of 2012

• De Palma
• The Eagle Huntress
• Gleason
• Life, Animated
• Miss Sharon Jones!
• O.J.: Made in America

National Board of Review Data

Year Founded: December 24, 1908
First Awards: 1929 (88)