THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
TO ANNOUNCE HONOREES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018

 

New York, NY (September 5, 2018) – The National Board of Review announced today that it will release its 2018 honorees on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The gala to celebrate this year’s group of lauded filmmakers will take place on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.  The celebration will be held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, where it has taken place for over a decade. NBC News’ “Sunday Today” host and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host, Willie Geist, will return to host the evening.

The National Board of Review’s awards celebrate excellence in filmmaking with categories that include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, Breakthrough Performance, and Directorial Debut as well as signature honors such as Freedom of Expression and Spotlight Award.
This past year’s NBR winners included:  The Post for Best Film of the Year; Greta Gerwig for Best Director of the Year; Jordan Peele for Best Directorial Debut; Tom Hanks for Best Actor of the Year, Meryl Streep as Best Actress of the Year and Timothée Chalamet for Breakthrough Performance.

 

ABOUT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
For 108 years, the National Board of Review has dedicated its efforts to the support of cinema as both art and entertainment. Each year, this select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals and academics of varying ages and backgrounds watches over 250 films and participates in illuminating discussions with directors, actors, producers and screenwriters before announcing their selections for the best work of the year in early December prior to an annual ceremony in January. Since first citing year-end cinematic achievements in 1929, NBR has recognized a vast selection of outstanding studio, independent, foreign-language, animated and documentary films, often propelling recipients such as George Miller’s visionary 2015 Best Film winner Mad Max: Fury Road into the larger awards conversation. NBR also stands out as the only film organization that bestows a film history award in honor of former member and film historian William K. Everson. In addition, one of the organization’s core values is identifying new talent and nurturing young filmmakers by awarding promising talent with ‘Directorial Debut’ and ‘Breakthrough Actor’ awards as well as grants to rising film students and by facilitating community outreach through the support of organizations such as The Ghetto Film School, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, and Educational Video Center. With its continued efforts to assist up-and-coming artists in completing and presenting their work, NBR honors its commitment to not just identifying the best that current cinema has to offer, but also ensuring the quality of films for future generations to come.

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