• Rob Reiner (Impersonating Producer Vincent Landay), Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze

    Rob Reiner (Impersonating Producer Vincent Landay), Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze

    2013 Best Picture - Her

  • Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson

    Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson

    Presenter, 2013 Best Actress - Saving Mr. Banks

  • Michael B. Jordan

    Michael B. Jordan

    2013 Breakthrough Performance - Fruitvale Station

  • Jessica Chastain

    Jessica Chastain

    Presenter, 2013 Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station

  • Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio

    Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio

    2013 Spotlight Award - Career Collaboration of Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio

  • Léa Seydoux

    Léa Seydoux

    Presenter, 2013 Breakthrough Performance - Adèle Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color

  • Oscar Isaac

    Oscar Isaac

    Presenter, 2013 Best Original Screenplay - Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis

  • Adèle Exarchopoulos

    Adèle Exarchopoulos

    2013 Breakthrough Performance - Blue is the Warmest Color

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

  • Seth Meyers

    Seth Meyers

    Presenter, 2013 Best Supporting Actor - Will Forte, Nebraska

  • Will Forte

    Will Forte

    2013 Best Supporting Actor - Nebraska

  • Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan

    Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan

    Presenter, 2013 Breakthrough Performance - Fruitvale Station

  • Oscar Isaac, F. Murray Abraham

    Oscar Isaac, F. Murray Abraham

    Inside Llewyn Davis

  • Paul Dano, Terrence Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello

    Paul Dano, Terrence Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello

    2013 Best Ensemble - Prisoners

  • Rob Reiner, Spike Jonze, Jon Favreau

    Rob Reiner, Spike Jonze, Jon Favreau

    Presenters, 2013 Spotlight Award - Career Collaboration of Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio

  • Edie Falco, Terence Winter, Steve Buscemi

    Edie Falco, Terence Winter, Steve Buscemi

    Presenters, 2013 Best Adapted Screenplay - Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Ethan Coen, Oscar Isaac, Joel Coen

    Ethan Coen, Oscar Isaac, Joel Coen

    Presenter, 2013 Best Original Screenplay - Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis

  • Will Forte, Bruce Dern

    Will Forte, Bruce Dern

    2013 Best Supporting Actor; 2013 Best Actor - Nebraska

  • Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Evans

    Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Evans

    2013 Best Directorial Debut - Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale Station

  • Lara Spencer

    Lara Spencer

    Master of Ceremonies

  • Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain

    Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain

    2013 Best Supporting Actress - Fruitvale Station

  • Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos

    Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos

    Presenter; 2013 Breakthrough Performance - Adèle Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color

  • Spike Jonze

    Spike Jonze

    2013 Best Director - Her

  • Cipriani 42nd Street

    Cipriani 42nd Street

  • Mike Myers, Spike Jonze, Megan Ellison, Rob Reiner

    Mike Myers, Spike Jonze, Megan Ellison, Rob Reiner

    Mike Meyers, Presenter, 2013 Best Film - Spike Jonze, Megan Ellison, Her

  • Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco

    Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco

    Presenters, 2013 Best Adapted Screenplay - Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street

  • F. Murray Abraham

    F. Murray Abraham

  • Adepero Oduye

    Adepero Oduye

  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese

  • Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson

    Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson

  • Melonie Diaz, Adepero Oduye

    Melonie Diaz, Adepero Oduye

  • Jon Favreau, Seth Meyers

    Jon Favreau, Seth Meyers

  • Scott Rudin, Oscar Isaac

    Scott Rudin, Oscar Isaac

  • Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

    2013 Best Actress - Saving Mr. Banks

  • Tom Brokaw

    Tom Brokaw

    Presenter, 2013 William K. Everson Award for Film History - George Stevens, Jr.

  • George Stevens, Jr.

    George Stevens, Jr.

    2013 William K. Everson Award for Film History

  • Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Steve Buscemi

    Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Steve Buscemi

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Rob Reiner

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Rob Reiner

  • Rob Reiner, Octavia Spencer

    Rob Reiner, Octavia Spencer

  • Terence Winter

    Terence Winter

    2013 Best Adapted Screenplay - The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Tom Bernard, Lee Daniels, Michael Barker

    Tom Bernard, Lee Daniels, Michael Barker

  • Mike Myers, Emma Thompson

    Mike Myers, Emma Thompson

  • Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos

    Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos

  • Edie Falco

    Edie Falco

  • Will Forte

    Will Forte

    2013 Best Supporting Actor - Nebraska

  • Spike Jonze

    Spike Jonze

    2013 Best Director - Her

  • Meryl Streep

    Meryl Streep

  • F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis

    F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis

  • Bruce Dern

    Bruce Dern

    2013 Best Actor - Nebraska

  • Meryl Streep

    Meryl Streep

  • Maria Bello

    Maria Bello

    2013 Best Ensemble - Prisoners

  • Melonie Diaz

    Melonie Diaz

    Presenter, 2013 Breakthrough Performance - Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station

  • Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer

    Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer

  • Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer

    Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer

  • Dan Fellman, Joel Coen

    Dan Fellman, Joel Coen

  • Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard

    Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard

    2013 Best Ensemble - Prisoners

  • Tina Brown, Haifaa Al Mansour

    Tina Brown, Haifaa Al Mansour

    Presenter, 2013 Freedom of Expression Award - Haifaa Al Mansour, Wadjda

  • Oscar Isaac

    Oscar Isaac

  • Olympia Dukakis, Sarah Polley

    Olympia Dukakis, Sarah Polley

    Presenter, 2013 Best Documentary - Sarah Polley, Stories We Tell

  • Frank Marshall, Richard Corliss

    Frank Marshall, Richard Corliss

    2013 Best Animated Feature - Frank Marshall, The Wind Rises; Presenter

  • Ryan Coogler, Lee Daniels

    Ryan Coogler, Lee Daniels

    2013 Best Directorial Debut - Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale Station; Presenter

  • Denis Villeneuve, Terrence Howard, Paul Dano

    Denis Villeneuve, Terrence Howard, Paul Dano

    Presenter; 2013 Best Ensemble - Prisoners

  • Tim Webber, Jess Cagle, David Heyman

    Tim Webber, Jess Cagle, David Heyman

    2013 Creative Innovation in Filmmaking Award - Tim Webber, David Heyman, Gravity

  • Asghar Farhadi, Bérénice Bejo

    Asghar Farhadi, Bérénice Bejo

    2013 Best Foreign Language Film - Asghar Farhadi, The Past; Presenter

  • Spike Jonze, Rob Reiner

    Spike Jonze, Rob Reiner

  • Spike Jonze, Paul Dano

    Spike Jonze, Paul Dano

  • Spike Jonze, Melissa Leo, Megan Ellison

    Spike Jonze, Melissa Leo, Megan Ellison

  • Mike Myers, Spike Jonze

    Mike Myers, Spike Jonze

  • Terence Winter, Jonah Hill, Steve Buscemi, Jon Favreau, Rachel Winter

    Terence Winter, Jonah Hill, Steve Buscemi, Jon Favreau, Rachel Winter

  • Mike Myers

    Mike Myers

    Presenter, 2013 Best Film - Her

  • Sarah Polley

    Sarah Polley

  • Bérénice Bejo

    Bérénice Bejo

  • Léa Seydoux

    Léa Seydoux

  • Haifaa Al Mansour, Tina Brown

    Haifaa Al Mansour, Tina Brown

  • Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

  • Bruce Dern, David Picker

    Bruce Dern, David Picker

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A select group of knowledgeable film enthusiasts and professionals, academics, young filmmakers and students, the National Board of Review viewed over 250 films in 2013 including studio, independent, foreign-language, animated and documentary selections.

These screenings were frequently followed by in-depth discussions with filmmakers, directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters. Voting ballots were tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP.

The National Board of Review honors diverse members of the film community at their annual Awards Gala. Hosted by Lara Spencer, the 2013 Awards Gala gala took place on January 8, 2014 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

“Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today,” said Annie Schulhof, NBR President. “In HER, he explores the age-old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way. It is an outstanding achievement that is sure to become a new classic.”

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Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today

– Annie Schulhof, NBR President