• Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb and J.C. Chandor

    Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb and J.C. Chandor

    2014 Best Picture - A Most Violent Year

  • Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac

    Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac

    2014 Best Supporting Actress; 2014 Best Actor

  • Chris Rock

    Chris Rock

    2014 Spotlight Award - Top Five

  • Julianne Moore

    Julianne Moore

    2014 Best Actress - Still Alice

  • Clint Eastwood, Edward Norton

    Clint Eastwood, Edward Norton

    2014 Best Director - American Sniper; 2014 Best Supporting Actor - Birdman

  • Willie Geist

    Willie Geist

    2014 Master of Ceremonies

  • Edward Norton

    Edward Norton

    2014 Best Supporting Actor - Birdman

  • Michael Keaton

    Michael Keaton

    2014 Best Actor - Birdman

  • Phil Lord, Chris Miller

    Phil Lord, Chris Miller

    2014 Best Original Screenplay - The Lego Movie

  • Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood

    2014 Best Director - American Sniper

  • Jack O'Connell

    Jack O'Connell

    2014 Breakthrough Performance - Starred Up, Unbroken

  • Jon Stewart

    Jon Stewart

    2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Rosewater

  • J.J. Abrams, Oscar Isaac

    J.J. Abrams, Oscar Isaac

    Presenter, 2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Rosewater; 2014 Best Actor - A Most Violent Year

  • Jerry Seinfeld

    Jerry Seinfeld

    Presenter, 2014 Spotlight Award - Top Five

  • Jon Stewart, Jessica Chastain

    Jon Stewart, Jessica Chastain

    2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Rosewater; 2014 Best Supporting Actress - A Most Violent Year

  • Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper

    Presenter, 2014 Best Director - Clint Eastwood, American Sniper

  • Elisabeth Holm, Jenny Slate, Gillian Robespierre (Dir)

    Elisabeth Holm, Jenny Slate, Gillian Robespierre (Dir)

    2014 Best Directorial Debut - Obvious Child

  • Paul Thomas Anderson

    Paul Thomas Anderson

    2014 Best Adapted Screenplay - Inherent Vice

  • Jon Stewart, Jessica Chastain, Chris Rock

    Jon Stewart, Jessica Chastain, Chris Rock

    2014 NBR Freedom of Expression; 2014 Best Supporting Actress; 2014 Spotlight Award

  • Steve James

    Steve James

    2014 Best Documentary - Life Itself

  • Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain

    Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain

  • Scott Eyman

    Scott Eyman

    2014 William K. Everson Award for Film History

  • Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph

    Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph

  • Damiàn Szifrón

    Damiàn Szifrón

    2014 Best Foreign Language Film - Wild Tales

  • Bruce Willis, Michael Keaton

    Bruce Willis, Michael Keaton

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Best Actor - Birdman

  • Annie Schulhof

    Annie Schulhof

    NBR President

  • David Oyelowo

    David Oyelowo

    Presenter, 2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Selma

  • J.J. Abrams

    J.J. Abrams

    Presenter, 2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Rosewater

  • Chris Rock, Common

    Chris Rock, Common

    Top Five, Selma

  • Zachary Quinto

    Zachary Quinto

    Presenter, 2014 Best Film - A Most Violent Year

  • Ava DuVernay, Maya Rudolph

    Ava DuVernay, Maya Rudolph

  • Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld

    Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld

    Honoree, Presenter, 2014 Spotlight Award - Top Five

  • Bart Freundlich, Julianne Moore

    Bart Freundlich, Julianne Moore

    2014 Best Actress - Still Alice

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Presenter, 2014 Best Actress - Julianne Moore, Still Alice

  • America Ferrera

    America Ferrera

    Presenter, 2014 Best Animated Film - How to Train Your Dragon 2

  • Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold

    Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold

    Director, Producer, 2014 Best Animated Film - How to Train Your Dragon 2

  • Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Will Arnett, Christopher Miller

    Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Will Arnett, Christopher Miller

    2014 Best Original Screenplay - The Lego Movie

  • Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood

    Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Best Director - American Sniper

  • Jenny Slate

    Jenny Slate

    Presenter, 2014 Best Directorial Debut - Obvious Child

  • Will Arnett

    Will Arnett

    Presenter, 2014 Best Original Screenplay - The Lego Movie

  • Carla Gugino

    Carla Gugino

    Presenter, 2014 Best Foreign Language Film - Wild Tales

  • Oscar Isaac

    Oscar Isaac

    2014 Best Actor - A Most Violent Year

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Presenter, 2014 Best Actress - Julianne Moore, Still Alice

  • Jessica Chastain

    Jessica Chastain

    2014 Best Supporting Actress - A Most Violent Year

  • Graham Moore

    Graham Moore

    Screenwriter - The Imitation Game

  • Edward Norton

    Edward Norton

    2014 Best Supporting Actor - Birdman

  • Common, Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo

    Common, Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo

    2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Selma

  • Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis

    Presenter, 2014 Best Actor - Michael Keaton, Birdman

  • Ramin Bahrani, Steve James

    Ramin Bahrani, Steve James

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Best Documentary Film - Life Itself

  • Carla Gugino

    Carla Gugino

    Presenter, 2014 Best Foreign Language Film - Wild Tales

  • Mark Landis, Mark Becker, Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman

    Mark Landis, Mark Becker, Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman

    Art and Craft

  • Alex Lawther

    Alex Lawther

    Actor, The Imitation Game

  • Katherine Waterston

    Katherine Waterston

    Presenter, 2014 Best Adapted Screenplay - Inherent Vice

  • André Holland, Katherine Waterston

    André Holland, Katherine Waterston

    Selma, Inherent Vice

  • Ramin Bahrani

    Ramin Bahrani

    Presenter, 2014 Best Documentary Film - Life Itself

  • J.C. Chandor, Anna Gerb, Neal Dodson

    J.C. Chandor, Anna Gerb, Neal Dodson

    2014 Best Film - A Most Violent Year

  • Ron Rifkin

    Ron Rifkin

    Presenter, 2014 Best Supporting Actor - Edward Norton, Birdman

  • Alan Hicks

    Alan Hicks

    Director, Keep On Keepin' On

  • Gillian Robespierre

    Gillian Robespierre

    2014 Best Directorial Debut - Obvious Child

  • The National Board of Review Gala Honoring 2014 Winners Awards Ceremony and Backstage

    The National Board of Review Gala Honoring 2014 Winners Awards Ceremony and Backstage

  • Jenny Slate

    Jenny Slate

    Presenter, 2014 Best Directorial Debut - Obvious Child

  • Allen Leech

    Allen Leech

    Actor, The Imitation Game

  • John Lesher

    John Lesher

    Producer - Birdman; Producer - Fury

  • Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis

    Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis

  • David Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay

    David Oyelowo, Ava DuVernay

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Selma

  • J.C. Chandor, Jessica Chastain

    J.C. Chandor, Jessica Chastain

    2014 Best Film; 2014 Best Supporting Actress

  • Jack O'Connell

    Jack O'Connell

    2014 Breakthrough Performance - Starred Up, Unbroken

  • Damiàn Szifrón, Carla Gugino

    Damiàn Szifrón, Carla Gugino

    Honoree, Presenter, 2014 Best Foreign Language Film - Wild Tales

  • Richard Corliss

    Richard Corliss

    Presenter, 2014 Breakthrough Performance - Jack O'Connell

  • André Holland

    André Holland

    Actor, Selma

  • Chris Rock

    Chris Rock

    2014 Spotlight Award - Top Five

  • Zachary Quinto, Anna Gerb, J.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson

    Zachary Quinto, Anna Gerb, J.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson

    Presenter, Honorees, 2014 Best Film - A Most Violent Year

  • Katherine Waterston, Paul Thomas Anderson

    Katherine Waterston, Paul Thomas Anderson

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Best Adapted Screenplay - Inherent Vice

  • Ron Rifkin, Edward Norton

    Ron Rifkin, Edward Norton

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Best Supporting Actor - Birdman

  • America Ferrera, Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold

    America Ferrera, Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold

    Presenter, Honorees, 2014 Best Animated Film - How to Train Your Dragon 2

  • J.J. Abrams, Jon Stewart

    J.J. Abrams, Jon Stewart

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 NBR Freedom of Expression - Rosewater

  • Jon Stewart, Jessica Chastain, Chris Rock

    Jon Stewart, Jessica Chastain, Chris Rock

  • Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood

    Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Best Director - American Sniper

  • Julianne Moore, Timothy Spall

    Julianne Moore, Timothy Spall

    Honoree, Presenter, 2014 Best Actress - Still Alice

  • Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock

    Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock

    Presenter, Honoree, 2014 Spotlight Award - Top Five

  • Jessica Chastain

    Jessica Chastain

    2014 Best Supporting Actress - A Most Violent Year

  • Morten Tyldum

    Morten Tyldum

    Director, The Imitation Game

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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 2014 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 Willie Geist, the 2014 Awards Gala gala took place on January 6, 2015 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

“A Most Violent Year is an exhilarating crime drama with a compelling story, outstanding performances, and an elegant cinematic style,” said Annie Schulhof, NBR President. “J.C. Chandor has given us a new and provocative perspective on the American Dream.”

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J.C. Chandor has given us a new and provocative perspective on the American Dream

– Annie Schulhof, NBR President