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  • George Miller

    George Miller

    2015 Best Film - Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Robert De Niro, Matt Damon

    Robert De Niro, Matt Damon

    Presenter; 2015 Best Actor - The Martian

  • Brie Larson

    Brie Larson

    2015 Best Actress - Room

  • Bill Nye, Jessica Chastain, Ridley Scott

    Bill Nye, Jessica Chastain, Ridley Scott

    Presenter, 2015 Best Adapted Screenplay; Presenter, 2015 Best Director; 2015 Best Director - The Martian

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh

    Jennifer Jason Leigh

    2015 Best Supporting Actress - The Hateful Eight

  • Ryan Coogler, Sylvester Stallone

    Ryan Coogler, Sylvester Stallone

    Presenter; 2015 Best Supporting Actor - Creed

  • Willie Geist

    Willie Geist

    2015 Master of Ceremonies

  • Abraham Attah

    Abraham Attah

    2015 Breakthrough Performance - Beasts of No Nation

  • Asif Kapadia

    Asif Kapadia

    2015 Best Documentary - Amy

  • Jacob Tremblay, Jason Segel

    Jacob Tremblay, Jason Segel

    2015 Breakthrough Performance - Room; Presenter

  • Pete Docter

    Pete Docter

    2015 Best Animated Feature - Inside Out

  • Géza Röhrig, Jonathan Demme, László Nemes

    Géza Röhrig, Jonathan Demme, László Nemes

    2015 Best Foreign Language Film - Son of Saul; Presenter, Jonathan Demme

  • Drew Goddard

    Drew Goddard

    2015 Best Adapted Screenplay - The Martian

  • Adepero Oduye, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater, Malcolm Gladwell, Jeremy Strong, Adam McKay, Finn Wittrock, John Magaro

    Adepero Oduye, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater, Malcolm Gladwell, Jeremy Strong, Adam McKay, Finn Wittrock, John Magaro

    2015 Best Ensemble - The Big Short; Presenter, Malcolm Gladwell

  • Charles Gillibert

    Charles Gillibert

    2015 Freedom of Expression Award - Mustang

  • Annie Schulhof, Scott Eyman, Cecilia De Mille Presley

    Annie Schulhof, Scott Eyman, Cecilia De Mille Presley

    NBR President; Presenter; 2015 William K. Everson Film History Award

  • Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Cary Joji Fukunaga

    2015 Freedom of Expression Award - Beasts of No Nation

  • Jessica Chastain

    Jessica Chastain

  • Bill Nye

    Bill Nye

  • Tessa Thompson

    Tessa Thompson

  • Kristen Stewart

    Kristen Stewart

    Presenter, 2015 Freedom of Expression Award - Beasts of No Nation

  • Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Maggie Gyllenhaal, Presenter, 2015 Breakthrough Performance - Abraham Attah

  • Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater

    Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater

  • Nicholas Hoult, George Miller

    Nicholas Hoult, George Miller

    Presenter; 2015 Best Film - Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Malcolm Gladwell

    Malcolm Gladwell

  • Basil Iwanyk, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Joe Walker, Roger Deakins, Emily Blunt, Denis Villeneuve, Benicio Del Toro

    Basil Iwanyk, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Joe Walker, Roger Deakins, Emily Blunt, Denis Villeneuve, Benicio Del Toro

    2015 Spotlight Award for Outstanding Collaborative Vision - Sicario

  • Adepero Oduye

    Adepero Oduye

  • Jacob Tremblay, Brie Larson

    Jacob Tremblay, Brie Larson

  • Matt Damon

    Matt Damon

  • Sue Kroll, Sylvester Stallone

    Sue Kroll, Sylvester Stallone

  • Doug Liman, Emily Blunt

    Doug Liman, Emily Blunt

    Doug Liman, Presenter, 2015 Spotlight Award for Outstanding Collaborative Vision - Sicario

  • O'Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell

    O'Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell

    2015 Top Film Straight Outta Compton; Jason Mitchell, Presenter, 2015 Best Actress - Brie Larson

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Kristen Stewart, Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Kristen Stewart, Cary Joji Fukunaga

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Benicio Del Toro

    Samuel L. Jackson, Benicio Del Toro

    Samuel L. Jackson, Presenter, 2015 Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Jason Leigh

  • Roger Deakins, Isabella James Purefoy Ellis

    Roger Deakins, Isabella James Purefoy Ellis

  • Walton Goggins

    Walton Goggins

    Accepting for Quentin Tarantino, 2015 Best Original Screenplay - The Hateful Eight

  • Nicholas Hoult

    Nicholas Hoult

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, Abraham Attah

    Maggie Gyllenhaal, Abraham Attah

  • Jason Segel

    Jason Segel

  • Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso

    Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso

  • Brie Larson, Jason Mitchell

    Brie Larson, Jason Mitchell

  • Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Cary Joji Fukunaga

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson

    Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson

  • Kevin Ulrich, Ryan Coogler, Jonathan Glickman

    Kevin Ulrich, Ryan Coogler, Jonathan Glickman

    CEO Anchorage Capital; Presenter - 2015 Best Supporting Actor; President MGM Pictures

  • Denis Villeneuve, Macha Grenon, Benicio Del Toro

    Denis Villeneuve, Macha Grenon, Benicio Del Toro

  • Finn Wittrock

    Finn Wittrock

  • Pete Docter, Lewis Black, Jonas Rivera

    Pete Docter, Lewis Black, Jonas Rivera

    2015 Best Animated Feature; Lewis Black, Presenter

  • Drew Goddard, Bill Nye

    Drew Goddard, Bill Nye

  • Cary Joji Fukunaga, Kristen Stewart

    Cary Joji Fukunaga, Kristen Stewart

  • Brie Larson, Lenny Abrahamson

    Brie Larson, Lenny Abrahamson

    2015 Best Actress - Room; Director 2015 Top Film - Room

  • Finn Wittrock, Adam McKay, John Magaro

    Finn Wittrock, Adam McKay, John Magaro

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Doug Liman

    Samuel L. Jackson, Doug Liman

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal, Abraham Attah

    Maggie Gyllenhaal, Abraham Attah

  • Jason Segel, Lenny Abrahamson

    Jason Segel, Lenny Abrahamson

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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 2015 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 2015 Awards Gala gala took place on January 5, 2016 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

“2015 has been a banner year for popular cinema,” said NBR President Annie Schulhof. “We are thrilled to be awarding George Miller and Ridley Scott, two iconic filmmakers at the top of their game, while also celebrating the next generation of talent.”

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We are thrilled to be awarding George Miller and Ridley Scott, two iconic filmmakers at the top of their game

– Annie Schulhof, NBR President