• Peter Farrelly

    Peter Farrelly

    2018 Best Film - Green Book

  • Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper

    2018 Best Director - A Star is Born

  • Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Linda Cardellini, Viggo Mortensen

    Linda Cardellini, Viggo Mortensen

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Actor - Green Book

  • Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg

    Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Director - A Star is Born

  • Lady Gaga, Stephen Colbert

    Lady Gaga, Stephen Colbert

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Sam Elliott

    Sam Elliott

    2018 Best Supporting Actor - A Star is Born

  • Regina King

    Regina King

    2018 Best Supporting Actress - If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Paul Schrader

    Paul Schrader

    2018 Best Original Screenplay - First Reformed

  • Barry Jenkins

    Barry Jenkins

    2018 Best Adapted Screenplay - If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Bo Burnham

    Bo Burnham

    2018 Best Directorial Debut - Eighth Grade

  • Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan

    Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan

    2018 Best Ensemble - Crazy Rich Asians

  • Brad Bird

    Brad Bird

    2018 Best Animated Feature - Incredibles 2

  • Kenneth Lonnergan

    Kenneth Lonnergan

    Presenter, 2018 Best Adapted Screenplay - If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Sam Elliott, Brett Haley

    Sam Elliott, Brett Haley

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Supporting Actor - A Star is Born

  • Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie

    Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie

    2018 Breakthrough Performance - Leave No Trace

  • Bradley Cooper, Irina Shayk

    Bradley Cooper, Irina Shayk

  • Viggo Mortensen

    Viggo Mortensen

    2018 Best Actor - Green Book

  • Pawel Pawlikowski, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Pawel Pawlikowski, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Foreign Language Film - Cold War

  • Uzo Aduba

    Uzo Aduba

    Presenter, 2018 Best Supporting Actress - Regina King

  • Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg

    Presenter, 2018 Best Director - Bradley Cooper

  • Willie Geist

    Willie Geist

    Gala Emcee

  • Alexandria Bombach

    Alexandria Bombach

    2018 NBR Freedom of Expression - On Her Shoulders

  • Betsy West, Julie Cohen

    Betsy West, Julie Cohen

    2018 Best Documentary - RBG

  • Olivia Wilde

    Olivia Wilde

    Presenter, 2018 NBR Freedom of Expression - On Her Shoulders

  • Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Steven Spielberg

    Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Steven Spielberg

  • Elsie Fisher

    Elsie Fisher

    Presenter, 2018 Best Directorial Debut - Eighth Grade

  • Lady Gaga, Cynthia Germanotta

    Lady Gaga, Cynthia Germanotta

  • Annie Schulhof

    Annie Schulhof

    NBR President

  • Sophia Bush, Alan Horn

    Sophia Bush, Alan Horn

  • Stephen Colbert

    Stephen Colbert

    Presenter, 2018 Best Actress - Lady Gaga

  • Peter Farrelly, Steven Spielberg, April Ryan, Lady Gaga

    Peter Farrelly, Steven Spielberg, April Ryan, Lady Gaga

  • Morgan Neville, Bob Murawski, Frank Marshall, Filip Jan Rymsza

    Morgan Neville, Bob Murawski, Frank Marshall, Filip Jan Rymsza

    2018 William K. Everson Film History Award - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead & The Other Side of the Wind

  • Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Paul Schrader, Richard Gere

    Paul Schrader, Richard Gere

  • Betsy West, Julie Cohen

    Betsy West, Julie Cohen

    2018 Best Documentary - RBG

  • Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Lady Gaga, Michelle Yeoh

    Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Lady Gaga, Michelle Yeoh

  • Richard Gere

    Richard Gere

    Presenter, 2018 Best Original Screenplay - First Reformed

  • Trevor Noah, Gemma Chan

    Trevor Noah, Gemma Chan

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Ensemble - Crazy Rich Asians

  • Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Pawel Pawlikowski, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Pawel Pawlikowski, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Foreign Language Film - Cold War

  • Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Gyllenhaal

  • Danny Huston, Jack Huston

    Danny Huston, Jack Huston

    Presenters, 2018 William K. Everson Film History Award - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead & The Other Side of the Wind

  • Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Viggo Mortensen

    Viggo Mortensen

    2018 Best Actor - Green Book

  • Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper

    2018 Best Director - A Star is Born

  • April Ryan

    April Ryan

    Presenter, 2018 Best Film - Green Book

  • Nicole Paradis Grindle, Brad Bird, John Walker

    Nicole Paradis Grindle, Brad Bird, John Walker

    2018 Best Animated Feature - Incredibles 2

  • Linda Cardellini

    Linda Cardellini

    Presenter, 2018 Best Actor - Viggo Mortensen

  • Pawel Pawlikowski

    Pawel Pawlikowski

    2018 Best Foreign Language Film - Cold War

  • Sophia Bush

    Sophia Bush

    Presenter, 2018 Best Animated Feature - Incredibles 2

  • Elsie Fisher, Bo Burnham

    Elsie Fisher, Bo Burnham

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Directorial Debut - Eighth Grade

  • April Ryan, Peter Farrelly

    April Ryan, Peter Farrelly

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Film - Green Book

  • Stephen Colbert, Lady Gaga

    Stephen Colbert, Lady Gaga

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Betsy West, Meredith Vieira, Julie Cohen

    Betsy West, Meredith Vieira, Julie Cohen

    Awardees, Presenter, 2018 Best Documentary - RBG

  • Sam Elliott

    Sam Elliott

    2018 Best Supporting Actor - A Star is Born

  • Morgan Neville, Bob Murawski, Frank Marshall, Filip Jan Rymsza

    Morgan Neville, Bob Murawski, Frank Marshall, Filip Jan Rymsza

    2018 William K. Everson Film History Award - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead & The Other Side of the Wind

  • Barry Jenkins, Kenneth Lonnergan

    Barry Jenkins, Kenneth Lonnergan

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Adapted Screenplay - If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Bretty Haley, Sam Elliott

    Bretty Haley, Sam Elliott

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Supporting Actor - A Star is Born

  • Brad Bird, Sophia Bush

    Brad Bird, Sophia Bush

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Best Animated Feature - Incredibles 2

  • Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Debra Granik

    Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Debra Granik

    Awardee, Presenter, 2018 Breakthrough Performance - Leave No Trace

  • Hayley Pappas, Alexandria Bombach, Olivia Wilde, Bryn Mooser

    Hayley Pappas, Alexandria Bombach, Olivia Wilde, Bryn Mooser

    Awardees, Presenter, 2018 NBR Freedom of Expression - On Her Shoulders

  • Elsie Fisher, Bo Burnham

    Elsie Fisher, Bo Burnham

    Presenter, Awardee, 2018 Best Directorial Debut - Eighth Grade

  • Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Constance Wu

    Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Constance Wu

  • Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

  • Olivia Wilde

    Olivia Wilde

    Presenter, 2018 NBR Freedom of Expression - On Her Shoulders

  • Uzo Aduba

    Uzo Aduba

    Presenter, 2018 Best Supporting Actress - Regina King

  • Constance Wu

    Constance Wu

    2018 Best Ensemble - Crazy Rich Asians

  • Regina King

    Regina King

    2018 Best Supporting Actress - If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Awkwafina

    Awkwafina

    2018 Best Ensemble - Crazy Rich Asians

  • Michelle Yeoh

    Michelle Yeoh

    2018 Best Ensemble - Crazy Rich Asians

  • Trevor Noah

    Trevor Noah

    Presenter, 2018 Best Ensemble - Crazy Rich Asians

  • Frank Marshall, Bob Murawksi

    Frank Marshall, Bob Murawksi

    2018 William K. Everson Film History Award - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead & The Other Side of the Wind

  • Linda Cardellini

    Linda Cardellini

    Presenter, 2018 Best Actor - Viggo Mortensen

  • Regina King

    Regina King

  • Morgan Neville

    Morgan Neville

    2018 William K. Everson Film History Award - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

  • Barry Jenkins

    Barry Jenkins

    2018 Best Adapted Screenplay - If Beale Street Could Talk

  • Josh Hamilton

    Josh Hamilton

  • Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    2018 Best Actress - A Star is Born

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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 265 films in 2018 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 2018 Awards Gala gala took place on January 8, 2019 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

“We are proud to honor Green Book as our best film – it is a warm and heartfelt look at a remarkable friendship, brought to the screen at a moment where its story of love, compassion, and shared humanity deeply resonates,” said NBR President Annie Schulhof. “We are also thrilled to award Bradley Cooper as our best director – he is an extraordinary talent behind the camera, bringing a fresh and modern perspective, as well as superb craftsmanship and tremendous heart, to the classic story of A Star is Born.”

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We are proud to honor Green Book as our best film

– Annie Schulhof, NBR President