• Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Jane Rosenthal

    Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Jane Rosenthal

    2019 Best Film - The Irishman

  • Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman

    Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Best Director - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Adam Sandler

    Adam Sandler

    2019 Best Actor - Uncut Gems

  • Renée Zellweger

    Renée Zellweger

    2019 Best Actress - Judy

  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Noah Segan, Rian Johnson, Frank Oz

    Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Noah Segan, Rian Johnson, Frank Oz

    Awardees, Presenter, 2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Kathy Bates, Marie Brenner

    Kathy Bates, Marie Brenner

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Best Supporting Actress - Richard Jewell

  • Brad Pitt

    Brad Pitt

    2019 Best Supporting Actor - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Rian Johnson, Frank Oz

    Rian Johnson, Frank Oz

    Presenter, Awardee, 2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Kathryn Bigelow, Martin Scorsese, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff

    Kathryn Bigelow, Martin Scorsese, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff

    Presenter, Awardees, 2019 Best Film - The Irishman

  • Melina Matsoukas, Lena Waithe

    Melina Matsoukas, Lena Waithe

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Directorial Debut - Queen & Slim

  • Kathryn Bigelow

    Kathryn Bigelow

    Presenter, 2019 Best Film - The Irishman

  • Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper

    Presenter, 2019 Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen

    Presenter, 2019 NBR Icon Award - Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino

  • Uma Thurman

    Uma Thurman

    Presenter, 2019 Best Director - Quentin Tarantino

  • Quentin Tarantino

    Quentin Tarantino

    2019 Best Director - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Renée Zellweger, Salma Hayek Pinault

    Renée Zellweger, Salma Hayek Pinault

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Best Actress - Judy

  • Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese

    Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese

    2019 NBR Icon Award

  • Drew Barrymore

    Drew Barrymore

    Presenter, 2019 Best Actor - Adam Sandler

  • Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Timothée Chalamet

    Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Timothée Chalamet

    Awardees, Presenter, 2019 Best Original Screenplay - Uncut Gems

  • Hamza Al-Kateab, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts

    Hamza Al-Kateab, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - For Sama

  • Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper

    Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Best Supporting Actor - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Salma Hayek Pinault

    Salma Hayek Pinault

    Presenter, 2019 Best Actress - Renée Zellweger

  • Drew Barrymore

    Drew Barrymore

    Presenter, 2019 Best Actor - Adam Sandler

  • Daniel Craig

    Daniel Craig

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Stevenson, Asher Goldstein

    Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Stevenson, Asher Goldstein

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - Just Mercy

  • Brad Pitt

    Brad Pitt

    2019 Best Supporting Actor - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler

    Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler

    Presenter, Awardee, 2019 Best Actor - Uncut Gems

  • Steve Zaillian

    Steve Zaillian

    2019 Best Adapted Screenplay - The Irishman

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen

    Presenter, 2019 NBR Icon Award

  • Paul Walter Hauser

    Paul Walter Hauser

    2019 Breakthrough Performance - Richard Jewell

  • Uma Thurman

    Uma Thurman

    Presenter, 2019 Best Director - Quentin Tarantino

  • Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt

    Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt

    Presenter, Awardee, 2019 Best Supporting Actor - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Kathy Bates

    Kathy Bates

    2019 Best Supporting Actress - Richard Jewell

  • Timothée Chalamet

    Timothée Chalamet

    Presenter, 2019 Best Original Screenplay - Uncut Gems

  • Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper

    Presenter, 2019 Best Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt

  • Lupita Nyong-o

    Lupita Nyong-o

    Presenter, 2019 Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite

  • Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese

    Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese

    Presenter, Awardees, 2019 NBR Icon Award

  • Roger Deakins, Daniel Craig

    Roger Deakins, Daniel Craig

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - 1917

  • Lena Waithe

    Lena Waithe

    Presenter, 2019 Directorial Debut - Melina Matsoukas

  • Tracy Edwards, Jamie Lee Curtis

    Tracy Edwards, Jamie Lee Curtis

  • Melina Matsoukas

    Melina Matsoukas

    2019 Best Directorial Debut - Queen & Slim

  • Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro

    Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro

    2019 NBR Icon Award

  • Sam Rockwell

    Sam Rockwell

    Presenter, 2019 Breakthrough Performance - Paul Walter Hauser

  • Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper

    Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper

  • Bonnie Arnold, Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis

    Bonnie Arnold, Dean DeBlois, Bradford Lewis

    2019 Best Animated Feature - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  • Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell

    Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Breakthrough Performance - Richard Jewell

  • Edward Watts, Hamza Al-Kateab, Raney Aronson-Rath, Hamza Al-Kateab

    Edward Watts, Hamza Al-Kateab, Raney Aronson-Rath, Hamza Al-Kateab

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - For Sama

  • Roger Deakins

    Roger Deakins

    2019 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - 1917

  • Tom McCarthy, Steve Zaillian

    Tom McCarthy, Steve Zaillian

    Presenter, Awardee, 2019 Best Adapted Screenplay - The Irishman

  • Bong Joon Ho, Lee Jung Eun, Song Kang Ho

    Bong Joon Ho, Lee Jung Eun, Song Kang Ho

    2019 Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite

  • Bryan Stevenson

    Bryan Stevenson

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - Just Mercy

  • Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler

    Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler

    2019 Best Actor - Uncut Gems

  • Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein

    Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein

    2019 Best Original Screenplay - Uncut Gems

  • Bradford Lewis, Dean DeBlois, Roger Deakins, Bonnie Arnold

    Bradford Lewis, Dean DeBlois, Roger Deakins, Bonnie Arnold

    Awardees, Presenter, 2019 Best Animated Feature - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  • Salma Hayek Pinault, Billy Porter

    Salma Hayek Pinault, Billy Porter

  • Timothée Chalamet, Benny Safdie

    Timothée Chalamet, Benny Safdie

    Presenter, Awardee, 2019 Best Original Screenplay - Uncut Gems

  • Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Ted Sarandos, Bruce Springsteen, Scott Stuber

    Ted Sarandos, Bruce Springsteen, Scott Stuber

  • Tracy Edwards

    Tracy Edwards

    2019 Best Documentary - Maiden

  • Renée Zellweger

    Renée Zellweger

    2019 Best Actress - Judy

  • Willie Geist

    Willie Geist

    Master of Ceremonies

  • Bong Joon Ho, Lupita Nyong-o

    Bong Joon Ho, Lupita Nyong-o

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite

  • Timothée Chalamet

    Timothée Chalamet

    Presenter, 2019 Best Original Screenplay - Uncut Gems

  • Alex Holmes, Tracy Edwards

    Alex Holmes, Tracy Edwards

    2019 Best Documentary - Maiden

  • Lupita Nyong'o

    Lupita Nyong'o

    Presenter, Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite

  • Michael Shannon, Frank Oz, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig

    Michael Shannon, Frank Oz, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Adam Sandler

    Adam Sandler

    2019 Best Actor - Uncut Gems

  • Melina Matsoukas

    Melina Matsoukas

    2019 Best Directorial Debut - Queen & Slim

  • Annie Schulhof

    Annie Schulhof

    NBR President

  • Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler

    Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler

    2019 Best Supporting Actress; 2019 Best Actor

  • Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen

    Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen

    Awardee, Presenter, 2019 NBR Icon Award

  • Bong Joon Ho

    Bong Joon Ho

    2019 Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite

  • Scott Stuber, Ted Sarandos

    Scott Stuber, Ted Sarandos

  • Uma Thurman, Quentin Tarantino

    Uma Thurman, Quentin Tarantino

    2019 Best Director - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

  • Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

    Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

    2019 Best Original Screenplay and 2019 Best Actor - Uncut Gems

  • Raney Aronson-Rath

    Raney Aronson-Rath

    Presenter, 2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - For Sama

  • Daniel Craig

    Daniel Craig

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Frank Oz, Noah Segan, Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis

    Frank Oz, Noah Segan, Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Tim Blake Nelson, Lisa Benavides

    Tim Blake Nelson, Lisa Benavides

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - Just Mercy

  • Byron Pitts

    Byron Pitts

    Presenter, 2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - Just Mercy

  • Uma Thurman

    Uma Thurman

    Presenter, 2019 Best Director - Quentin Tarantino

  • Edward Watts, Waad Al-Kateab, Hamza Al-Kateab

    Edward Watts, Waad Al-Kateab, Hamza Al-Kateab

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - For Sama

  • Kathy Bates

    Kathy Bates

    2019 Best Supporting Actress - Richard Jewell

  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon

    Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

  • Annie Schulhof, Roger Deakins, James Ellis

    Annie Schulhof, Roger Deakins, James Ellis

  • Rob Morgan

    Rob Morgan

    2019 NBR Freedom of Expression - Just Mercy

  • Jamie Lee Curtis

    Jamie Lee Curtis

    2019 Best Ensemble - Knives Out

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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 285 films in 2019 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 2019 Awards Gala gala took place on January 8, 2020 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

“We are thrilled to award The Irishman as our Best Film – Martin Scorsese’s masterful mob epic is a rich, moving, beautifully textured movie that represents the best in what cinema can be,” said NBR President Annie Schulhof. “We are also excited to be presenting Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino with our inaugural Icon Award – they are the true definition of cinematic icons, each with their own exceptional body of work, and all in top form in The Irishman.”

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We are thrilled to award The Irishman as our Best Film

– Annie Schulhof, NBR President