National Board of Review Awards 1951



23rd National Board of Review Awards December 17, 1951 The 23rd National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 17, 1951.

Top Ten Films

 * 1) A Place in the Sun
 * 2) The Red Badge of Courage
 * 3) An American in Paris
 * 4) Death of a Salesman
 * 5) Detective Story
 * 6) A Streetcar Named Desire
 * 7) Decision Before Dawn
 * 8) Strangers on a Train
 * 9) Quo Vadis
 * 10) Fourteen Hours

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) Rashomon
 * 2) The River
 * 3) Miracle in Milan
 * 4) Kon-Tiki
 * 5) The Browning Version

Winners

 * Best Film: A Place in the Sun
 * Best Foreign Film: Rashomon
 * Best Actor: Richard Basehart (Fourteen Hours)
 * Best Actress: Jan Sterling (The Big Carnival)
 * Best Director: Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon)
 * Best Screenplay: T.E.B. Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob)