National Board of Review Awards 1984



56th National Board of Review Awards December 17, 1984

Best Picture:  A Passage to India  The 56th National Board of Review Awards were announced on 17 December 1984.

Top Ten Films

 * 1) A Passage to India
 * 2) Paris, Texas
 * 3) The Killing Fields
 * 4) Places in the Heart
 * 5) Mass Appeal
 * 6) Country
 * 7) A Soldier's Story
 * 8) Birdy
 * 9) Careful, He Might Hear You
 * 10) Under the Volcano

Top Foreign films

 * 1) A Sunday in the Country
 * 2) Carmen
 * 3) A Love in Germany
 * 4) The Fourth Man
 * 5) The Basileus Quartet

Winners

 * Best Picture:
 * A Passage to India
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Un dimanche à la campagne (A Sunday in the Country), France
 * Best Actor:
 * Victor Banerjee - A Passage to India
 * Best Actress:
 * Peggy Ashcroft - A Passage to India
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * John Malkovich - Places in the Heart
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Sabine Azéma - Un dimanche à la campagne (A Sunday in the Country)
 * Best Director:
 * David Lean - A Passage to India
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * John Huston