National Board of Review Awards 2001



73rd NBR Awards December 5, 2001

Best Film: ''' Moulin Rouge!  The 73rd National Board of Review Awards''', honoring the best in filmmaking in 2001, were announced on 5 December 2001 and given on 7 January 2002.

Top 10 films

 * 1) Moulin Rouge!
 * 2) In the Bedroom
 * 3) Ocean's Eleven
 * 4) Memento
 * 5) Monster's Ball
 * 6) Black Hawk Down
 * 7) The Man Who Wasn't There
 * 8) A.I. Artificial Intelligence
 * 9) The Pledge
 * 10) Mulholland Drive

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) Amores perros
 * 2) Behind the Sun
 * 3) Dark Blue World
 * 4) No Man's Land
 * 5) Amélie

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Moulin Rouge!
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Amores perros, Mexico
 * Best Actor:
 * Billy Bob Thornton - The Man Who Wasn't There, Monster's Ball, Bandits
 * Best Actress:
 * Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Jim Broadbent - Iris and Moulin Rouge!
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Cate Blanchett - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Man Who Cried, and The Shipping News
 * Best Acting by an Ensemble:
 * Last Orders
 * Breakthrough Performance - Male:
 * Hayden Christensen - Life as a House
 * Breakthrough Performance - Female:
 * Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive
 * Best Director:
 * Todd Field - In the Bedroom
 * Outstanding Directorial Debut:
 * John Cameron Mitchell - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
 * Best Screenplay:
 * In the Bedroom - Robert Festinger and Todd Field
 * Best Documentary Feature:
 * The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
 * Best Animated Feature:
 * Shrek
 * Best Film made for Cable TV:
 * Wit
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * Jon Voight
 * Billy Wilder Award For Excellence In Directing:
 * Steven Spielberg
 * Special Filmmaking Achievement:
 * Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
 * Best Art Direction:
 * Grant Major - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
 * Career Achievement - Music Composition:
 * John Williams
 * Humanitarian Award:
 * Arthur Cohn
 * William K. Everson Award For Film History:
 * Martin Scorsese, My Voyage to Italy
 * Freedom Of Expression:
 * Baran
 * Jung in the Land of the Mujaheddin
 * Kandahar
 * Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking:
 * The Anniversary Party
 * The Deep End
 * Diamond Men
 * Ghost World
 * Happy Accidents
 * Iris
 * Lantana
 * L.I.E.
 * Piñero
 * Sexy Beast