National Board of Review Awards 2009



81st NBR Awards January 12, 2010

Best Film: Up in the Air

The 81st National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, are given on January 12, 2010.

Top Films

 * Up in the Air
 * (500) Days of Summer
 * An Education
 * The Hurt Locker
 * Inglourious Basterds
 * 'Invictus'
 * The Messenger
 * A Serious Man
 * Star Trek
 * Up
 * Where the Wild Things Are

Top Foreign Films

 * The Maid
 * Revanche
 * The Song of Sparrows
 * Three Monkeys
 * The White Ribbon

Top Documentaries

 * Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country
 * Crude
 * Food, Inc.
 * Good Hair
 * The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Top Independent Films

 * Amreeka
 * District 9
 * Goodbye Solo
 * Humpday
 * In the Loop
 * Julia
 * Me and Orson Welles
 * Moon
 * Sugar
 * Two Lovers

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Up in the Air
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * A Prophet, France
 * Best Animated Feature:
 * Up
 * Best Documentary Feature:
 * The Cove
 * Best Actor (tie):
 * Morgan Freeman - Invictus
 * George Clooney - Up in the Air
 * Best Actress:
 * Carey Mulligan - An Education
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
 * Breakthrough Male Performances:
 * Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
 * Breakthrough Female Performances:
 * Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
 * Best Ensemble Cast:
 * It's Complicated
 * Best Director:
 * Clint Eastwood - Invictus
 * Best Directorial Debut (tie):
 * Duncan Jones - Moon
 * Oren Moverman - The Messenger
 * Marc Webb - (500) Days of Summer
 * Best Screenplay - Adapted:
 * Up in the Air - Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
 * Best Screenplay - Original:
 * A Serious Man - Joel and Ethan Coen
 * Freedom of Expression Award (tie):
 * Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country
 * Invictus
 * The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
 * Special Filmmaking Achievement Award:
 * Wes Anderson - Fantastic Mr. Fox
 * William K. Everson Award for Film History:
 * Jean Picker Firstenberg