NEW YORK – The National Board of Review put its full assist behind Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” naming the lavish musical the perfect movie of the yr, Chu greatest director and awarding its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, a prize for his or her collaboration, in awards introduced Wednesday.
Already a box-office drive, “Depraved” can also be embarking on an awards marketing campaign anticipated to make it a serious Academy Awards contender. The Nationwide Board of Evaluate, a long-running New York-based group comprised of movie fanatics and lecturers based in 1909, has no correlation with the movie academy. However the win fingers “Depraved” some early momentum forward of Monday’s Golden Globe nominations, the place it ought to carry out effectively.
“Depraved represents the pure magic that motion pictures can deliver to audiences,” stated Annie Schulhof, NBR president. “Each element is fantastically crafted and designed, the actors are all distinctive and the music is second-to-none — collectively it provides as much as a transporting expertise like no different.”
Greatest actor went to Daniel Craig for his efficiency in Luca Guadagnino’s William S. Burroughs’ adaptation, “Queer.” Nicole Kidman took greatest actress for Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl,” wherein she performs a high-ranking government who has a romance with an intern (Harris Dickinson).
The supporting performing winners have been Kieran Culkin for “A Real Pain,” and Elle Fanning for “A Full Unknown.”
The NBRs add to the latest run of prizes dished out this week, together with the Gotham Awards on Monday, the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday and the Spirit Awards nominations introduced Wednesday. The NBR Awards will likely be handed out in an untelevised gala Jan. 7 in New York hosted by Willie Geist.
Here’s a full checklist of the NBR honors:
Greatest Movie: “Depraved”
Greatest Director: Jon M. Chu, “Depraved”
Greatest Actor: Daniel Craig, “Queer”
Greatest Actress: Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”
Greatest Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, “A Actual Ache”
Greatest Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, “A Full Unknown”
Greatest Ensemble: “Conclave”
Breakthrough Efficiency: Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Greatest Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, “Good One”
Greatest Authentic Screenplay: Mike Leigh, “Exhausting Truths”
Greatest Tailored Screenplay: Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, “Sing Sing”
NBR Highlight Award: Artistic Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: “No Different Land”
Greatest Animated Characteristic: “Movement”
Greatest Worldwide Movie: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Greatest Documentary: “Sugarcane”
Excellent Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, “Nosferatu”
Excellent Achievement in Stunt Artistry: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
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