The members of the National Board of Review have spoken and they’ve unveiled their list of the best films for 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon will be honored with four awards at the upcoming ceremony, including best film.
Martin Scorsese’s historical epic was named one of the top ten films of 2023 by this organization, alongside Barbie, The Boy and the Heron, Ferrari, The Holdovers, The Iron Claw, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, and Poor Things. It eventually picked up the award for the best film, in addition to three more.
Its leading lady Lily Gladstone won the award for the best actress, cementing her status as the Oscar front-runner. She was joined by Paul Giamatti (best actor for The Holdovers), Mark Ruffalo (best supporting actor for Poor Things), and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (best supporting actress for The Holdovers).
Martin Scorsese will receive the award for directing this film at the upcoming gala, while Rodrigo Prieto will be honored for his work as a cinematographer of both Flower Moon and Barbie.
The full list of 95th National Board of Review Awards winners was announced on December 6, while the annual gala will return to Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on January 11, 2024.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARDS:
Best Film
Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Actor
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Best Actress
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
NBR Icon Award
Bradley Cooper
Best Original Screenplay
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tony McNamara, Poor Things
Breakthrough Performance
Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
Best Directorial Debut
Celine Song, Past Lives
Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best International Film
Anatomy of a Fall
Best Documentary
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best Ensemble
The Iron Claw
Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry
Director Chad Stahelski and Stunt Coordinators Stephen Dunlevy & Scott Rogers, John Wick: Chapter 4
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie & Killers of the Flower Moon
Top Films (in alphabetical order)
Barbie
The Boy and the Heron
Ferrari
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things
Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order)
La Chimera
Fallen Leaves
The Teachers’ Lounge
Tótem
The Zone of Interest
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
20 Days in Mariupol
32 Sounds
The Eternal Memory
The Pigeon Tunnel
A Still Small Voice
Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
All of Us Strangers
BlackBerry
Earth Mama
Flora and Son
The Persian Version
Scrapper
Showing Up
Theater Camp
A Thousand and One