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93rd NBR Awards
Best Film: Licorice Pizza

The 93rd National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on December 2, 2021. The gala was held on March 15, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Top 10 Films

Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:

Licorice Pizza

• Belfast
• Don't Look Up
• Dune
• King Richard
• The Last Duel
• Nightmare Alley
• Red Rocket
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• West Side Story

Winners

Best Film:

• Licorice Pizza

Best Director:

• Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

Best Actor:

• Will Smith – King Richard

Best Actress:

• Rachel Zegler – West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor:

• Ciarán Hinds – Belfast

Best Supporting Actress:

• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – King Richard

Best Original Screenplay:

• Asghar Farhadi – A Hero

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• Joel Coen – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Animated Feature:

• Encanto

Best Foreign Language Film:

• A Hero

Best Documentary:

• Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Best Ensemble:

• The Harder They Fall

Breakthrough Performance:

• Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza

Best Directorial Debut:

• Michael Sarnoski – Pig

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:

• Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth

NBR Freedom of Expression:

• Flee

Top 5 Foreign Films

A Hero

• Benedetta
• Lamb
• Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
• Titane
• The Worst Person in the World

Top 5 Documentaries

Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

• Ascension
• Attica
• Flee
• The Rescue
• Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Top 10 Independent Films

• The Card Counter
• C'mon C'mon
• CODA
• The Green Knight
• Holler
• Jockey
• Old Henry
• Pig
• Shiva Baby
• The Souvenir Part II

References

1. Sharf, Zack (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Winners 2021: 'Licorice Pizza' Takes Best Picture and Best Director". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
2. Canfield, David (December 2, 2021). "Licorice Pizza Gets Oscars Boost from National Board of Review Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2021). "National Board of Review Names Paul Thomas Anderson & His 'Licorice Pizza' as Best Director & Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
4. Gelb, Andy; Purdy, Shawn; Brown, Lindsey (January 20, 2022). "The National Board of Review Will Host Awards Gala on Tuesday, March 15, 2022" (Press release). National Board of Review. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 20, 2022). "National Board of Review Sets New Date for Postponed Annual Gala – Updated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
6. Goldsmith, Jill (March 16, 2022). "Chris Rock Jokes "Paul Thomas Anderson Never Cast Me in Sh-t" at National Board of Review Gala While Touting 'Licorice Pizza'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
7. The NBR lists the Best Foreign Film and runners-up alphabetically
8. The NBR lists the Best Documentary Film and runners-up alphabetically

External links

• Official website

• 2021 film awards
• 2021 in American cinema
• National Board of Review Awards