National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
#1National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 3:21pm
Clint Eastwood's 'Letters from Iwo Jima' has topped the National Board of Review's list of films for 2006.
Clint Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo Jima" has won the National Board of Review's top prize, taking home the first award in the kudos race for 2006.
The top 10 from the National Board of Review:
"Letters From Iwo Jima"
"Babel"
"Blood Diamond"
"The Departed"
"The Devil Wears Prada"
"Flags Of Our Fathers"
"The History Boys"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Notes on a Scandal"
"The Painted Veil"
Best Film: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Best Director: MARTIN SCORSESE, The Departed
Best Actor: FOREST WHITAKER, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: HELEN MIRREN, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: DJIMON HOUNSOU, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress: CATHERINE O'HARA, For Your Consideration
Best Foreign Film: VOLVER
Best Documentary: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Best Animated Feature: CARS
Best Ensemble Cast: THE DEPARTED
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: RYAN GOSLING, Half Nelson
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: (2)
JENNIFER HUDSON, Dreamgirls and RINKO KIKUCHI, Babel
Best Directorial Debut: JASON REITMAN, Thank You for Smoking
Best Original Screenplay: ZACH HELM, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Adapted Screenplay: RON NYSWANER, The Painted Veil
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What's up with The History Boys, The Devil Wears Prada, and Blood Diamond, but no The Queen, Dreamgirls, Little Children, The Good German, The Good Shepherd???
But congrats to Catherine O'Hara!!!
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
Updated On: 12/6/06 at 03:21 PM
#1re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 3:36pmI'm surprised by some of the films included and left out, but I'm happy they included ...Prada, which I think is a much better film than most people give it credit for.
#2re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 3:43pmI thought it was a fine, fun movie with a great performance by Streep, but I never would have considered it as a Top Ten-type contender...Sure, maybe a Musical/Comedy nomination at the Globes. And I'm really quite surprised that Letters From Iwo Jima got the top pick here. Honestly, I hadn't even heard it was officially bumped up for release for this season!!
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#3re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 4:00pmPRADA was a bunch of crap. National Board Of Review is only slightly more reliable than the Golden Globes. They gave an acting award to Uma Thurman for HENRY AND JUNE, for God's sake!
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#4re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:35pm
I thought PRADA was a fine, delightful comedy with a brilliant performance.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#5re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:40pmPrada was ruined with an AWFUL soundtrack
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#6re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/6/06 at 10:45pmMabel - didn't they give THE QUEEN's Mirren best actress?
#7re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/7/06 at 7:36amYes, they did DG (and Hudson shared Breakthrough Female) but I was talking about the Top 10 films only, not the rest of the awards. I know this isn't necessarily an indication of things to come, but I've been under the impression that The Queen had some pretty strong buzz for a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, so I was rather surprised not to see it even make the Top 10 here.
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#8re: National Board of Review (some odd stuff!)
Posted: 12/7/06 at 8:30amHelen Mirren is a virtual shoo-in for every Best Actress award this year. Rightfully so.
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