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    Home » “Licorice Pizza” Wins Best Picture and Director Honors From National Board of Review

    “Licorice Pizza” Wins Best Picture and Director Honors From National Board of Review

    By SHOOTThursday, December 2, 2021Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments2280 Views
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    This image released by MGM shows Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in a scene from “Licorice Pizza.” (Paul Thomas Anderson/MGM via AP)
    NEW YORK --

    The National Board of Review unveiled its 2021 honorees, with top awards including Licorice Pizza for Best Film; Paul Thomas Anderson for Best Director for Licorice Pizza; Will Smith for Best Actor for King Richard; and Rachel Zegler for Best Actress for West Side Story.

    NBR President Annie Schulhof said, “In a moment of transition and uncertainty, there is nothing like Licorice Pizza to remind us of the joy, hope, and exhilaration that great cinema can inspire.  The NBR is honored to award the movie as its Best Film of 2021, as well as its brilliant creator, Paul Thomas Anderson, and all of our other awardees.”

    Licorice Pizza also saw its stars, Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, top the Breakthrough Performance category

    The 2021 awards continue the NBR’s tradition of recognizing excellence in filmmaking, which was established in 1909.  This year 221 films were viewed by a select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students, many of which were followed by in-depth discussions with directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters. 
       
    The honorees will be feted at the NBR Awards Gala, hosted by Willie Geist, on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. 

    Here’s a full rundown of National Board of Review award 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, KING RICHARD
    Best Adapted Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, A HERO
    Best Original Screenplay: Joel Coen, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
    Breakthrough Performance: Alana Haim & Cooper Hoffman, LICORICE PIZZA
    Best Directorial Debut: Michael Sarnoski, PIG  
    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
    Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
    NBR Freedom of Expression Award: FLEE

    Top Films (in alphabetical order)
    Belfast
    Don’t Look Up
    Dune
    King Richard
    The Last Duel   
    Nightmare Alley
    Red Rocket
    The Tragedy of Macbeth
    West Side Story

    Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)
    Benedetta
    Lamb
    Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
    Titane
    The Worst Person in the World

    Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
    Ascension
    Attica
    Flee
    The Rescue
    Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

    Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
    The Card Counter
    C’mon C’mon  
    CODA
    The Green Knight
    Holler
    Jockey
    Old Henry
    Pig
    Shiva Baby
    The Souvenir Part II

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    Michael Bauman Wins BSC Feature Film Award For “One Battle After Another”

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    Michael Bauman has won the British Society of Cinematographers' feature film award for his lensing of One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures).

    This is Bauman’s first win and nomination at the BSC Awards. The gala awards ceremony was held Saturday night (2/7) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and hosted by Edith Bowman

    In the Television Drama (UK Terrestrial) category, Ollie Downey BSC won for his work on the BBC drama Reunion. And in the Television Drama (International/Streaming) category, Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC won her second award for her photography of the Apple TV series Severance. 

    In the Music Video category, cinematographer Jake Gabbay followed up his victory at Camerimage by taking home the Cinematography In A Music Video award for "Chains and Whips" from Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, and Malice.

    The Operators Award, presented by the BSC, Association of Camera Operators (ACO) and Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) named Danny Bishop Assoc BSC ACO SOC the winner for his operating on the Netflix film Ballad of a Small Player. And in the Television category Peter Robertson Assoc BSC ACO and Emiliano Topai were victorious for their work on the series Mussolini: Son of the Century.

    The BSC Short Film Awards were presented to Linda Wu, Christopher Hudson and Theo Hughes for their respective films.

    The evening was filled with emotional and humorous moments as the BSC presented its highest honor, the BSC Lifetime Achievement Award, to Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC. Adefarasin’s career began at the BBC where he worked his way up through the ranks until reaching the role of cinematographer... Read More

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