The awards season is here! Traditionally, the first major film awards of the year to be announced are the National Board of Review winners, and Variety has released this year's winners, with Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire taking home the top honors as the Best Film of the Year. The film also picked up two other awards for Best Adapated Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, based off Vikas Swarup's novel, and also for Breakthrough Performance of the Year for lead actor Dev Patel.
Other films taking home multiple awards were Gran Torino, with Clint Eastwood winning Best Actor and Nick Schenk winning Best Original Screenplay, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button winning for David Fincher's direction and Eric Roth's adapted screenplay, sharing the award with Slumdog Millionaire.
Take a look at the full list of winners below
2008 National Board of Review Winners
Film:Slumdog Millionaire
Director: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actor: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Foreign Language Film: Mongol
Documentary: Man on Wire
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Ensemble Cast: Doubt
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt
Directorial Debut: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Original Screenplay: Nick Schenk, Gran Torino
Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire and Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Spotlight Award: Melissa Leo, Frozen River and Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: Trumbo
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