'The Social Network' Wins First Pre-Cursor Award to Oscar Nod

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The National Board of Review recently announced their annual best of 2010, and among the winners were 'The Social Network,' which won Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Jesse Eisenberg.

The NBR is usually the first group to dish out a best-of-the-year list, which is considered a potential pre-cursor to Academy Awards nominations.

For over 100 years the National Board of Review has dedicated its efforts to the support of film, domestic and foreign, as both art and entertainment. The nonprofit organization celebrates the distinctive voice of the individual artist, honoring excellence and supporting freedom of expression in film.

Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:

Best Film: 'The Social Network'

Best Director: David Fincher, 'The Social Network'

Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, 'The Social Network'

Best Actress: Lesley Manville, 'Another Year'

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, 'The Fighter'

Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, 'Animal Kingdom'

Best Foreign Language Film: 'Of Gods and Men '

Best Documentary: 'Waiting for "Superman"'

Best Animated Feature: 'Toy Story 3'

Best Ensemble Cast: 'The Town'

Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, 'Winter's Bone'

Debut Directors: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, 'Restrepo'

Spotlight Award: Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, 'The Illusionist'

Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling, 'Buried'

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, 'The Social Network'

Special Filmmaking Achievement Award: Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing 'Somewhere'

William K. Everson Film History Award: Leonard Maltin

NBR Freedom of Expression: 'Fair Game,' 'Conviction', 'Howl'

Production Design Award: Dante Ferretti, 'Shutter Island'

Ten Best Films (in alphabetical order)

'Another Year,' 'The Fighter,' 'Hereafter,' 'Inception,' 'The King's Speech,' 'Shutter Island,' 'The Town,' 'Toy Story 3,' 'True Grit,' 'Winter's Bone'

Five Best Foreign-Language Films (in alphabetical order)

'I Am Love,' 'Incendies,' 'Life, Above All,' 'Soul Kitchen,' 'White Material'

Five Best Documentaries (in alphabetical order)

'A Film Unfinished,' 'Inside Job,' 'Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,' 'Restrepo,' 'The Tillman Story'

Top Ten Independent Films: (in alphabetical order)

'Animal Kingdom,' 'Buried,' 'Fish Tank,' 'The Ghost Writer,' 'Greenberg,' 'Let Me In,' 'Monsters,' 'Please Give,' 'Somewhere,' 'Youth in Revolt'

 

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