National Board of Review Gives Best Film to ‘Wicked’

Moments ago, the National Board of Review handed out their awards for 2024. Getting Best Film from NBR was Wicked, which also received Best Director for Jon M. Chu as well. Interestingly, winning the top prize from NBR is an excellent indicator of a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, but almost never translates into a win. So, we’ll see what happens for Wicked at the Academy Awards. The full list from NBR is below.

Here are the NBR results:

Best Film:  Wicked  
Best Director: Jon M. Chu, Wicked  
Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Queer  
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl  
Best Supporting Actor:  Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain  
Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, A Complete Unknown  
Best Ensemble: Conclave  
Breakthrough Performance: Mikey Madison, Anora 
Best Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, Good One 
Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Hard Truths  
Best Adapted Screenplay:  Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing  
NBR Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande 
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: No Other Land  
Best Animated Feature: Flow  
Best International Film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig 
Best Documentary: Sugarcane  
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu 
Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
 
Top Films (in alphabetical order):  
Anora 
Babygirl 
A Complete Unknown 
Conclave 
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 
Gladiator II 
Juror #2 
Queer 
A Real Pain 
Sing Sing 
 
Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order): 
All We Imagine As Light 
The Girl with the Needle 
I’m Still Here 
Santosh 
Universal Language 
 
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):  
Black Box Diaries 
Dahomey 
Look Into My Eyes  
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 
Will & Harper 

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):  
Bird 
A Different Man 
Dìdi 
Ghostlight 
Good One 
Hard Truths 
His Three Daughters 
Love Lies Bleeding 
My Old Ass 
Thelma