National Board of Review (2016)

[GusCruzParticipant Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 54 Posts: 13405 View Predictions]

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Since this isn’t a contest on the predictions center, I thought it would be nice to predict these, given that they are usually the starting point to the movie awards season.

Winners will be revealed on Tuesday (in the afternoon, usually).

I’m guessing their Best Picture pick will be SILENCE. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s La La Land or Hell or High Water, though.

Then for their “Top Ten Films”: La La Land, Hell or High Water, Fences, Sully, Jackie, Arrival, Live by Night, Moonlight, Patriot’s Day, Manchester by the Sea. I’m probably not being too smart by leaving Hacksaw Ridge out.

Best Director: Damien Chazelle
Best Actor: Casey Affleck
Best Actress: Natalie Portman
Best Supporting Actor: Liam Neeson
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis
Breakthrough Performance: Lucas Hedges
Animated Feature: Kubo and the Two Strings
Documentary: O.J.: Made in America
Foreign Language Film: The Salesman
Ensemble: Fences
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay: Arrival
Directorial Debut: James Schamus

Please share your own predictions!

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[BeeParticipant Joined: Oct 25th, 2016 Topics: 20 Posts: 4122 View Predictions]

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I thought I made a thread of this. But um;

Top Ten Films:

Arrival

Jackie

Sully

Zootopia

Florence Foster Jenkins

Lion

La La Land

Hell or High Water

Moonlight

Manchester by the Sea

Picture: Moonlight

Director: Kenneth Lonergan

Actor: Casey Affleck

Actress: Natalie Portman

Supporting Actor: Hugh Grant

Supporting Actress: Viola Davis

Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea

Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight

Animated Feature: Zootopia

Ensemble: Fences

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[GusCruzParticipant Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 54 Posts: 13405 View Predictions]

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Bee wrote:

I thought I made a thread of this.

Sorry if you did!

Just one thing: for some reason, their Best Picture is NOT in their “Top Ten Films” list.

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[AMGParticipant Joined: Sep 20th, 2012 Topics: 160 Posts: 4026 View Predictions]

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Best Film
La La Land

Top Films
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Jackie
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals

Best Director
Damian Chazelle – La La Land

Best Actor
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea

Best Actress
Emma Stone – La La Land

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis – Fences

Best Original Screenplay
Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival

Best Animated Feature
Zootopia

Best Ensemble
Moonlight

Best Foreign Language Film
Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary
13th

Best Breakthrough Performance
The three Chiron’s – Moonlight

Best Directorial Debut
Dan Trachtenberg – 10 Cloverfield Lane

Spotlight Award
Jackie for Outstanding Collaborative Vision

NBR Freedom of Expression
The Lobster
Loving

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[JackOParticipant Joined: Jun 2nd, 2011 Topics: 10 Posts: 3221 View Predictions]

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Best Picture
Moonlight

Top 10
Arrival
La La Land
Manchester By the Sea
Sully
20th Century Women
Live by Night
Silence
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Patriots Day

Best Director
Clint Eastwood

Best Actor
Tom Hanks

Best Actress
Annette Bening

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershali Ali

Best Supporting Actress
Naomi Harris

Best Original Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay
Live By Night

Best Animated Film
Finding Dory

Best Ensemble
Fences

Best Documentary
OJ: Made in America

Best Breakthrough
Lucas Hedges

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[manakamanaParticipant Joined: Jul 28th, 2011 Topics: 18 Posts: 1356 View Predictions]

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Best Film
Moonlight

Top Films
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Jackie
La La Land
Live by Night
Manchester By The Sea
Silence
Sully

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Silence

Best Actor
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle

Best Supporting Actor
Liam Neeson, Silence

Best Supporting Actress
Janelle Monae, Hidden Figures

Best Original Screenplay
Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival

Best Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Ensemble
Hell or High Water

Best Foreign Language Film
The Salesman

Best Documentary
Weiner

Best Breakthrough Performance
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Best Directorial Debut
Robert Eggers, The Witch

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[pacinofanParticipant Joined: Nov 28th, 2011 Topics: 8 Posts: 4171 View Predictions]

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Best Film:
Moonlight

Top Films:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Silence

Best Director:
Damian Chazelle – La La Land

Best Actor:
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea

Best Actress:
Natalie Portman- Jackie

Best Supporting Actor:
Liam Neeson- Silence

Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis – Fences

Best Original Screenplay:
Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Fences

Best Animated Feature:
Zootopia

Best Ensemble:
Moonlight

Best Foreign Language Film:
Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary:
13th

Best Breakthrough Performance:
Lucas Hedges- Manchester by the Sea

Best Directorial Debut:
James Schamus- Indignation

Spotlight Award:
Jackie for Outstanding Collaborative Vision

NBR Freedom of Expression:
The Lobster

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[pacinofanParticipant Joined: Nov 28th, 2011 Topics: 8 Posts: 4171 View Predictions]

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Does anybody know for sure whether the NBR will be able to see “Silence”. I am reminded of the year when “There Will Be Blood” played no part in their awards, while other groups were showering it with top awards, because not enough members saw it.

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[manakamanaParticipant Joined: Jul 28th, 2011 Topics: 18 Posts: 1356 View Predictions]

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pacinofan wrote:

Does anybody know for sure whether the NBR will be able to see “Silence”. I am reminded of the year when “There Will Be Blood” played no part in their awards, while other groups were showering it with top awards, because not enough members saw it.

As far as I know it already screened to them.

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[AtypicalParticipant Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 295 Posts: 19023 View Predictions]

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2016 NBR PREDICTIONS:

Best Film: “La La Land”
Top 10 Films:
“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hell or High Water”
“Jackie”
“Lion”
“Loving”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
“Silence”
“Sully”
Best Director: Damian Chazelle, “La La Land”
Best Actor: Tom Hanks, “Sully”
Best Actress: Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, “Fences”
Best Original Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, “Moonlight”
Best Adapted Screenplay: August Wilson, “Fences”
Best Animated Feature: “Kubo & the Two Strings”
Best Ensemble: “Moonlight”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Neruda” (Chile)
Best Documentary: “O.J.: Made in America”
Best Breakthrough Performance: Ashton Sanders, “Moonlight”
Best Directorial Debut: Dan Trachtenberg, “10 Cloverfield Lane”
Spotlight Award: “Manchester by the Sea”
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: “The Lobster”

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[SomeonelikemeParticipant Joined: Nov 15th, 2011 Topics: 11 Posts: 1032 View Predictions]

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Atypical wrote:

Best Breakthrough Performance: Ashton Sanders, “Moonlight”

Wonder will they “find a way” to grant this to all 3 Chiron’s??

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[AtypicalParticipant Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 295 Posts: 19023 View Predictions]

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Someonelikeme wrote:

Atypical wrote:

Best Breakthrough Performance: Ashton Sanders, “Moonlight”

Wonder will they “find a way” to grant this to all 3 Chiron’s??

That’s likely overkill if “Moonlight” wins Best Ensemble. But Sanders is the breakthrough performance of the year as far as I’m concerned, so I placed him there individually anyways.

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[WigseauParticipant Joined: Jan 10th, 2015 Topics: 10 Posts: 483 View Predictions]

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Have they watched Silence?

This year I stan: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Joanna Kulig, Sam Elliott and Toni Collette (at the moment).

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[BeeParticipant Joined: Oct 25th, 2016 Topics: 20 Posts: 4122 View Predictions]

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What time are they announced tomorrow? Cause last year it took all day.

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[BeeParticipant Joined: Oct 25th, 2016 Topics: 20 Posts: 4122 View Predictions]

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And I peeped at Awardswatch forums and them obsessively calling Nicole Kidman “Legend” saying she wins NBR. Cringed a little.

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