NBR Freedom of Expression explained

Freedom of Expression Award is an annual award given by the National Board of Review since 1995.

List of winners

1990s

• 1995: Zhang Yimou
• 1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt
• 1997: Red Corner
• 1998: Bernardo Bertolucci
• 1999: The Insider

2000s

• 2000: Bamboozled, Before Night Falls, The Circle, Kadosh, Quills, Sound and Fury, A Time for Drunken Horses, The Visit
• 2001: Baran, Jung in the Land of the Mujaheddin, Kandahar
• 2002: Ararat, Bloody Sunday, The Grey Zone, Rabbit-Proof Fence
• 2003: Capturing the Friedmans, Dirty Pretty Things, The Magdalene Sisters, September 11
• 2004: Fahrenheit 9/11, The Passion of the Christ, Conspiracy of Silence^[1]
• 2005: Innocent Voices, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till^[2]
• 2006: Water, World Trade Center
• 2007: The Great Debaters, Persepolis^[3]
• 2008: Trumbo^[4]
• 2009: Burma VJ, Invictus, The Most Dangerous Man in America

2010s

• 2010: Fair Game, Conviction, Howl^[5]
• 2011: Crime After Crime, Pariah
• 2012: The Central Park Five, Promised Land
• 2013: Wadjda
• 2014: Rosewater, Selma
• 2015: Beasts of No Nation, Mustang
• 2016: Cameraperson
• 2017: First They Killed My Father, ^[6]
• 2018: 22 July, On Her Shoulders^[7]
• 2019: For Sama, Just Mercy^[8]

2020s

• 2020: One Night in Miami^[9]
• 2021: Flee^[10]
• 2022: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Argentina, 1985^[11]
• 2023: No film was selected^[12]

External links

• Archive

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100813145503/http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=2004 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 2004
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304013649/http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/past.cfm?year=2005 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 2005
3. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/national-board-of-review-awards/6/ National Board of Review Awards - Photo 6 - CBS News
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889671/awards?ref_=tt_awd Trumbo (2007) - Awards - IMDb
5. https://deadline.com/2010/12/awards-the-social-network-wins-national-board-of-review-87783/#! 1ST AWARDS: 'The Social Network' Sweeps 2010 National Board Of Review Kudos — Deadline
6. https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/28/2017-national-board-of-review-winners-list/ National Board of Review best film of 2017 announced|EW.com
7. https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/national-board-of-review-names-green-book-best-film-of-2018-1203035378/ National Board of Review Names 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018 - Variety
8. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/national-board-of-review-2019-winners-irishman-1202193897/ National Board of Review 2019 Winners|IndieWire
9. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-national-board-of-review-winners-da-5-bloods-1234892415/ 2021 National Board of Review Winners and Analysis - Variety
10. https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/national-board-of-review-winners-2021-licorice-pizza-1234682925/ National Board of Review Winners 2021|IndieWire
11. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-best-movie-2022-national-board-review-1235277963/ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
12. Web site: ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Named Best Film By The National Board Of Review. Deadline. Patrick. Hipes. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.