National Board of Review Awards 2021 explained

93rd NBR Awards
Best Film:Licorice Pizza

The 93rd National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2021, were announced on December 2, 2021.^{[1] [2] [3]} The gala was held on March 15, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Top 10 Films

Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:

Licorice Pizza

• Belfast
• Don't Look Up
• Dune
• King Richard
• The Last Duel
• Nightmare Alley
• Red Rocket
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• West Side Story

Top 5 Foreign Films

A Hero^[7]

• Benedetta
• Lamb
• Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
• Titane
• The Worst Person in the World

Top 5 Documentaries

Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)^[8]

• Ascension
• Attica
• Flee
• The Rescue

Top 10 Independent Films

• The Card Counter
• C'mon C'mon
• CODA
• The Green Knight
• Holler
• Jockey
• Old Henry
• Pig
• Shiva Baby
• The Souvenir Part II

Winners

Best Film:

• Licorice Pizza

Best Director:

• Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

Best Actor:

• Will Smith – King Richard

Best Actress:

• Rachel Zegler – West Side Story

Best Supporting Actor:

• Ciarán Hinds – Belfast

Best Supporting Actress:

• Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard

Best Original Screenplay:

• Asghar Farhadi – A Hero

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• Joel Coen – The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Animated Feature:

• Encanto

Breakthrough Performance:

• Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza

Best Directorial Debut:

• Michael Sarnoski – Pig

Best Foreign Language Film:

• A Hero

Best Documentary:

• Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Best Ensemble:

• The Harder They Fall

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:

• Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth

NBR Freedom of Expression:

• Flee

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Board of Review Winners 2021: 'Licorice Pizza' Takes Best Picture and Best Director . Zack . Sharf . . December 2, 2021 . December 3, 2021.
2. Web site: Licorice Pizza Gets Oscars Boost from National Board of Review Awards . David . Canfield . . December 2, 2021 . December 3, 2021.
3. Web site: National Board of Review Names Paul Thomas Anderson & His 'Licorice Pizza' as Best Director & Film . Anthony . D'Alessandro . . December 2, 2021 . December 3, 2021.
4. The National Board of Review Will Host Awards Gala on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 . Andy . Shawn . Lindsey . Gelb . Purdy . Brown . . January 20, 2022 . March 16, 2022.
5. Web site: National Board of Review Sets New Date for Postponed Annual Gala – Updated . Anthony . D'Alessandro . . January 20, 2022 . March 16, 2022.
6. Web site: Chris Rock Jokes "Paul Thomas Anderson Never Cast Me in Sh-t" at National Board of Review Gala While Touting 'Licorice Pizza' . Jill . Goldsmith . . March 16, 2022 . March 16, 2022.
7. The NBR lists the Best Foreign Film and runners-up alphabetically
8. The NBR lists the Best Documentary Film and runners-up alphabetically