National Board of Review Awards 2009
Introduction '''81st NBR Awards'''January 12, 2010----Best Film:'''''Up in the Air'''''The '''81st National Board of Review Awards''', honoring the best in film for 2009, are given on January 12, 2010.
Top Films *'''''Up in the Air'''''*''(500) Days of Summer''*''An Education''*''The Hurt Locker''*''Inglourious Basterds''*''''Invictus''''*''The Messenger''*''A Serious Man''*''Star Trek''*''Up''*''Where the Wild Things Are''
Top Foreign Films *''The Maid''*''Revanche''*''The Song of Sparrows''*''Three Monkeys''*''The White Ribbon''
Top Documentaries *''Burma VJ'': Reporting From A Closed Country*''Crude''*''Food, Inc.''*''Good Hair''*''The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers''
Top Independent Films *''Amreeka''*''District 9''*''Goodbye Solo''*''Humpday''*''In the Loop''*''Julia''*''Me and Orson Welles''*''Moon''*''Sugar''*''Two Lovers''
Winners *Best Film:**'''''Up in the Air'''''*Best Foreign Language Film:**'''''A Prophet'', France'''*Best Animated Feature:**'''''Up'''''*Best Documentary Feature:**'''''The Cove'''''*Best Actor (tie):**'''Morgan Freeman - ''Invictus'''''**'''George Clooney - ''Up in the Air'''''*Best Actress:**'''Carey Mulligan - ''An Education'''''*Best Supporting Actor:**'''Woody Harrelson - ''The Messenger'''''*Best Supporting Actress:**'''Anna Kendrick - ''Up in the Air'''''*Breakthrough Male Performances:**'''Jeremy Renner - ''The Hurt Locker'''''*Breakthrough Female Performances:**'''Gabourey Sidibe - ''Precious'''''*Best Ensemble Cast:**'''''It's Complicated'''''*Best Director:**'''Clint Eastwood - ''Invictus'''''*Best Directorial Debut (tie):**'''Duncan Jones - ''Moon'''''**'''Oren Moverman - ''The Messenger'''''**'''Marc Webb - ''(500) Days of Summer'''''*Best Screenplay - Adapted:**'''''Up in the Air'' - Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner'''*Best Screenplay - Original:**'''''A Serious Man'' - Joel and Ethan Coen'''*Freedom of Expression Award (tie):**'''''Burma VJ: Reporting From A Closed Country'''''**'''''Invictus'''''**'''''The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers'''''*Special Filmmaking Achievement Award:**'''Wes Anderson - ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'''''*William K. Everson Award for Film History:**'''Jean Picker Firstenberg'''
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