Zero Dark Thirty tops the National Board of Review Awards 2013

Zero Dark Thirty, the opus for the decade-long hunt for Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, won the Awards for Best Film, Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow), and best actress (Jessica Chastain) during the prestigious National Board of Review Awards ceremony at Cipriani 42^nd Street in Manhattan, New York, yesterday night.

The film also took Best Movie and Best Director at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards the night before, further increasing its chances for an Oscar next month.

Amongst the other winners at the National Board of Review Awards were Bradley Cooper, who was announced best actor for Silver Linings Playbook, and Leonardo Di Caprio, with best supporting role for Tarantino’s latest movie Django Unchained.

Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway grabbed Best Ensemble alongside Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmaine for Les Misérables. Ben Affleck took the Award for Special Achievement in filmmaking for the critically-acclaimed Argo, whilst Benh Zeitlin earned Best Directorial Début with Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Leonardo di Caprio and Anne Hathaway have also been rumored to be in with high chances for an Oscar this year. The Academy Awards ceremony (The Oscars) is scheduled for 24^th February at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, LA, and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane.

Amongst the other celebrities spotted at The National Board Of Review Awards ceremony were Angela Bassett, Chris Tucker, Daniel Craig, James Gandolfini and Tony Mendez.

Martina Dechevska
Photos: Raffael Flores-Contrerasa

Below is the full list of the awards:

Best Film:  ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED

Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, COMPLIANCE

Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER

Best Adapted Screenplay: David O Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH

Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO

Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLE

Breakthrough Actress: Quvenzhané Wallis BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Foreign Language Film:  AMOUR

Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

William K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS

Best Ensemble: LES MISÉRABLES

Spotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND

Top Films:
(in alphabetical order)

ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN
LOOPER
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PROMISED LAND
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Top 5 Foreign Language Films:
(in alphabetical order)

BARBARA
THE INTOUCHABLES
THE KID WITH A BIKE
NO
WAR WITCH

Top five Documentaries:
(in alphabetical order)

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
DETROPIA
THE GATEKEEPERS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
ONLY THE YOUNG

Top ten Independent Films:

(in alphabetical order)

ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
COMPLIANCE
END OF WATCH
HELLO I MUST BE GOING
LITTLE BIRDS
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ON THE ROAD
QUARTET
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