The awards season has begun for Hollywood.
The Social Network has been named best film of the year by the National Board of Review. The film also scored with best director (David Fincher), best actor (Jesse Eisenberg) and best adapted screenplay (Aaron Sorkin).
The National Board of Review consists of academics, film professionals and fans.
Here is a complete list of this year’s winners:
- Best Film: The Social Network
- Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
- Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
- Best Actress: Lesley Manville, Another Year
- Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
- Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
- Best Foreign Language Film: Of Gods and Men
- Best Documentary: Waiting for Superman
- Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
- Best Ensemble Cast: The Town
- Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
- Debut Directors: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, Restrepo
- Spotlight Award: Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, The Illusionist
- Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling, Buried
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
- Special Filmmaking Achievement Award: Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing Somewhere
- William K. Everson Film History Award: Leonard Maltin
- NBR Freedom of Expression: Fair Game, Conviction, Howl
- Production Design Award: Dante Ferretti, Shutter Island