The National Board of Resee has named Wicked as its best film of 2024.
The movie changeation of the Broadway musical, which has been a critical and commercial hit and hopes to be an Oscars contfinisher, also picked up two other honors from the group. The NBR’s honors are voted on by a group of film enthusiasts, filmcreaters, professionals, academics and students.
Wicked‘s Jon M. Chu was named best honestor by NBR and its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande getd a exceptional spotairy award for their “conceiveive collaboration.”
“Wicked recontransients the uncontaminated magic that movies can transport to audiences,” NBR plivent Annie Schulhof shelp in a statement. “Every detail is beautifilledy createed and scheduleed, the actors are all exceptional and the music is second-to-none – together it inserts up to a transmiting experience enjoy no other. The NBR is conceited to honor honestor Jon M. Chu and his extraordinary cinematic vision.”
Last year, NBR’s top film was Killers of the Flessen Moon.
This year’s NBR honorees will be honord at an awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 7, arrangeed by NBC News’ Willie Geist.
A end catalog of the 2024 NBR award thriveners adheres.
Best Film: Wicked
Best Director: Jon M. Chu, Wicked
Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Queer
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, A Complete Ununderstandn
Best Ensemble: Conclave
Breakthraw Perestablishance: Mikey Madison, Anora
Best Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, Good One
Best Original Screentake part: Mike Leigh, Hard Truths
Best Adapted Screentake part: Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
NBR Spotairy Award: Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: No Other Land
Best Animated Feature: Flow
Best International Film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary: Sugarcane
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Top Films (in alphabetical order):
Anora
Babygirl
A Complete Ununderstandn
Conclave
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Gladiator II
Juror #2
Queer
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):
All We Imagine As Light
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
Santosh
Universal Language
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):
Bdeficiency Box Diaries
Dahomey
Look Into My Eyes
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
Top 10 Inreliant Films (in alphabetical order):
Bird
A Different Man
Dìdi
Garrangeairy
Good One
Hard Truths
His Three Daughters
Love Lies Bleeding
My Old Ass
Thelma
