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And so it begins.<\/p>\n

(Via USA Today<\/a>) The National Board of Review kicks off the award season with their picks for 2008:<\/p>\n

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Film:Slumdog Millionaire<\/em><\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0David Fincher,\u00a0The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/em><\/p>\n

Actor:\u00a0Clint Eastwood,\u00a0Gran Torino<\/em><\/p>\n

Actress:\u00a0Anne Hathaway,\u00a0Rachel Getting Married<\/em><\/p>\n

Supporting actor:\u00a0Josh Brolin,\u00a0Milk<\/em><\/p>\n

Supporting actress:\u00a0Penelope Cruz,\u00a0Vicky Cristina Barcelona<\/em><\/p>\n

Foreign-language film:Mongol<\/em><\/p>\n

Documentary:Man on Wire<\/em><\/p>\n

Animated feature:WALL\u00b7E<\/em><\/p>\n

Ensemble cast:Doubt<\/em><\/p>\n

Breakthrough performance,actor:\u00a0Dev Patel,\u00a0Slumdog Millionaire<\/em><\/p>\n

Breakthrough performance,\u00a0actress:\u00a0Viola Davis,\u00a0Doubt<\/em><\/p>\n

Directorial debut:\u00a0Courtney Hunt,\u00a0Frozen River<\/em><\/p>\n

Original screenplay:\u00a0Nick Schenk,\u00a0Gran Torino<\/em><\/p>\n

Adapted screenplay:Slumdog Millionaire<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/em>\u00a0(tie)<\/p>\n

Spotlight award:\u00a0Melissa Leo,\u00a0Frozen River<\/em>, and Richard Jenkins,\u00a0The Visitor<\/em><\/p>\n

NBR Freedom of Expression award:Trumbo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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