{"id":79814,"date":"2010-12-02T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/?p=79814"},"modified":"2012-10-03T17:35:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T23:35:18","slug":"so-it-begins-national-board-of-review-honors-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/2010\/12\/so-it-begins-national-board-of-review-honors-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"So It Begins: National Board of Review Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The National Board of Review\u2019s awards for 2010 have been announced.<\/p>\n

The always-dubious affair has some typically excellent examples of \u201cWow! Awesome!\u201d and \u201cWhat the\u2026?\u201d And, as always, this sparks a season of everybody else coming up with better selections than these.<\/p>\n

A few highlights:<\/p>\n

Best Film
\nThe Social Network<\/p>\n

Best Foreign Language Film
\nOf Gods and Men<\/p>\n

Best Actor
\nJesse Eisenberg, The Social Network<\/p>\n

Best Actress
\nLesley Manville, Another Year<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor
\nChristian Bale, The Fighter<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress
\nJacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom<\/p>\n

Breakthrough Performance
\nJennifer Lawrence, Winter\u2019s Bone<\/p>\n

Best Director
\nDavid Fincher, The Social Network<\/p>\n

Best Adapted Screenplay
\nAaron Sorkin, The Social Network<\/p>\n

Best Animated Feature
\nToy Story 3<\/p>\n

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