National Borad of Reviews announces the year's best in Films

 J C Chandor's 'A Most Violent Year' took some major honors to stir up the race with Picture, Actor and Supporting Actress. Boyhood surprisingly was shut out in the major categories, and Selma too. The Lego Movie winning the Original Screenplay is a shocker.

Best Film
A Most Violent Year

Best Director
Clint Eastwood, American Sniper

Best Actor (TIE)
Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton, Birdman

Best Actress 
Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Best Supporting Actor
Edward Norton, Birdman

Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year

Best Original Screenplay
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie

Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice

Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon 2

Breakthrough Performance
Jack O’Connell, Starred Up & Unbroken

Best Directorial Debut
Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child

Best Foreign Language Film
Wild Tales

Best Documentary
Life Itself

William K. Everson Film History Award
Scott Eyman

Best Ensemble
Fury

Spotlight Award
Chris Rock for writing, directing and starring in Top Five

NBR Freedom of Expression Award
Rosewater

NBR Freedom of Expression Award
Selma

Top Films
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
Fury
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Lego Movie
Nightcrawler
Unbroken 

Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Force Majeure
Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem
Leviathan
Two Days, One Night
We Are the Best!

  

Top 5 Documentaries
Art and Craft
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Keep On Keepin’ On
The Kill Team
Last Days in Vietnam

Top 10 Independent Films
Blue Ruin
Locke
A Most Wanted Man
Mr. Turner
Obvious Child
The Skeleton Twins
Snowpiercer
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Starred Up
Still Alice