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 "Manchester by the Sea" won four honors, including best actor
for Casey Affleck and best original screenplay for Kenneth
Lonergan.
"Moonlight," a film about a young black impoverished man's
struggle with his sexuality, won best director for Barry Jenkins
and best supporting actress for Naomie Harris.
Both films have received critical praise and are among the top
nominees for the Independent Spirit Awards, which celebrate
low-budget artistic films that often go on to do well at the
Oscars.
"Manchester by the Sea is a masterful film which explores love,
loss, and redemption in a deeply moving and completely original
way. We are thrilled to award it our Best Film, as well as to
honor Barry Jenkins’ singular directorial vision for Moonlight,"
Annie Schulhof, president of the National Board of Review, said
in a statement.
Other top wins include best actress for Amy Adams in "Arrival,"
Jeff Bridges for best supporting actor in "Hell or High Water,"
and best animated feature for "Kubo and the Two Strings."
The Board of Review will present its awards at a ceremony in New
York on Jan. 4.
The 100-year-old organization, which comprises academics,
filmmakers, students and professionals, selected studio and
independent films for its top ten films of the year, which
included Coen Brothers comedy "Hail, Caesar!" and Mel Gibson's
war drama "Hacksaw Ridge."
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"Patriots Day," based on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, "Hidden
Figures," the true story of three black female mathematicians
helping NASA in the early space race, and Martin Scorsese's
historical drama "Silence" made the top films list.
"La La Land," a modern day musical set in Los Angeles and starring
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, was also named among the top films year
but did not score individual recognition for the cast or
writer-director Damien Chazelle.
Notable Oscar hopefuls left empty-handed by the Board of Review
included "Lion," the true story of a lost Indian boy, and "Fences,"
based on the award-winning play by August Wilson and starring Denzel
Washington and Viola Davis.
Last year, the Board of Review surprised awards pundits by picking
action film "Mad Max: Fury Road" as its best film of the year. The
movie went on to win six Oscars in the technical categories.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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