‘One Battle After Another' Wins National Board of Review, Third Prize This Week — Can Anything Stop This Movie?

More awards announced.

The National Board of Review, a 93-year-old voting body made up of film enthusiasts, industry professionals, academics, and filmmakers, has unveiled its winners.

“One Battle After Another” continued its unstoppable awards momentum as it was named Best Picture by the NBR. Paul Thomas Anderson took home the directing prize. Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio nabbed Best Actor, and Benicio del Toro won Best Supporting Actor.

What more is there to say? PTA’s film won the Gothams, NYFCC, and now NBR in the span of 72 hours. To believe it’s not the frontrunner to win Best Picture at next year’s Oscars is just delusional. Its toughest competitor was “Hamnet,” but that film — which initially earned glowing reviews, mostly from Telluride and TIFF — has been getting more mixed ink in recent weeks. Even its Metascore has gone from 94 to 82.

After winning NYFCC, Rose Byrne continued down her wrecking path — taking home the NBR prize for Best Actress. She deserves every single honor for her mesmerizing performance in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”

The NBR today also announced, per usual, its top 10 films, top five international films, and top five documentaries. Here’s this year’s winners list.

Best Film
One Battle After Another
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Best Actress
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Best Supporting Actress
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
Best Directorial Debut
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)

Breakthrough Performance
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)

Best Original Screenplay
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)

Best Animated Feature
Arco

Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
Best Documentary
Cover-Up
Outstanding Cinematography
Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Sinners)

Outstanding Stunt Artistry
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
TOP FILMS
One Battle After Another
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Rental Family
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wicked: For Good
TOP 5 INTERNATIONAL FILMS
Left-Handed Girl
The Love That Remains
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt
TOP 5 DOCUMENTARIES
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Come See Me in the Good Light
My Mom Jayne
Natchez
Orwell: 2+2=5
TOP 10 INDEPENDENT FILMS
The Baltimorons
Bring Her Back
Father Mother Sister Brother
Friendship
Good Boy
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
The Mastermind
Rebuilding
Sorry, Baby
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