NBR Awards name 'Licorice Pizza' its best film of 2021
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul Thomas Anderson s “Licorice Pizza” has been named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review. Both Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis won for their performances in the Richard Williams drama “King Richard.” The title of best actress went to newcomer Rachel Zegler for her performance in Steven Spielberg's “West Side Story.” Other picks included Ciarán Hinds as best supporting actor for “Belfast"; Asghar Farhadi for the script to “A Hero”; and best adapted screenplay to Joel Coen for “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which was also chosen for Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography. Disney's “Encanto” took best animated feature; “A Hero” won for best foreign language film; Questlove's “Summer of Soul " took best director honors; and Jeymes Samuel's “The Harder They Fall” won for best ensemble. Last year, the National Board of Review chose Spike Lee's “Da 5 Bloods” as the best film of 2020.
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