| “FINDING
NEVERLAND” NAMED
2004
BEST FILM OF THE YEAR
BY
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
Jamie
Foxx and Annette Bening named
Best
Actor and Best Actress
New
York, NY, December 1, 2004 – The
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
named Finding Neverland 2004
Best Film of the Year. The film
imagines how the famous writer, J.M. Barrie,
derived the inspiration for his legendary
play Peter Pan. The
following honorees will be presented with
awards at the annual gala on Tuesday,
January 11, 2005 in New York City.
TOP
TEN FILMS OF 2004
1.
Finding Neverland
2.
The Aviator
3.
Closer
4.
Million Dollar Baby
5.
Sideways
6.
Kinsey
7.
Vera Drake
8.
Ray
9.
Collateral
10.
Hotel Rwanda
TOP
FIVE FOREIGN FILMS OF 2004
1.
The Sea Inside
2.
Bad Education
3.
Maria Full of Grace
4.
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
5.
The Motorcycle Diaries
TOP
FIVE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2004
1.
Born into Brothels
2.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
3.
Paper Clips
4.
Supersize Me
5.
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Best
Film: Finding Neverland
Best
Foreign Language Film :
The Sea Inside
Best
Documentary : Born
into Brothels
Best
Animated Feature: The
Incredibles
Best
Actor: Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best
Actress : Annette Bening,
Being Julia
Best
Supporting Actor :
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Best
Supporting Actress : Laura
Linney, Kinsey
Best
Acting by an Ensemble :
Closer
Breakthrough
Performance Actor : Topher
Grace, In Good Company and P.S.
Breakthrough
Performance Actress :
Emmy Rossum, The Phantom of
the Opera
Best
Director : Michael Mann,
Collateral
Best
Directorial Debut : Zach
Braff, Garden State
Best
Adapted Screenplay : Sideways
, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best
Original Screenplay: Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie
Kaufman
Outstanding
Production Design : House
of Flying Daggers
Career
Achievement : Jeff Bridges
Producers
Award: Jerry Bruckheimer
Career
Achievement - Cinematography:
Caleb Deschanel
Special
Filmmaking Achievement: Clint
Eastwood, for producing, directing, acting,
and composing the score of Million
Dollar Baby
William
K. Everson Award for Film History :
Richard Schickel
Special
Recognition of Films that Reflect the
Freedom of Expression :
Conspiracy
of Silence, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Passion
of the Christ,
Special
Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking
The
National Board of Review, in keeping with
its long tradition of recognizing excellence
in filmmaking, is proud to salute teh
following films that, crafted by visionary
artists, demonstrate the creativity and
determination always vital to the film
industry.
(Listed
alphabetically)
The
Assassination of Richard Nixon
Before
Sunset
The
Door in the Floor
Enduring
Love
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Facing
Windows
Garden
State
A
Home at the End of the World
Imaginary
Heroes
Since
Otar Left
Stage
Beauty
Undertow
The
Woodsman
The
NBR will mark its 96 th year of supporting excellence and free
expression in film with this January's
awards gala at Tavern on the Green. With
no commercial ties to the industry, the
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
screens over 300 films per year in order
to honor the very best in a variety of
categories. The Board's core activities
also include granting scholarships to
promising film students and directors
and underwriting free educational film
seminars. For more information
about the National Board of Review, log
onto www.nbrmp.org .
Contact:
nbr@nyc.rr.com
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