17th Star Screen Awards 2011 Is Back Again

The 17th edition of Star Screen Awards, 2011 is back with a bang. The Star Screen Awards honours the best talent in the industry. The year 2010 belonged to Salman Khan who managed to give  a blockbuster hit in the form of Dabangg. Salman Khan was crowned the best actor for his role of Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg.

Shahrukh Khan was judged  the best actor for My name is Khan by popular choice. Katrina Kaif was voted as the best actress by popular choice.

Vidya Balan made it as the best actress for her power packed performances in Ishqiya. The film Ishqiya was a low budget movie but managed to leave an impression with the audiences due to its unusual storyline. Udann was judged as the best film as it was a youth centric film .The Director of Udann, Vikramaditya Motwane  also received the trophy for the Best Director.

The latest entrant to Bollywood, Ranveer Singh of Band Baaja Baaraat fame received the trophy for the Most Promising Newcomer (Male).Ranveer Singh starred opposite to Anushka Sharma in the film which went on to be a runaway hit. The most Promising Newcomer (female) crown undoubtedly went to Sonakshi Sinha for Dabangg who has been dubbed as the best thing to have happened in Bollywood. Ajay Devgan made it as the Best Performer of the year for his comedy Golmaal 3.

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’: The Winner In The Nominations List Of Apsara Awards

The nominations list of the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards for this year has been announced and it is the 2010 Bollywood release Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai which is the clear winner, defeating blockbusters like Dabangg and My Name is Khan by a small margin. According to reports in the media, the Ekta Kapoor production starring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles has won nominations in 17 categories of film-making, while Karan Johar’s Shah Rukh Khan – Kajol starrer My Name Is Khan received a total of 14 nominations.

The surprise comes in the form of Dabangg, a film which was a record breaking hit in India, but failed to generate as many number of nominations at the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards. While Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and My Name Is Khan led from the front, the Prakash Jha political story Raajneeti bagged the third spot in the list of nominations at the Apsara Awards.

The awards ceremony which is expected to bring a turnout of the who’s who of the Hindi film industry will be held in Mumbai during the coming week. Like any other awards event in the city, the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards are also expected to be a star studded event and the organizers make it a point to reward the talents of not only film but also television stars. Some of the most popular television serials have been nominated in different categories, ‘Pavitra Rishta’, ‘Dill Mil Gaye’ and ‘Balika Vadhu’ being some of them.

2011 People's Choice Awards Winners in Movie

People's Choice Awards has once again hauled "Twilight" film franchise. After the first film won big at the same event last year, the annual awards show saw "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" leading the pack of winners this year.

The third installment of the vampire movie series was picked as Favorite Movie, beating other big hits like "Alice in Wonderland" and Inception". "Eclipse" also won over "Alice" and "Inception" in a competition to get Favorite Drama Movie kudo. 

The other gongs taken home by "Eclipse" that night were Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite On-Screen Team. Kristen Stewart took credit for the Favorite Movie Actress title, mumbling through her acceptance speech as usual. She was later accompanied by co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner when taking the later award.

Losing Favorite Movie prize, "Iron Man 2" was still able to score a kudo for Favorite Action Movie. "Toy Story 3" did not go home empty handed as well for it was named Favorite Family Movie.

Johnny Depp was the most shining actor according to People's Choice, winning Favorite Movie Actor over younger stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Pattinson and Lautner. Zac Efron was the most Favorite Movie Star Under 25, joined by Adam Sandler who celebrated that night for he won Favorite Comedic Star and his film "Grown Ups" was chosen as Favorite Comedy Movie.

The 37th annual People's Choice Awards held on January 5 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles was hosted by Queen Latifah. The show also handed out prizes for people's favorites in TV, music and some other categories.

2011 People's Choice Awards Winners in Movie:

• Favorite Movie: "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse"
• Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
• Favorite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart
• Favorite Action Movie: "Iron Man 2"
• Favorite Action Star: Jackie Chan
• Favorite Drama Movie: "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse"
• Favorite Family Movie: "Toy Story 3"
• Favorite Comedy Movie: "Grown Ups"
• Favorite Comedic Star: Adam Sandler
• Favorite On-Screen Team: "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" - Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner
• Favorite Movie Star Under 25: Zac Efron
• Favorite Horror Movie: "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

Noomi Rapace and Bill Skarsgard Up for Swedish Oscars

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" star Noomi Rapace and Stellan Skarsgard's son Bill Skarsgard are among the actors nominated for Sweden's version of the Oscars, the Guldbagge. 

Rapace, who picked up the Best Actress Guldbagge in 2009 for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", has been nominated again for her performance in "Beyond",
which is also nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Ironically, "Beyond"'s first-time director Pernilla August will compete with her star in the Best Actress category for her role in "Miss Kicki". 

Bill Skarsgard's portrayal of an Asperger's Syndrome sufferer in "Simple Simon" has earned him a Best Actor nomination. "Simple Simon" is also up for Best Film, as is "Sebbe", which won acclaim at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany last year. 

Oscar-favorite "The Social Network" will compete for the Best Foreign Film award with "Fish Tank" and "Lourdes". The awards will be announced on January 24 in Stockholm. 

'Inception', 'Black Swan' Nominated for Producers and Writers Guild Awards

The Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America have announced the nominees for their own 2011 awards. It comes out as no surprise anymore that such movies as "Inception" and "Black Swan", which have received a lot of praises during 2010, land nods at both prize-giving events.

The two films along with "The Fighter" and "The Kids Are All Right" are mentioned at The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures category. All of them will also compete for Best Original Screenplay at Writers Guild Awards.
Meanwhile, Adapted Screenplay category at Writers Guild Awards has the likes of "127 Hours", "The Social Network", "The Town" and "True Grit" as contenders. These four films are up against each other and a bunch of other films for the coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award.

"Toy Story 3", in the meantime, gets two honors at Producers Guild Awards, being named the nominee for The Darryl F. Zanuck Award as well as for The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.

The 2011 Producers Guild Awards, which will also present prizes for TV producers, is going to have its gala night held on Saturday, January 22 and hosted by Judd Apatow.

As for the 2011 Writers Guild Awards, they will announce the winners on Saturday, February 5 at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

NOMINATIONS LIST OF 2011 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS: 

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

• "127 Hours" - Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
• "Black Swan" - Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver
• "Inception" - Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
• "The Fighter" - Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman,Mark Wahlberg
• "The Kids Are All Right" - Producers: Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray
• "The King's Speech" - Producers: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
• "The Social Network" - Producers: Dana Brunetti, Cean Chaffin, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin
• "The Town" - Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Graham King
• "Toy Story 3" - Producer: Darla K. Anderson
• "True Grit" - Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

• "Despicable Me" - Producers: John Cohen, Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri
• "How to Train Your Dragon" - Producer: Bonnie Arnold
• "Toy Story 3" - Producer: Darla K. Anderson

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: (announced in December 2010)

• "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer" - Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination
• "Earth Made of Glass" - Producers: Reid Carolin, Deborah Scranton
• "Inside Job" - Producers: Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
• "Smash His Camera" - Producers: Linda Saffire, Adam Schlesinger
• "The Tillman Story" - Producer: John Battsek
• "Waiting for "Superman" " - Producer: Lesley Chilcott

NOMINATIONS LIST OF 2011 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS: 

Original Screenplay:

• "Black Swan", Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin
• "The Fighter", Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
• "Inception", Written by Christopher Nolan
• "The Kids Are All Right", Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
• "Please Give", Written by Nicole Holofcener

Adapted Screenplay:

• "127 Hours", Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
• "I Love You Phillip Morris", Written by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
• "The Social Network", Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
• "The Town", Screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard
• "True Grit", Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Documentary Screenplay:

• "Enemies of the People", Written by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
• "Freedom Riders", Written by Stanley Nelson
• "Gasland", Written by Josh Fox
• "Inside Job", Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt
• "The Two Escobars", Written by Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist

'Black Swan' Leads 2010 Online Critics Society Awards Nominations

The 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards nominations have been announced on December 27. Leading the way to win big at the upcoming ceremony is "Black Swan" which gets the most nods with seven. The movie is nominated for Best Picture, battling it out with "Inception", "The Social Network" and "Toy Story 3", "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone".

Lead star Natalie Portman, who has been touted as Oscar winner, lands a spot at OFCS Awards' Best Actress category.

She faces off Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right"), Kim Hye-ja ("Mother"), Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole") and Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone"). Portman's co-star Mila Kunis, meanwhile, is nominated for Best Supporting Actress along with Amy Adams ("The Fighter"), Melissa Leo ("The Fighter"), Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit") and Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom").

Moreover, Darren Aronofsky is up for Best Director kudo, which is contested by Danny Boyle ("127 Hours"), Joel and Ethan Coen ("True Grit"), David Fincher ("The Social Network") and Christopher Nolan ("Inception"). "Black Swan" gets the other nominees for Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

Following close behind "Black Swan" are "The Social Network" and "True Grit" with six each. "Inception" and "127 Hours" score five each. "Toy Story 3" also gets multiple nods, being nominated for Best Animated Feature in addition to the Best Picture honor.

The full nominations list of 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards can be seen on the official site. The winners of the prize giving event will be announced on Monday, January 3, 2011.

Full Movie Winners List of 2010 Satellite Awards

Less than a month after announcing the nominees of the 15th Annual Satellite Awards, the International Press Academy has unveiled the winners on December 19. Dominating the list in movie were "The Social Network" and "Inception" with three gongs each.

Continuing its glorious moment at awards shows this year, "Social Network" took

the coveted best drama kudo. The film once again landed honors to David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin, for directing and adapting the story into a script respectively.

"Inception", which dominated the nominations list with eleven, took home best cinematography title. The sci-fi by Christopher Nolan was additionally honored for its Original Score as well as its Art Direction & Production Design.

"Alice in Wonderland" also got multiple prizes, one for costume design and the other for visual effects. "Toy Story 3", in the meantime, was picked as the Best Animated or Mixed Media by the International Press Academy.

Some stars shining at 2010 Satellite Awards included Noomi Rapace ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"), Colin Firth ("The King's Speech"), Anne Hathaway ("Love and Other Drugs") and Michael Cera ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World").

Held at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, a gala for this year's Satellite Awards also handed out prizes for the best in TV.

Full winners list of 15th Annual Satellite Awards in Movie:

• Motion Picture (Drama): "The Social Network"
• Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"
• Director: David Fincher - "The Social Network"
• Original Screenplay: David Seidler - "The King's Speech"
• Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin - "The Social Network"
• Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama): Noomi Rapace - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
• Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama): Colin Firth - "The King's Speech"
• Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): Anne Hathaway - "Love and Other Drugs"
• Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): Michael Cera - "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"
• Actress in a Supporting Role: Jacki Weaver - "Animal Kingdom"
• Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale - "The Fighter"
• Foreign Language Film: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (Sweden)
• Best Animated or Mixed Media: "Toy Story 3"
• Best Documentary: "Restrepo"
• Cinematography: Wally Pfister - "Inception"
• Film Editing: Robert Frazen - "Please Give"
• Original Score: Hans Zimmer - "Inception"
• Art Direction & Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Luke Freeborn, Brad Ricker and Dean Wolcott - "Inception"
• Costume Design: Colleen Atwood - "Alice in Wonderland"
• Original Song: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" by Cher and Diane Warren - "Burlesque"
• Sound (Editing and Mixing): Mark P. Stoekinger, Kevin O'Connell, Beau Borders and William B. Kaplan - "Unstoppable"
• Visual Effects: Ken Ralston, Dave Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips - "Alice in Wonderland"

Full Nominations List of 2011 SAG Awards: 'Fighter' and 'King's Speech' Lead

Boxing film "The Fighter" and British monarchy drama "The King's Speech" and are leading the nominations in the motion picture categories at the 2011 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, earning four nods each. Both movies will compete for the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize, alongside "Black Swan", "The Kids Are All Right" and Facebook-inspired film "The Social Network".

"The King's Speech" star Colin Firth is among nominees in the best actor category, which also saw nods to Jeff Bridges ("True Grit"), Robert Duvall ("Get Low"), Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network") and James Franco ("127 Hours"), while "The Fighter" star Mark Wahlberg missed out on a mention.

Trailing with three nominations each are "The Kids Are All Right and "Black Swan, which earned respective stars Annette Bening and Natalie Portman mentions in the best actress category, next to Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone") and Hilary Swank ("Conviction").

The nominations were announced on Thursday morning, December 16 by guest presenters Rosario Dawson and Angie Harmon and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on January 30, 2011.

Full nominations list for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

IN MOVIE
Male Actor, Leading:

• Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"
• Robert Duvall, "Get Low"
• Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
• Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
• James Franco, "127 Hours"

Female Actor, Leading:

• Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
• Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
• Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
• Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
• Hilary Swank, "Conviction"

Male Actor, Supporting:

• Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
• Jon Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"
• Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
• Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
• Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Female Actor, Supporting:

• Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
• Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
• Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
• Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
• Hailey Steinfeld, "True Grit"

Cast in a Motion Picture:

• "Black Swan"
• "The Fighter"
• "The Kids Are All Right"
• "The King's Speech"
• "The Social Network"

Stunt Ensembles:

• "Green Zone"
• "Inception"
• "Robin Hood"

IN TV
Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries:

• John Goodman, "You Don't Know Jack"
• Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"
• Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship"
• Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos"
• Patrick Stewart, "Macbeth: Great Performances"

Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries:

• Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"
• Catherin O'Hara, "Temple Grandin"
• Julia Ormond, "Temple Grandin"
• Winona Ryder, "When Love Is Not Enough"
• Susan Sarandon, "You Don't Know Jack"

Male Actor, Drama Series:

• Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
• Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
• Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
• Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
• Hugh Laurie, "House M.D."

Female Actor, Drama Series:

• Glenn Close, "Damages"
• Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
• Julianna Marguiles, "The Good Wife"
• Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
• Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

Male Actor, Comedy Series:

• Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
• Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
• Steve Carell, "The Office"
• Chris Colfer, "Glee"
• Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"

Female Actor, Comedy Series:

• Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
• Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
• Jane Lynch, "Glee"
• Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
• Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland"

Ensemble, Drama Series:

• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "The Closer"
• "Dexter"
• "The Good Wife"
• "Mad Men"

Ensemble, Comedy Series:

• "30 Rock"
• "Glee"
• "Hot in Cleveland"
• "Modern Family"
• "The Office"

Stunt Ensembles:

• "CSI: NY"
• "Dexter"
• "Southland"
• "True Blood"

Life Achievement Award:

• Ernest Borgnine

'The Social Network' Gets Best Picture Prizes From Three Critics' Awards

"The Social Network" has swept Best Picture kudos at three different awards unveiled on December 12. It is picked as the best film at Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Boston Film Critics Awards as well as the New York Film Critics Online Awards.

From Los Angeles Film Critics, director David Fincher wins an award for directing, tied with "Carlos" helmer Olivier Assayas. Aaron Sorkin is honored with a gong for his screenplay and gets another kudo for his writing in the same film from Boston Film Critics.

Boston Film Critics additionally award Jesse Eisenberg with best actor prize, while the same honor is given to Colin Firth ("The King's Speech") by Boston Film Critics. "The Social Network" gets other awards from Boston Trent Film Critics for Fincher's directing and best music, thanks to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

At NYFCO awards, "The Social Network" gets three kudos in total. Beside the best picture, the drama once again lands an honor each for director Fincher and screenwriter Sorkin. Meanwhile, the best actor title at NYFCO is won by James Franco ("127 Hours").

"Black Swan" also rakes multiple awards at these three Critics Awards, with lead actress Natalie Portman getting Best Actress title from Boston Film Critics and NYFCO. She loses the Best Actress honor at Los Angeles Film Critics to Kim Hye-Ja ("Mother").

Winners of the 36th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards:

• Picture: "The Social Network"
• Director: Olivier Assayas, "Carlos", and David Fincher, "The Social Network" (tie)
• Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
• Actress: Kim Hye-Ja, "Mother"
• Supporting Actor: Niels Arestrup, "A Prophet"
• Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"
• Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
• Foreign-Language Film: "Carlos"
• Animation: "Toy Story 3"
• Documentary: "Last Train Home"
• Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, "Black Swan"
• Music: Alexandre Desplat, "The Ghost Writer", and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Social Network" (tie)
• Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, "Inception"
• New Generation: Lena Dunham, "Tiny Furniture"

Winners of 2010 Boston Film Critics Awards:

• Picture: "The Social Network"
• Director: David Fincher, "The Social Network"
• Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
• Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
• Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
• Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis, "Conviction"
• Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
• Documentary: "Marwencol"
• Foreign-Language Film: "Mother"
• Animated Film: "Toy Story 3"
• Cinematography: Roger Deakins, "True Grit"
• Editing: Andrew Weisblum, "Black Swan"
• New Filmmaker: Jeff Malmberg, "Marwencol"
• Ensemble Cast: "The Fighter"
• Music: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"

Winners of 2010 New York Film Critics Online Awards:

• Picture: "The Social Network"
• Director: David Fincher, "The Social Network"
• Actor: James Franco, "127 Hours"
• Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
• Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
• Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
• Breakthrough Performer: Noomi Rapace, The "Millennium" Trilogy
• Debut Director: John Wells, "The Company Men"
• Ensemble Cast: "The Kids Are All Right"
• Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
• Documentary: "Exit Through the Gift Shop"
• Foreign Language: "I Am Love"
• Animated: "Toy Story 3"
• Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, "Black Swan"
• Music: Clint Mansell, "Black Swan"
• Top 10 Films: "127 Hours", "Another Year", "Black Swan", "Blue Valentine", "The Ghost Writer", "Inception", "The Kids Are All Right", "The King's Speech", "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "The Social Network"

'The Social Network' Wins Big at National Board of Review Awards

The National Board of Review (NBR) has named "The Social Network" as the Best Film of the year. Three other awards from the organization are also given for the drama, honoring David Fincher as Best Director, Aaron Sorkin's script as Best Adapted Screenplay and Jesse Eisenberg as Best Actor.

NBR President Annie Schulhof says she expects "Social Network" will "stand up over time and appeal to many generations." She adds, "With 'The Social Network' you had very strong elements that were very much appreciated: the direction, the writing, the acting, its great storytelling. That spoke to the very diverse landscape of the National Board of Review."

Lesley Manville of "Another Year" is also celebrating for she is chosen to win Best Actress prize. Jacki Weaver of "Animal Kingdom" is Best Supporting Actress while not-yet-released "The Fighter" has its star Christian Bale winning Best Supporting Actor.

Some other films honored by NBR are "Toy Story 3" as Best Animated Feature, "The Town" for its Best Ensemble Cast, and "Buried" for Chris Sparling's Best Original Screenplay. Additionally, this year's NBR Awards honors Sofia Coppola with Special Filmmaking Achievement Award for her work on "Somewhere".

Though the winners have been announced, the kudos for 2010 National Board of Review Awards will not be handed out until January 11, 2011 during a New York gala hosted by Meredith Vieira.

Full Winners List of 2010 National Board of Review Awards:

• Best Film: "The Social Network"
• Best Director: David Fincher, "The Social Network"
• Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
• Best Actress: Lesley Manville, "Another Year"
• Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
• Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"
• Best Foreign Language Film: "Of Gods and Men"
• Best Documentary: "Waiting for "Superman" "
• Best Animated Feature: "Toy Story 3"
• Best Ensemble Cast: "The Town"
• Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
• Debut Directors: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, "Restrepo"
• Spotlight Award: Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, "The Illusionist"
• Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling, "Buried"
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
• Special Filmmaking Achievement Award: Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing "Somewhere"
• William K. Everson Film History Award: Leonard Maltin
• NBR Freedom of Expression: "Fair Game", "Conviction", "Howl"
• Production Design Award: Dante Ferretti, "Shutter Island