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The Martian review

The Martian

The National Board Of Review have named their top movies of 2015 and topping off the list is none other than George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, which took Best Film. Another big winner was Ridley Scott’s The Martian which picked up Best Director for the Brit, as well as Best Actor for Matt Damon and Best Adapted Screenplay for Drew Goddard. In terms of Best Actress, Brie Larson picked up that award for Room, while Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Jason Leigh picked up Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Creed and The Hateful Eight respectively.

Inside Out deservedly won Best Animated Feature.

Rounding out the main awards was Quentin Tarantino for Best Original Screenplay, also for The Hateful Eight, which gets its UK premiere next week.

Here’s how the rest lined up.

Best Film:  Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director:  Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor:  Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress: Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor:  Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress:  Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Best Original Screenplay:  Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay:  Drew Goddard – The Martian
Best Animated Feature:  Inside Out
Breakthrough Performance:  Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation & Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Directorial Debut:  Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Best Foreign Language Film:  Son of Saul
Best Documentary:  Amy
William K. Everson Film History Award:  Cecilia De Mille Presley
Best Ensemble:  The Big Short
Spotlight Award: Sicario for Outstanding Collaborative Vision
NBR Freedom of Expression Award:  Beasts of No Nation & Mustang

The National Board of Review honors diverse members of the film community at their annual Awards Gala, which also acts as a fundraiser for student grant philanthropy. Hosted by Willie Geist, co-host of NBC’s TODAY and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, this year’s gala will take place on January 5, 2016 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

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