"Manchester by the Sea," "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" are celebrated at the National Board of Review Awards
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"Manchester by the Sea," "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" are celebrated at the National Board of Review Awards
- Title: "Manchester by the Sea," "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" are celebrated at the National Board of Review Awards
- Date: 5th January 2017
- Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 04, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** FILMMAKER MARTIN SCORSESE POSING FOR PICTURES CASEY AFFLECK POSING FOR PICTURES LUCAS HEDGES POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) LUCAS HEDGES, BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE WINNER, SAYING: "It felt like every single step it's gotten a little more surreal. At Sundance Amazon bought it and I was like, 'huh, that's weird.' And then they were like, it's going to be a campaign for you, and I was like, 'what is that going to be like?' And then rewards and there were more awards and then there were more red carpets and I got to meet my heroes. And it's been one of the weirdest years of my life." DIRECTOR KENNETH LONERGAN POSING FOR PICTURES WITH WIFE, J. SMITH-CAMERON ACTRESS NAOMIE HARRIS POSING FOR PICTURES VARIOUS OF HARRIS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) NAOMIE HARRIS, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, SAYING: "It feels amazing, it feels really, really incredible. I mean obviously we don't work as actors for awards, we do it because we love the script and we want to portray the characters that are being offered to us, but it is an amazing feeling to be honored, it really is." ACTOR MAHERSHALA ALI POSING FOR PICTURES DIRECTOR BARRY JENKINS SPEAKING TO REPORTER ACTRESS OCTAVIA SPENCER POSING FOR PICTURES SPENCER SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) OCTAVIA SPENCER, ACTRESS, SAYING: "Well team work makes the dream work. You know, without a good team you don't have anything. So if it takes a village to raise a child and people consider the movie their baby, this is one big baby." ACTOR ALDIS HODGE POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALDIS HODGE, ACTOR, SAYING: "I'm ready for whatever comes, you know? I can't anticipate what will be, I can't make predictions, but so far I can't complain. It's been fantastic already. So if this is any indication of what the rest of the season is going to be like I guess I got to get a lot of sleep and get ready. " ACTRESS AMY ADAMS POSING FOR PICTURES WITH HUSBAND, DARREN LE GALLO ADAMS POSING FOR PICTURES ADAMS SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMY ADAMS, BEST ACTRESS, SAYING: "Well I only have a couple thus far. So I take it one award thing at a time. So right now - I think you just focus on gratitude, don't really think about anything else and that sort of gets you through." ACTOR JEFF BRIDGES POSING FOR PICTURES BRIDGES SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) JEFF BRIDGES, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, SAYING: "I think it starts with the writing, the story, the script, Taylor Sheridan. He also wrote 'Sicario' by the way, another great movie. It just rings very true. You know, that was one of the things that came to my mind after reading it that this guy knows what he's talking about." ACTOR MARK WAHLBERG AND PETER BERG POSING FOR PICTURES WAHLBERG SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARK WAHLBERG, ACTOR, SAYING: (HIS FILM "PATRIOTS DAY") "Absolutely. You feel an overwhelming amount of responsibility, but also an enormous since of pride getting to tell the story of my community, my people. And what they did was so inspiring and gives people a lot of hope in this day and age that we live in." ACTRESSES QUVENZHANE WALLIS (PRESENTER) AND BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS WINNER, ROYALTY HIGHTOWER POSING FOR PICTURES ACTOR CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA POSING FOR PICTURES ACTOR ADAM DRIVER POSING FOR PICTURES - PRESENTER ACTRESS RILEY KEOUGH POSING FOR PICTURES - PRESENTER
- Embargoed: 20th January 2017 03:26
- Keywords: National Board of Review Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Amy Adams Naomie Harris Casey Affleck Martin Scorsese Jeff Bridges Arrival
- Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0015XSYWCT
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Independent drama "Manchester by the Sea," about a working-class American family dealing with multiple tragedies, has become an early front-runner in Hollywood's awards season as the National Board of Review named it the best film of 2016.
"Manchester by the Sea" won four honors, including best actor for Casey Affleck and best original screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan.
Members of the cast attended the annual award ceremony in New York on Wednesday (January 4).
"It felt like every single step it's gotten a little more surreal. At Sundance Amazon bought it and I was like, 'huh, that's weird.' And then they were like, it's going to be a campaign for you, and I was like, 'what is that going to be like?' And then rewards and there were more awards and then there were more red carpets and I got to meet my heroes. And it's been one of the weirdest years of my life," said breakthrough performance winner, Lucas Hedges.
"Moonlight," a film about a young black impoverished man's struggle with his sexuality, won best director for Barry Jenkins and best supporting actress for Naomie Harris.
"It feels amazing, it feels really, really incredible. I mean obviously we don't work as actors for awards, we do it because we love the script and we want to portray the characters that are being offered to us, but it is an amazing feeling to be honored, it really is," said Harris.
Both "Moonlight" and Manchester by the Sea" have received critical praise and are among the top nominees for the Independent Spirit Awards, which celebrate low-budget artistic films that often go on to do well at the Oscars.
"Manchester by the Sea is a masterful film which explores love, loss, and redemption in a deeply moving and completely original way.
Other top wins include best actress for Amy Adams in "Arrival," Jeff Bridges for best supporting actor in "Hell or High Water," and best animated feature for "Kubo and the Two Strings."
The 100-year-old organization, which comprises academics, filmmakers, students and professionals, selected studio and independent films for its top ten films of the year, which included Coen Brothers comedy "Hail, Caesar!" and Mel Gibson's war drama "Hacksaw Ridge."
"Patriots Day," based on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, "Hidden Figures," the true story of three black female mathematicians helping NASA in the early space race, and Martin Scorsese's historical drama "Silence" made the top films list.
"La La Land," a modern day musical set in Los Angeles and starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, was also named among the top films year but did not score individual recognition for the cast or writer-director Damien Chazelle.
Last year, the Board of Review surprised awards pundits by picking action film "Mad Max: Fury Road" as its best film of the year. The movie went on to win six Oscars in the technical categories. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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