Bisogna sempre prenderla con le pinze, ma la classifica annuale stilata dal National Board of Review solitamente lascia intendere quali saranno i film candidati alla vincita degli Oscar.
Il favorito sembra essere un film di Clint Eastwood, ma non il tanto pubblicizzato Flags Of Our Fathers quanto piuttosto Letters From Iwo Jima, che analizza gli stessi fatti di Flags Of Our Fathers immedesimandosi però nei militari giapponesi.
Queste sono invece le altre candidature (sempre secondo il National Board of Review)
Best Film
Letters From Iwo Jima
Top Ten Films
Letters From Iwo Jima, (and, in alphabetical order) Babel, Blood Diamond, The Departed, The Devil Wears Prada, Flags Of Our Fathers, The History Boys, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes On A Scandal, The Painted Veil
Best Foreign Film
Volver
Top Five Foreign Films
Volver, (and, in alphabetical order) Curse Of The Golden Flower, Days Of Glory, Pan's Labyrinth, Water
Top Five Documentaries
An Inconvenient Truth, (and, in alphabetical order) 51 Birch Street, Iraq In Fragments, Shut Up & Sing, Wordplay
Top Independent Films
(in alphabetical order) Akeelah And The Bee, Bobby, Catch A Fire, Copying Beethoven, A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, Half Nelson, The Illusionist, Lonesome Jim, Sherrybaby, 10 Items Or Less, Thank You For Smoking
Best Actor
Forest Whitaker, The Last King Of Scotland
Best Actress
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration
Best Director
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Directorial Debut
Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking
Best Adapted Screenplay
Ron Nyswaner, The Painted Veil
Best Original Screenplay
Zach Helm, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Documentary
An Inconvenient Truth
Best Animated Feature
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