Hugo named Best Film of the Year by National Board of Review

Variety and THR have reported that Hugo has been named Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review, and it’s director Martin Scorsese took out the prize for Best Director as well.

The Best Actor and Actress prizes went to George Clooney for The Descendants and Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin.

The Descendants was actually one of the bigger winners, not only walking away with Best Actor, but nods for Best Supporting Actress (Shailene Woodley) and Best Adapted Screenplay.

And the winners are…

Best Film: Hugo

Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Actor: George Clooney, The Descendants

Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay: Will Reiser, 50/50

Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, The Descendants

Best Animated Feature: Rango

Breakthrough Performance: Felicity Jones, Like Crazy

Breakthrough Performance: Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo