National Board of Review

2015 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerThe MartianMatt DamonAn astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.Amazon

2014 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerA Most Violent YearOscar IsaacIn New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.AmazonBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Michael KeatonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.Amazon

2013 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerNebraskaBruce DernAn aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.Amazon

2012 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerSilver Linings PlaybookBradley CooperAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.Amazon

2011 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerThe DescendantsGeorge ClooneyA land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.Amazon

2009 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerInvictusMorgan FreemanNelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.AmazonUp in the AirGeorge ClooneyRyan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire.Amazon

2008 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerGran TorinoClint EastwoodDisgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.Amazon

2007 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerMichael ClaytonGeorge ClooneyA law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.Amazon

2006 National Board of Review - Best Actor WinnerThe Last King of ScotlandForest WhitakerBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.Amazon