National Board of Review
Best Film
Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-Up 10 Films of the Year
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Gran Torino
Milk
WALL-E
The Wrestler
Best Director
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Actor
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Foreign Language Film
Mongol
Best Documentary
Man on Wire
Best Animated Feature
WALL-E
Best Ensemble Cast
Doubt (Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep)
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
Viola Davis, Doubt
Best Directorial Debut
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Best Original Screenplay
Nick Schenk, Gran Torino
Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Spotlight Award
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Melissa Leo, Frozen River