The National Board of Review has revealed its top choice for best film of 2016, with "Manchester by the Sea" nabbing the high-profile honor.

"Manchester" centers around a man (played by Kenneth Lonergan was honored with the Best Original Screenplay award.

Other notable highlights from NBR's 2016 awards include Best Animated Feature winner "Viola Davis (considered a lock for an Academy Award nomination).

The full list of winners is below. The awards will be given out at a National Board of Review gala in New York City on January 4, 2017.

  • Best Film: "Manchester by the Sea"
  • Best Director: Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight"
  • Best Actor: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
  • Best Actress: Amy Adams, "Arrival"
  • Best ing Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Hell or High Water"
  • Best ing Actress: Naomie Harris, "Moonlight"
  • Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"
  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese, "Silence"
  • Best Animated Feature: "Kubo and the Two Strings"
  • Breakthrough Performance (Male): Lucas Hedges, "Manchester by the Sea"
  • Breakthrough Performance (Female): Royalty Hightower, "The Fits"
  • Best Directorial Debut: Trey Edward Shults, "Krisha"
  • Best Foreign Language Film: "The Salesman"
  • Best Documentary: "O.J.: Made in America"
  • Best Ensemble: "Hidden Figures"
  • Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg
  • NBR Freedom of Expression Award: "Cameraperson"

TOP FILMS

  • "Arrival"
  • "Hacksaw Ridge"
  • "Hail, Caesar!"
  • "Hell or High Water"
  • "Hidden Figures"
  • "La La Land"
  • "Moonlight"
  • "Patriot's Day"
  • "Silence"
  • "Sully"

TOP FIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS

  • "Elle"
  • "The Handmaiden"
  • "Julieta"
  • "Land of Mine"
  • "Neruda"

TOP FIVE DOCUMENTARIES

  • "De Palma"
  • "The Eagle Huntress"
  • "Gleason"
  • "Life, Animated"
  • "Miss Sharon Jones!"

TOP 10 INDEPENDENT FILMS

  • "20th Century Women"
  • "Captain Fantastic"
  • "Creative Control"
  • "Eye in the Sky"
  • "The Fits"
  • "Green Room"
  • "Hello, My Name is Doris"
  • "Keisha"
  • "Morris from America"
  • "Sing Street"

[via: The Playlist]

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