NEW YORK,NY (SMI-ENTERTAINMENT, 12.02.21)-The National Board of Review released its 2021 award winners Today, with " Licorice Pizza " taking the helm with three awards, " King Richard " and " The Tragedy of Macbeth"obtaining  two-awards apiece whom along the other honorees will be honor  on its annual gala to take place on January 11, 2022 in New York City.

The National Board of Review was founded in 1909 with the main goal to
support the art and entertainment of the cinematography industry.
Every year professionals of the film industry from producers, filmmakers, directors, actors and screenwriters gather, discuss  and evaluate  films to nominate the winners of the current year in over 12 categories to determine  the winners prior to its annual award gala taking place in the Big Apple.        

Find below the 2021 National Board of Review  Winners : 

Best Film:
Licorice Pizza

Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza

Best Actor:
Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress:
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story 

Best Supporting Actor:
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast

Best Supporting  Actress:
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Original Screenplay :
Joel Coen, The Tragedy of MacBeth

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Asghar Farhadi, A Hero

Breakthrough Performance :
Alana Haim & Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza 

Best Directorial Debut:
Michael Sarnoski, PIG  
 
Best Animated Feature:
Encanto

Best Foreign Language Film:
A Hero

Best Documentary :
Summer of Soul

Best Ensemble:
The Hardest They Fall

Outstanding Achievement  in Cinematography:
Bruno Delbonnel , The Tragedy of Macbeth 

NBR Freedom of Expression Award : Flee