The National Board of Review Chooses "Good Night, and Good Luck" as Best Film

Out of 300+ movies screened during 2005, the National Board of Review selected George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" as the best movie of the year. However Clooney didn't pick up directing honors. Ang Lee snagged the best director award for his work on "Brokeback Mountain."

NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW'S 2005 AWARDS

Best Picture - "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Best Director - Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"

Original Screenplay - Noah Baumbach, "The Squid and the Whale"

Adapted Screenplay - Stephen Gaghan, "Syriana"

Best Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"

Best Actress - Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"

Supporting Actor - Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"

Supporting Actress - Gong Li, "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Ensemble Acting - "Mrs Henderson Presents"

Breakthrough Performance: Terrence Howard in "Hustle & Flow," "Crash," and "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"

NBR's Top 10 Movies of 2005

"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"A History of Violence"
"Match Point"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Munich"
"Walk the Line"