Predictions: 2004 National Board of Review

The National Board of Review is basically a bunch of rich people who want to pretend that they have some measure of taste. Unfortunately, because they are the first awards of the year, they hold some sway. They release a list of the 10 "best" films of the year, as well as giving several other awards. This is my guess as to how their votes will go this year.


Best Picture
01. The Aviator
02. Kinsey
03. Finding Neverland
04. The Phantom of the Opera
05. Closer
06. Sideways
07. Maria Full of Grace
08. Ray
09. Being Julia
10. Vera Drake
alternates
The Door in the Floor
The Woodsman
The Incredibles
Birth
Stage Beauty


Best Actor
Jamie Foxx - Ray
runner-up: Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman


Best Actress
Annette Benning - Being Julia
runner-up: Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind/Finding Neverland


Best Supporting Actor
Dustin Hoffman - Meet the Fockers/I <3 Huckabees/Finding Neverland
runner-up: David Carradine - Kill Bill: Vol. 2


Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen - Sideways
runner-up: Cloris Leachman - Spanglish


Best Director
Mike Nichols - Closer
runner-up: Mark Forster - Finding Neverland


Breakthrough Male
Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland
runner-up: Jim Caviezel - The Passion of the Christ


Breakthrough Female
Natalie Portman - Closer/Garden State
runner-up: C.S. Moreno - Maria Full of Grace


Best Debut Film
Zach Braff - Garden State
runner-up: Joshua Morston - Maria Full of Grace