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1The Piano1993 · 31 awards2Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · 16 awards3The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · 15 awards4The Great Gatsby2013 · 14 awards5Lion2015 · 14 awards6Somersault2004 · 13 awards7Hacksaw Ridge2016 · 12 awards8Animal Kingdom2010 · 12 awards9Moulin Rouge!2001 · 11 awards10Shine1996 · 11 awards
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National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

33 winning films and series from Australia and New Zealand in our catalogue, newest first.

TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
Jojo Rabbit 2019 Taika Waititi Drama, Comedy 108 2
Hacksaw Ridge 2016 Mel Gibson Drama, War 131 12
Sully 2016 Clint Eastwood Drama, Biographical 96 1
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 George Miller Action, Adventure 120 16
The Lego Movie Animated film 2014 Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Fantasy, Comedy 101 3
Saving Mr. Banks 2013 John Lee Hancock Drama, Biographical 125 1
Gran Torino 2008 Clint Eastwood Drama, Crime 116 2
Mystic River 2003 Clint Eastwood Drama, Mystery 137 6
The Quiet American 2002 Phillip Noyce Drama, Romance 101 1
Moulin Rouge! 2001 Baz Luhrmann Drama, Musical 127 11
Ocean's Eleven 2001 Steven Soderbergh Comedy, Action 112 1
Shine 1996 Scott Hicks Drama, Biographical 101 11
Heavenly Creatures 1994 Peter Jackson Drama, Biographical 108 1
The Piano 1993 Jane Campion Drama, Romance 120 31
Hope and Glory 1987 John Boorman Drama, Comedy drama 112 1
My Beautiful Laundrette 1985 Stephen Frears Drama, Comedy drama 93 1
The Shooting Party 1985 Alan Bridges Drama 96 1
A Passage to India 1984 David Lean Drama 160 4
Careful, He Might Hear You 1983 Carl Schultz Drama 110 9
The Dresser 1983 Peter Yates Drama, Comedy drama 112 1
Moonlighting 1982 Jerzy Skolimowski Drama, Slice of life 97 1
Gallipoli 1981 Peter Weir War, Historical 111 10
Breaker Morant 1980 Bruce Beresford Trial 107 10
Yanks 1979 John Schlesinger Drama, War 138 1
The Picture Show Man 1977 John Power Comedy drama — 4
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 Herbert Ross Drama, Adventure 114 1
Conduct Unbecoming 1975 Michael Anderson Trial 106 1
Murder on the Orient Express 1974 Sidney Lumet Drama, Crime 128 2
O Lucky Man! 1973 Lindsay Anderson Fantasy, Comedy drama 183 1
Macbeth 1971 Roman Polanski Drama 140 2
The Sundowners 1960 Fred Zinnemann Drama, Adventure 141 1
On the Beach 1959 Stanley Kramer Drama, Science fiction 129 1
The Overlanders 1946 Harry Watt Drama, Western 91 1

Awards as recorded on Wikidata (Q1966965); older ceremonies may be incomplete.