2025 National Board of Review Awards Gala: Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Craig, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Liev Schreiber, and More

LifeMinute caught up with some of the biggest names in movies on the red carpet at the star-studded event celebrating cinema in New York City last night

From The LifeMinute.tv Team

January 8, 2025

The stars came out to celebrate the National Board of Review annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City last night.

Willie Geist hosted the event honoring the art of cinema, with categories that include Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, and many more.

We caught up with Nicole Kidman, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Ralph Fiennes, Christine Baranski, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Liev Schreiber, Arian Moayed, and more on the red carpet.

See the full list of honorees below:

Best Film: Wicked (Jon M. Chu, Marc Platt, David Stone)

Best Director: Jon M. Chu, Wicked

Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Queer

Best Actress: Nicole Kidman, Babygirl

Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Best Supporting Actress: Elle Fanning, A Complete Unknown

NBR Spotlight Award: Creative Collaboration of Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, Wicked

Breakthrough Performance: Mikey Madison, Anora

Best Directorial Debut: India Donaldson, Good One

Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Hard Truths

Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Best Ensemble: Conclave (Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow)

Best Documentary: Sugarcane (Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat)

Best International Film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammad Rasoulof)

Best Animated Feature: Flow (Gints Zilbalodis)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, No Other Land (Fabien Greenberg)

Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Karl Von Moorsel)