National Board of Review Awards 1978

Last updated

50th National Board of Review Awards

December 19, 1978

The 50th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 19, 1978.

Contents

Top Ten Films

  1. Days of Heaven
  2. Coming Home
  3. Interiors
  4. Superman
  5. Movie Movie
  6. Midnight Express
  7. An Unmarried Woman
  8. Pretty Baby
  9. Girlfriends
  10. Comes a Horseman

Top Foreign Films

  1. Autumn Sonata
  2. Dear Detective
  3. Madame Rosa
  4. A Slave of Love
  5. Bread and Chocolate

Winners

<i>Days of Heaven</i> 1978 film by Terrence Malick

Days of Heaven is a 1978 American romantic period drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, and Linda Manz. Set in 1916, it tells the story of Bill and Abby, lovers who travel to the Texas Panhandle to harvest crops for a wealthy farmer. Bill encourages Abby to claim the fortune of the dying farmer by tricking him into a false marriage.

<i>Autumn Sonata</i> 1978 film by Ingmar Bergman

Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. It tells the story of a celebrated classical pianist and her neglected daughter. All his films from this point, even those eventually shown in theatres, were television productions.

<i>Coming Home</i> (1978 film) 1978 film by Hal Ashby

Coming Home is a 1978 American drama film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay written by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones from a story by Nancy Dowd. It stars Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine and Robert Ginty. The film's narrative follows a perplexed woman, her Marine husband, and a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran she meets while her husband is stationed in Vietnam.

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1978

Related Research Articles

Liv Ullmann Norwegian actress, writer and film director

Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director. She was one of the "muses" of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

Ingrid Bergman Swedish actress

Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won many accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Tony Award. She is best remembered for her roles as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca (1942) and Alicia Huberman in Notorious (1946).

The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.

The 74th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2002, were announced on 4 December 2002 and given on 14 January 2003.

Gunnar Björnstrand Swedish actor

Knut Gunnar Johanson was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman.

The 4th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1978, were announced on 16 December 1978.

The 44th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1978. The winners were announced on 20 December 1978 and the awards were given on 28 January 1979.

<i>California Suite</i> (film) 1978 film by Herbert Ross

California Suite is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his play of the same name. Similar to his earlier Plaza Suite, the film focuses on the dilemmas of guests staying in a suite in a luxury hotel. Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film.

<i>Angels in America</i> (miniseries) 2003 HBO miniseries based on the play by the same name

Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer-prize winning play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it is the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.

The 30th National Board of Review Awards were announced in late December, 1958.

The 35th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 22, 1963.

The 45th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 24, 1973.

The 47th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 23, 1975.

The 53rd National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 15, 1981.

<i>Tehzeeb</i> (2003 film) 2003 film by Khalid Mohamed

Tehzeeb is a 2003 Indian drama film directed by Khalid Mohammed. It premiered on 21 November 2003. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Urmila Matondkar, Diya Mirza, Arjun Rampal and Rishi Kapoor in a special appearance. Urmila and Shabana were praised for their roles. It was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Swedish drama Autumn Sonata (1978), and was dedicated to Bergman.

Halvar Björk Swedish actor

Erik Halvar Bertil Björk was a Swedish actor. He worked at the Malmö City Theatre from 1962 till 1986, but also made many substantial film- and TV-roles; for example, he acted in Autumn Sonata (1978) and Sunday's Children (1992) by Ingmar Bergman and The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972) by Jan Troell.

The 13th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 1979, honored the best filmmaking of 1978.

The 86th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2014, were announced on December 2, 2014.