National Board of Review Awards 1993

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65th National Board of Review Awards


Best Picture:
Schindler's List

The 65th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1993, were announced on 14 December 1993 and given on 28 February 1994.

Contents

Top 10 films

  1. Schindler's List
  2. The Age of Innocence
  3. The Remains of the Day
  4. The Piano
  5. Shadowlands
  6. In the Name of the Father
  7. Philadelphia
  8. Much Ado About Nothing
  9. Short Cuts
  10. The Joy Luck Club

Top Foreign Films

  1. Farewell My Concubine
  2. El Mariachi
  3. Un cœur en hiver
  4. The Story of Qiu Ju
  5. The Accompanist

Winners

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