National Board of Review Awards 1981

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53rd National Board of Review Awards

December 15, 1981

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

Contents

Top Ten Films

  1. Chariots of Fire , Reds
  2. Atlantic City
  3. Stevie
  4. Gallipoli
  5. On Golden Pond
  6. Prince of the City
  7. Raiders of the Lost Ark
  8. Heartland
  9. Ticket to Heaven
  10. Breaker Morant

Top Foreign Films

  1. A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov
  2. The Boat Is Full
  3. The Last Metro
  4. Kontrakt  [ fr ]
  5. Pixote

Winners

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1981

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