Award Season Has Begun

It’s official! The award season has begun. The National Board of Review awards were handed out signaling Oscar contenders. If Martin Scorsese doesn’t win a trophy this year – I don’t know what I am going to do! Here is the full list:
Best Film
Letters From Iwo Jima
Best Foreign Film
Volver
Best Actor
Forest Whitaker, The Last King Of Scotland
Best Actress
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine O’Hara, For Your Consideration
Best Acting By An Ensemble
The Departed
Best Director
Martin Scorsese (pictured, with The Departed stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon), The Departed
Best Directorial Debut
Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking
Best Adapted Screenplay
Ron Nyswaner, The Painted Veil
Best Original Screenplay
Zach Helm, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Documentary
An Inconvenient Truth
Best Animated Feature
Cars