The 2017 National Board of Review honorees were announced on Tuesday, November 28, 2017.
Congratulations to the following alumni who received awards!
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Jane (Nat Geo)
Brett Morgen ’99 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director/producer
And congratulations to alumni associated with the following films:
TOP FIVE DOCUMENTARIES
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS
Nick Quested ’93 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director/producer
TOP 10 MOVIES
Baby Driver
Liza Chasin ’87 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer
The Disaster Artist
James Franco ’11 (MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director/producer
The Florida Project
Sean Baker ’98 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Chris Bergoch ’94 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
TOP 10 INDEPENDENT MOVIES
Loving Vincent
Ian Hutchinson ’03 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer
Menashe
Musa Syeed ’06 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), writer
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Joseph Cedar ’95 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director/writer
Patti Cake$
Chris Columbus ’80 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV)/Dean's Council, producer
Eleanor Columbus ’11 (BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer