'A Most Violent Year' Wins Film Of The Year, But What About The Oscars?
Crime drama A Most Violent Year, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, has been named film of the year by the influential National Board of Review. JC Chandor's movie also picked up acting awards from the prestigious New York based collective of academics, students and historians.
![Both Chastain [L] and Isaac [R] won acting awards for the movie](http://www.contactmusic.com/images/feature-images/a-most-violent-year-jessica-chastain-still-3-636-380.jpg)
"This is an intelligent and probing drama but one that lacks the oomph factor you might expect in a real Oscar contender," said Geoffrey Macnab of the Independent.
""A Most Violent Year" is one of the great modern crime thrillers, ultimately showing itself as one of the most enthralling experiences of the year," said Clayton Davis of AwardsCircuit.com.
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Elsewhere, the National Board of Review awarded How To Train Your Dragon 2 the prize for best animated feature prize, while young British star Jack O'Connell won the breakthrough performance award.
The winners will collect their prizes at the National Board of Review's annual awards bash in New York on January 6.
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