The stars are out for the 2022 National Board of Review awards gala
Morena Baccarin and her husband Ben McKenzie were among the celebrities who walked the red carpet ahead of the event held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
Since its inception in 1909, the NBR has devoted its efforts to supporting cinema as art and entertainment, according to its website.
For this go-around, 221 films were screened by a select group of cinephiles, filmmakers, young professionals, academics and students, many of whom were then discussed with directors, actors, producers and screenwriters before announcing their selections.
Awards night! Morena Baccarin and her husband Ben McKenzie were among the celebrities who attended the 2022 National Board Of Review Awards Gala in New York on Tuesday
Baccarin, 42, dazzled as she stepped in front of photographers in a silver dress that perfectly matched a pair of peep toe heels.
The shimmering number lit up under the bright lights of the red carpet.
That night, the Endgame star had her raven locks pulled back into a bun, which helped show off her dangling earrings.
McKenzie, 43, stepped out in a charcoal patterned suit that matched a white shirt, which he left unbuttoned and no tie, and black dress shoes.
The stars are out: Baccarin, 42, stunned as she stepped in front of photographers in a silver dress that perfectly matched a pair of peep toe heels
Beau: McKenzie, 43, who is known to many fans for his role in Gotham, stepped out in a charcoal patterned suit
Baccarin currently stars as Elena Federova in the NBC series The Endgame.
The crime thriller drama, which also features Ryan Michelle Bathé, Costa Ronin and Jordan Johnson-Hinds, among others, premiered on February 21.
Last month, Baccarin’s latest film, Last Looks, premiered. The cast of the mystery thriller also includes Mel Gibson, Charlie Hunnam, Lucy Fry, Rupert Friend, Dominic Monaghan, Jacob Scipio and Clancy Brown.
McKenzie is best known to many fans for his television roles on The OC (2003-2007), Southland (2009-2013), and Gotham (2014-2019).
Setting the tone: For the past 30 years, the Best Picture winner at the National Board of Review Awards has gone on to receive an Oscar nomination every year except three times
The NBR Awards celebrate the art of cinema, with categories that include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, Breakthrough Performance and Directorial Debut, as well as their signature the Freedom of Expression Award and Outstanding Achievement. In Cinematography
For the past 30 years, the winner of Best Picture at the National Board of Review Awards has received an Oscar nomination every year except three times.
The winners were announced in early December 2021 and include:
Best Film: Licorice Pizza (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Best Actor: Will Smith, King Richard (Warner Bros)
Best Actress: Rachel Zegler, West Side Story (20th Century Studios)
Best Supporting Actor: Ciarán Hinds, Belfast (Focus Features)
Best Supporting Actress: Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard (Warner Bros)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple Original Films/A24)
Best Original Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, A Hero (Amazon Studios)
Breakthrough Performance: Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Best first film as a director: Michael Sarnoski, Pig (Neon)
Best Animated Film: Encanto (Walt Disney Pictures)
Best Foreign Language Film: A Hero (Amazon Studios) – Iran
Best Documentary: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Couldn’t Be Televised) (Searchlight Pictures)
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Flee (Neon & Participant)
Best Together: The More They Fall (Netflix)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple Original Films/A24)
Busy schedule: Baccarin currently plays the role of Elena Federova in the NBC series The Endgame, and she is a main cast member of the mystery thriller Last Looks, which premiered in February