National Board of Review Awards 1939
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11th National Board of Review Awards
11th National Board of Review Awards
The 11th National Board of Review Awards were announced on 24 December 1939.
Best American Films
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- Wuthering Heights
- Stagecoach
- Ninotchka
- Young Mr. Lincoln
- Crisis
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- The Roaring Twenties
- ''U-Boat 29''
Top Foreign Films
Winners
- Best American Film: Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- Best Foreign Film: Le quai des brumes (Port of Shadows), France
- Best Acting:
- *James Cagney - The Roaring Twenties
- *Bette Davis - Dark Victory and The Old Maid
- *Geraldine Fitzgerald - Dark Victory and Wuthering Heights
- *Henry Fonda - Young Mr. Lincoln
- *Jean Gabin - Le quai des brumes (Port of Shadows)
- *Greta Garbo - Ninotchka
- *Francis Lederer - Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- *Paul Lukas - Confessions of a Nazi Spy
- *Thomas Mitchell - Stagecoach
- *Laurence Olivier - Wuthering Heights
- *Flora Robson - We Are Not Alone
- *Michel Simon - Le quai des brumes (Port of Shadows) and ''The End of the Day''