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Director Martin Scorsese waves to the crowd gathered outside the 2011 National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. "Hugo," Scorsese's 3D drama about an orphan boy in 1930s Paris, was named best film and also earned him the best director award.
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Best Actor winner George Clooney attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Actress Emma Stone attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. The Civil Rights-era drama, "The Help," in which she appeared, was awarded best ensemble.
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Actress Keira Knightley attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Director Alexander Payne attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. Payne's "The Descendants," a warmly humorous film about a middle-aged Hawaiian balancing a new commitment to parenthood, earned the most awards Tuesday night, with three: Best actor to George Clooney, best supporting actress to Shailene Woodley and best adapted screenplay to Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's script, taken from Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel.
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Sir Ben Kingsley attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. The National Board of Review, a group of film historians, students and academics founded in 1909, is one of the first notable groups to announce its picks for the year's best movies.
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Actor Alec Baldwin attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Actress Jessica Chastain attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. The Civil Rights-era drama, "The Help," in which she appeared, was awarded best ensemble.
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Best Actress winner Tilda Swinton attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. Swinton won for her performance in Lynne Ramsey's drama about a school shooting in "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
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Best Actor winner George Clooney and girlfriend Stacy Keibler attend the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Actress Emma Stone attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Spotlight Award winner Michael Fassbender attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. The Irish actor stars in four films this year: "A Dangerous Method," "Shame," "Jane Eyre" and "X-Men: First Class."
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"The Help"'s Viola Davis attends the 2011 National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Dame Helen Mirren attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Best Supporting Actress winner Shailene Woodley attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. Woodley, 20, plays the daughter of George Clooney's character in "The Descendants."
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Television personality Rosie O'Donnell and girlfriend Michelle Rounds attend the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's" Rooney Mara attends the National Board of Review awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Ahna O'Reilly attend the 2011 National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. Their film, "The Help," was awarded best ensemble.
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Shailene Woodley attends the 2011 National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. The 20-year-old was named Best Supporting Actress for her role in the "The Descendants."
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Best Supporting Actor winner Christopher Plummer attends the 2011 National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 10, 2012, in New York.
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Actress Felicity Jones attends the 2011 National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Jan. 10, 2012, in New York. She was was honored for her breakthrough performance in the young love drama "Like Crazy."
