National Board of Review Declares 'Her' the Best Film of 2013

We're in for a weird awards season. The National Board of Review announced its 2013 honorees on Wednesday, and the group's announcement did little to give any film the chance to build momentum. In the past few days, we've seen groups declare American Hustle and Inside Llewyn Davis the best films of 2013, but the National Board of Review went its own direction and awarded Spike Jonze's Her its Best Film distinction.

Notably absent from the National Board of Review's honorees were Gravity, 12 Years a Slave and Captain Phillips — how is this all going to shake out come Oscar time?

BEST FILM: Her
BEST DIRECTOR: Spike Jonze (Her)
BEST ACTOR: Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
BEST ACTRESS: Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Will Forte (Nebraska)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Joel and Ethan Cohen (Inside Llewyn Davis)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Terence Winter (The Wolf of Wall Street)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: The Wind Rises
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Stories We Tell
BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Past
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT: Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue Is the Warmest Color)