Freedom of Expression Award is an annual award given by the National Board of Review since 1995.
List of winners
1990s
- 1995: Zhang Yimou
- 1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt
- 1997: Red Corner
- 1998: Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1999: The Insider
2000s
- 2000: Bamboozled, Before Night Falls, The Circle, Kadosh, Quills, Sound and Fury, A Time for Drunken Horses, The Visit
- 2001: Baran, Jung in the Land of the Mujaheddin, Kandahar
- 2002: Ararat, Bloody Sunday, The Grey Zone, Rabbit-Proof Fence
- 2003: Capturing the Friedmans, Dirty Pretty Things, The Magdalene Sisters, September 11
- 2004: Fahrenheit 9/11, The Passion of the Christ, Conspiracy of Silence
- 2005: Innocent Voices, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
- 2006: Water, World Trade Center
- 2007: The Great Debaters, Persepolis
- 2008: Trumbo
- 2009: Burma VJ, Invictus, The Most Dangerous Man in America
2010s
- 2010: Fair Game, Conviction, Howl
- 2011: Crime After Crime, Pariah
- 2012: The Central Park Five, Promised Land
- 2013: Wadjda
- 2014: Rosewater, Selma
- 2015: Beasts of No Nation, Mustang
- 2016: Cameraperson
- 2017: First They Killed My Father, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992
- 2018: 22 July, On Her Shoulders
- 2019: For Sama, Just Mercy
2020s
- 2020: One Night in Miami
- 2021: Flee
- 2022: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Argentina, 1985
- 2023: No film was selected
- 2024: No Other Land
References
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 2004
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 2005
- National Board of Review Awards - Photo 6 - CBS News
- Trumbo (2007) - Awards - IMDb
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- National Board of Review best film of 2017 announced|EW.com
- National Board of Review Names 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018 - Variety
- National Board of Review 2019 Winners|IndieWire
- 2021 National Board of Review Winners and Analysis - Variety
- National Board of Review Winners 2021|IndieWire
- Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
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