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Congratulations to Anna, George Clooney, Jason Reitman, and the rest of the cast and crew!
“Up in the Air,” which opens Friday, was named today as the best film of 2009 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
The dramedy directed by Jason Reitman revolves around a corporate downsizer (George Clooney) who begins to question his isolated life.
The film also won awards for best actor (Clooney tied with Morgan Freeman for “Invictus”), supporting actress for Anna Kendrick and adapted screenplay by Reitman and Sheldon Turner.
The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures consists of film professionals, educators, historians and students. The group is often a leading bellwether for the Academy Awards. Its past three best film selections — “The Departed,” “No Country for Old Men” and “Slumdog Millionaire” — went on to receive the top Academy Award.
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