The National Board of Review announces they're yearly superlatives tomorrow, officially kicking off a long stretch of critics groups awards throughout December that will eventually merge into a slew of guild announcements in January.
Of course it's silly to try and objectively guess what they will do with no other precursors to go by, but here I go anyway:
Top ten:
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
Winter's Bone
Best Picture: The King's Speech
Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Ensemble: The Social Network
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay: The King's Speech
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3
Best Documentary: Inside Job
Best Foreign Film: Biutiful
