51st National Board of Review Awards February 20, 1980
The 51st National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 12, 1979, and given on February 20, 1980.
Top Ten Films Manhattan Yanks The Europeans The China Syndrome Breaking Away Apocalypse Now Being There Time After Time North Dallas Forty Kramer vs. Kramer
Top Foreign Films La Cage aux Folles The Tree of Wooden Clogs The Marriage of Maria Braun Nosferatu the Vampyre Peppermint Soda
Winners Best Film: Manhattan Best Foreign Film: La Cage aux Folles Best Actor: Peter Sellers - Being There Best Actress: Sally Field - Norma Rae Best Supporting Actor: Paul Dooley - Breaking Away Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep - Manhattan, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Kramer vs. Kramer Best Director: John Schlesinger - Yanks Career Achievement Award: Myrna Loy
References
External links National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1979