| 86th National Board of Review Awards (2014) |
| Top 10 Films (Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year): |
| A Most Violent Year | |
| American Sniper | |
| Birdman | |
| Boyhood | |
| Fury | |
| Gone Girl | |
| The Imitation Game | |
| Inherent Vice | |
| The Lego Movie | |
| Nightcrawler | |
| Unbroken |
| Best Film: |
| A Most Violent Year |
| Best Director: |
| Clint Eastwood - American Sniper |
| Best Ensemble: |
| Fury |
| Best Actor (tie): |
| Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year | |
| Michael Keaton - Birdman |
| Best Actress: |
| Julianne Moore - Still Alice |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Edward Norton - Birdman |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year |
| Best Original Screenplay: |
| Phil Lord and Christopher Miller - The Lego Movie |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: |
| Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Wild Tales |
| Best Documentary: |
| Life Itself |
| Best Animated Feature: |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
| Best Directorial Debut: |
| Gillian Robespierre - Obvious Child |
| Breakthrough Performance: |
| Jack O'Connell - Starred Up and Unbroken |
| William K. Everson Film History Award: |
| Scott Eyman |
| Spotlight Award: |
| Chris Rock for writing, directing, and starring Top Five |
| NBR Freedom of Expression: |
| Rosewater | |
| Selma |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| Wild Tales | |
| Force Majeure | |
| Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem | |
| Leviathan | |
| Two Days, One Night | |
| We Are the Best! |
| Top Documentaries: |
| Life Itself | |
| Art and Craft | |
| Jodorowsky's Dune | |
| Keep On Keepin' On | |
| The Kill Team | |
| Last Days in Vietnam |
| Top Independent Films: |
| Blue Ruin | |
| Locke | |
| A Most Wanted Man | |
| Mr. Turner | |
| Obvious Child | |
| The Skeleton Twins | |
| Snowpiercer | |
| Stand Clear of the Closing Doors | |
| Starred Up | |
| Still Alice |