| 88th National Board of Review Awards (2016) |
| Top 10 Films (Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year): |
| Manchester by the Sea | |
| Arrival | |
| Hacksaw Ridge | |
| Hail, Caesar! | |
| Hell or High Water | |
| Hidden Figures | |
| La La Land | |
| Moonlight | |
| Patriots Day | |
| Silence | |
| Sully |
| Best Film: |
| Manchester by the Sea |
| Best Director: |
| Barry Jenkins - Moonlight |
| Best Ensemble: |
| Hidden Figures |
| Best Actor: |
| Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea |
| Best Actress: |
| Amy Adams - Arrival |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Naomie Harris - Moonlight |
| Best Original Screenplay: |
| Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: |
| Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese - Silence |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| The Salesman |
| Best Documentary: |
| O.J.: Made in America |
| Best Animated Feature: |
| Kubo and the Two Strings |
| Best Directorial Debut: |
| Trey Edward Shults - Krisha |
| Breakthrough Male Performance: |
| Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea |
| Breakthrough Female Performance: |
| Royalty Hightower - The Fits |
| Spotlight Award: |
| Creative collaboration of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg |
| NBR Freedom of Expression: |
| Cameraperson |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| The Salesman | |
| Elle | |
| The Handmaiden | |
| Julieta | |
| Land of Mine | |
| Neruda |
| Top Documentaries: |
| O.J.: Made in America | |
| De Palma | |
| The Eagle Huntress | |
| Gleason | |
| Life, Animated | |
| Miss Sharon Jones! |
| Top Independent Films: |
| 20th Century Women | |
| Captain Fantastic | |
| Creative Control | |
| Eye in the Sky | |
| The Fits | |
| Green Room | |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | |
| Krisha | |
| Morris from America | |
| Sing Street |