National Board of Review

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film organization nonprofit organization

The National Board of Review is a long-standing American film organization known for annually honoring excellence in cinema and influencing the awards season through its curated lists and prizes.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
National Board of Review canonical	28
National Board of Review Awards	16
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures	8
National Board of Review Award	3
National Board of Review Top Ten Films	2
National Board of Review Awards ceremony	1
National Board of Review Top 10 Independent Films	1
National Board of Review Top Ten Films (1960)	1
National Board of Review awards	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2049124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Board of Review
Context triple: [National Board of Review Award for Best Film, presentedBy, National Board of Review]

A. National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is an annual honor presented by the National Board of Review to recognize the most outstanding motion picture of the year.
B. Boston Society of Film Critics
The Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers based in the Boston area that annually honors excellence in cinema through its own set of film awards.
C. New York Film Critics Circle Award
The New York Film Critics Circle Award is a prestigious annual honor bestowed by New York–based film critics to recognize outstanding achievements in cinema.
D. Critics Choice Association
The Critics Choice Association is an American organization of film and television critics that recognizes outstanding achievements in entertainment through its annual awards.
E. National Society of Film Critics Award
The National Society of Film Critics Award is a prestigious set of annual honors given by a group of prominent American film critics to recognize outstanding achievements in cinema.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Board of Review
Target entity description: The National Board of Review is a long-standing American film organization known for annually honoring excellence in cinema and influencing the awards season through its curated lists and prizes.

A. National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The National Board of Review Award for Best Film is an annual honor presented by the National Board of Review to recognize the most outstanding motion picture of the year.
B. Boston Society of Film Critics
The Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers based in the Boston area that annually honors excellence in cinema through its own set of film awards.
C. New York Film Critics Circle Award
The New York Film Critics Circle Award is a prestigious annual honor bestowed by New York–based film critics to recognize outstanding achievements in cinema.
D. Critics Choice Association
The Critics Choice Association is an American organization of film and television critics that recognizes outstanding achievements in entertainment through its annual awards.
E. National Society of Film Critics Award
The National Society of Film Critics Award is a prestigious set of annual honors given by a group of prominent American film critics to recognize outstanding achievements in cinema.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
activity	honors excellence in cinema ⓘ presents annual film awards ⓘ publishes annual lists of best films ⓘ
awardCategory	Best Actor ⓘ Best Actress ⓘ Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Best Animated Feature ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best Directorial Debut ⓘ Best Documentary ⓘ Best Ensemble ⓘ Best Film ⓘ Best Foreign Language Film ⓘ Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Best Supporting Actor ⓘ Best Supporting Actress ⓘ Breakthrough Performance ⓘ Freedom of Expression Award ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
field	cinema ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ
formerName	National Board of Censorship ⓘ New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship ⓘ
foundedBy	Charles Sprague Smith ⓘ New York City social reformers ⓘ
hasMemberType	academics ⓘ film enthusiasts ⓘ professionals from the film industry ⓘ
inception	1909 ⓘ
influences	American film awards season ⓘ Oscar race perception ⓘ
knownFor	curated top ten films lists ⓘ early announcement of annual film awards ⓘ supporting independent cinema ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	New York City ⓘ
mission	encourage quality motion pictures ⓘ promote appreciation of film as an art form ⓘ support freedom of expression in cinema ⓘ
nonprofitStatus	501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
notableAward	National Board of Review Awards ⓘ linked to: National Board of Review
selectionCriteria	artistic merit ⓘ innovation in filmmaking ⓘ storytelling quality ⓘ
selectionProcess	films chosen by member screening committees ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	membership organization ⓘ
website	https://nationalboardofreview.org ⓘ

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