“Sugar Man,” “Central Park Five” win NBR honors

December 5, 2012 by Adam Benzine

Searching for Sugar Man (pictured) has picked up the Best Documentary prize from The National Board of Review, with the NBR Freedom of Expression Award going to The Central Park Five.

In addition to the prizes, The National Board of Review also named its ‘Top 5 Documentaries,’ which are (in alphabetical order): Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Detropia, The Gatekeepers, The Invisible War and Only The Young.

The best doc prize for Malik Bendjelloul’s film comes after it was earlier this week named on the 15-strong shortlist for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.

Meanwhile, the New York Film Critics Circle earlier this week named The Central Park Five, which is directed by Ken Burns and daughter Sarah Burns with filmmaker David McMahon, as the best non-fiction film of 2012.

Tags: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, DETROPIA, NBR, Only the Young, Searching for Sugar Man, The Central Park Five, The Gatekeepers, The Invisible War, The National Board of Review