2011 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Gala | Blake Lively | Michelle Williams | Ben Affleck | Jennifer Garner | New York:

Hollywood power couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner led the guest list which also drew out Blake Lively and Michelle Williams in 2011 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Gala held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on Tuesday night (January 11).

Among the other attendees were “The Fighter” co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, as well as Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Hamm, Emily Mortimer, Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg.

As for the big winners, the Facebook based movie “The Social Network” cleaned up by earning awards for best film, best actor for Jesse Eisenberg, best director for David Fincher and adapted screenplay for Aaron Sorkin.

With the cast of “The Town” nabbing best ensemble triumphs, the best animated film category ended up being taken by “Toy Story 3?.

The complete list of honorees at the 2011 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Gala are as follows:

Best Film : The Social Network (Sony Pictures)

Best Director : David Fincher, The Social Network

Best Actor : Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

Best Actress : Lesley Manville, Another Year

Best Supporting Actor : Christian Bale, The Fighter (Paramount/Relativity)

Best Supporting Actress : Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Foreign Language Film : Of Gods and Men

Best Documentary : Waiting for “Superman”

Best Animated Feature : Toy Story 3

Best Ensemble Cast : The Town

Breakthrough Performance : Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

Debut Directors : Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, Restrepo

Spotlight Award : Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, The Illusionist

Best Original Screenplay : Chris Sparling, Buried

Best Adapted Screenplay : Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Special Filmmaking Achievement Award : Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing Somewhere

William K. Everson Film History Award : Leonard Maltin

NBR Freedom of Expression : Fair Game, Conviction, Howl

Production Design Award : Dante Ferretti, Shutter Island

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