The 28th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 20, 1956.

Top Ten Films[edit]

1. Around the World in 80 Days
2. Moby Dick
3. The King and I
4. Lust for Life
5. Friendly Persuasion
6. Somebody Up There Likes Me
7. The Catered Affair
8. Anastasia
9. The Man Who Never Was
10. Bus Stop

Top Foreign Films[edit]

1. The Silent World
2. War and Peace
3. Richard III
4. La strada
5. Rififi

Winners[edit]

• Best Film: Around the World in 80 Days
• Best Foreign Film: The Silent World
• Best Actor: Yul Brynner (The King and I, Anastasia, The Ten Commandments)
• Best Actress: Dorothy McGuire (Friendly Persuasion)
• Best Supporting Actor: Richard Basehart (Moby Dick)
• Best Supporting Actress: Debbie Reynolds (The Catered Affair)
• Best Director: John Huston (Moby Dick)

External links[edit]

• National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1956