The 45th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 24, 1973.

Top Ten Films[edit]

1. The Sting
2. Paper Moon
3. Bang the Drum Slowly
4. Serpico
5. O Lucky Man!
6. The Last American Hero
7. The Hireling
8. The Day of the Dolphin
9. The Way We Were
10. The Homecoming

Top Foreign Films[edit]

1. Cries and Whispers
2. Day for Night
3. The New Land
4. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
5. Alfredo, Alfredo
6. Trafic

Winners[edit]

• Best Film:
  • The Sting
• Best Foreign Film:
  • Cries and Whispers
• Best Actor:
  • Al Pacino — Serpico
  • Robert Ryan — The Iceman Cometh
• Best Actress:
  • Liv Ullmann — The New Land
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • John Houseman — The Paper Chase
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Sylvia Sidney — Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
• Best Director:
  • Ingmar Bergman — Cries and Whispers

External links[edit]

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1973