‘Dances With Wolves’ Named Best Film
“Dances With Wolves,” an Orion film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, was named best movie of 1990 by the National Board of Review, the world’s oldest award-giving film group.
The National Board also named Costner best director of the year for his work on the film, but its best actor award was shared by Robin Williams and Robert De Niro for “Awakenings.”
The best actress award went to Mia Farrow for “Alice,” which is being released this month.
The awards, considered accurate predictors of the Oscars, are voted by the board’s membership, including educators, film critics and film historians. The board was founded in 1909 and has been giving its annual awards since 1917.
The award for best supporting actor went to Joe Pesci in “GoodFellas.” Winona Ryder won best supporting actress for her role in “Mermaids.”
The best foreign language film is “Cyrano de Bergerac,” from France, starring Gerard Depardieu.
The best made-for-television film award went to “Andre’s Mother,” PBS.
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