National Board of Review Names Up in the Air Best Film

By Josh Elmets
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/national_board_of_review_awards_up_in_the_air_jason_reitman_20091204/
On the eve of its release, the wistful and relevant Up in the Air was given the National Board of Review's highest honor: Best Film of the Year. Said NBR president Annie Schulhof, "We are thrilled to honor Jason Reitman's bittersweet and poignant film Up in the Air, with wonderfully strong performances, writing and direction." It's difficult to imagine writer and director Reitman receiving a more reassuring piece of news, seeing as the NBR's past two selections for this distinction were No Country for Old Men and Slumdog Millionaire, both which went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.