National Board of Review Awards 1979
The 51st National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 12, 1979, and given on February 20, 1980.- Manhattan
- Yanks
- The Europeans
- The China Syndrome
- Breaking Away
- Apocalypse Now
- Being There
- Time After Time
- North Dallas Forty
- Kramer vs. Kramer
- La Cage aux Folles
- The Tree of Wooden Clogs
- The Marriage of Maria Braun
- Nosferatu the Vampyre
- Peppermint Soda
Winners
- Best Film:
- *Manhattan
- Best Foreign Film:
- *La Cage aux Folles
- Best Actor:
- *Peter Sellers - Being There
- Best Actress:
- *Sally Field - Norma Rae
- Best Supporting Actor:
- *Paul Dooley - Breaking Away
- Best Supporting Actress:
- *Meryl Streep - Manhattan, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Kramer vs. Kramer
- Best Director:
- *John Schlesinger - Yanks
- Career Achievement Award:
- *Myrna Loy