Renee Zellweger won Best Actress for her role in "Judy." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Adam Sandler won Best Actor for "Uncut Gems." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Kathy Bates won Best Supporting Actress for "Richard Jewell." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Kang-Ho Song, star of "Parasite," which won Best Foreign Language Film. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Us" actress Lupita Nyong'o. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"The Irishman" director Martin Scorsese (L) and singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen. "Irishman" won Best Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Knives Out" actor Daniel Craig. The film won Best Ensemble. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Knives Out" actress Jamie Lee Curtis. The film won Best Ensemble. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Kill Bill" actress Uma Thurman. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Lena Waithe, writer/producer of "Queen & Slim." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Like A Boss" actress Salma Hayek. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Just Mercy" actor Rob Morgan. The film won the NBR Freedom of Expression Award. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Knives Out" actor Michael Shannon. The film won Best Ensemble. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Josh Safdie (L) and Benny Safdie, winners of Best Original Screenplay for "Uncut Gems," along with Ronald Bronstein. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos and wife, Nicole Avant, arrives on the red carpet at the 2020 National Board Of Review Gala on Wednesday, January 08, 2020 in New York City Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Roger Deakins (L) and James Ellis Deakins. Roger Deakins won Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for "1917." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Melina Matsoukas (R) won Best Directorial Debut for "Queen & Slim." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Bryan Stevenson, the lawyer, activist and writer the film "Just Mercy" is based on. The film won the NBR Freedom of Expression Award. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"Apollo 11" director Todd Douglas Miller. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Kang-Ho Song arrives on the red carpet at the 2020 National Board Of Review Gala on Wednesday, January 08, 2020 in New York City Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Scorsese and (R) Springsteen. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Left to right, Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Nyong'o. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Zellweger. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Adam Sandler and wife, Jackie Sandler. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Irishman, Uncut Gems star Adam Sandler and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor Brad Pitt were honored at the 2020 National Board of Review gala.
The event took place Wednesday at an untelevised gala dinner at Cipriani's in Manhattan, N.Y.
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The National Board of Review had announced its winners in December. The Irishman took home Best Film, with Sandler winning Best Actor for his role in Uncut Gems and Pitt taking Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The Irishman also won Best Adapted Screenplay for Steven Zaillian and the NBR Icon Award, presented to director Martin Scorsese and stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
"If you've been with them on this whole journey, it is beautiful to behold," singer and musician Bruce Springsteen said while honoring the film.
The gala followed the The Irishman's win for Best Picture at the New York Film Critics Circle awards in December.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood also won Best Director for Quentin Tarantino, while Uncut Gems took home Best Original Screenplay for co-directors and writers Josh and Benny Safdie and Ronald Bronstein.
Bradley Cooper presented Best Supporting Actor to Pitt, who credited Cooper with his sobriety in his acceptance speech.
"I got sober because of this guy," Pitt said. "And every day's been happier since."
"I love you, and I thank you," he added.
Here's the full list of National Board of Review winners:
Best Film -- The Irishman
Best Director -- Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Actor -- Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Best Actress -- Renée Zellweger, Judy
Best Supporting Actor -- Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Supporting Actress -- Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Best Original Screenplay -- Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Uncut Gems
Best Adapted Screenplay -- Steven Zaillian, The Irishman
Breakthrough Performance -- Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell
Best Directorial Debut -- Melina Matsoukas, Queen & Slim
Best Animated Feature -- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Best Foreign Language Film -- Parasite
Best Documentary -- Maiden
Best Ensemble -- Knives Out
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography -- Roger Deakins, 1917
NBR Icon Award -- Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, The Irishman
NBR Freedom of Expression -- For Sama
NBR Freedom of Expression -- Just Mercy