National Board of Review Awards 1988

Top 10 films

1. Mississippi Burning
2. Dangerous Liaisons
3. The Accused
4. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
5. The Last Temptation of Christ
7. Big
8. Running on Empty
9. Gorillas in the Mist
10. Midnight Run

    Top foreign films

11. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
12. Pelle the Conqueror
13. Le Grand Chemin
14. Salaam Bombay!
15. A Taxing Woman

    Winners

• Best Picture:
• *Mississippi Burning
• Best Foreign Film:
• *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
• Best Actor:
• *Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning
• Best Actress:
• *Jodie Foster - The Accused
• Best Supporting Actor:
• *River Phoenix - Running on Empty
• Best Supporting Actress:
• *Frances McDormand - Mississippi Burning
• Best Director:
• *Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning
• Best Documentary
• *The Thin Blue Line
• Career Achievement Award:
• *Kirk Douglas