| <<< 51st National Board of Review Awards (1979) >>> |
| Top Ten Films: |
| 1. Manhattan | |
| 2. Yanks | |
| 3. The Europeans | |
| 4. The China Syndrome | |
| 5. Breaking Away | |
| 6. Apocalypse Now | |
| 7. Being There | |
| 8. Time After Time | |
| 9. North Dallas Forty | |
| 10. Kramer vs. Kramer |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| 1. La Cage aux Folles | |
| 2. The Tree of Wooden Clogs | |
| 3. The Marriage of Maria Braun | |
| 4. Nosferatu the Vampyre | |
| 5. Peppermint Soda |
| Best Film: |
| Manhattan |
| Best Director: |
| John Schlesinger - Yanks |
| 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 Foreign Film: |
| La Cage aux Folles |
| Career Achievement Award: |
| Myrna Loy |