The25th National Board of Review Awards were announced in late December, 1953.^[1]

1. Julius Caesar
2. Shane
3. From Here to Eternity
4. Martin Luther
5. Lili
6. Roman Holiday
7. Stalag 17
8. The Little Fugitive
9. Mogambo
10. The Robe

1. A Queen is Crowned
2. Moulin Rouge
3. The Little World of Don Camillo
4. Strange Deception
5. The Conquest of Everest

• Best Film:Julius Caesar
• Best Foreign Film:A Queen is Crowned
• Best Actor:James Mason (Face to Face,The Desert Rats,The Man Between,Julius Caesar)
• Best Actress:Jean Simmons (Young Bess,The Robe,The Actress)
• Best Director:George Stevens (Shane)

• National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1953

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• 1953 in American cinema
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