Mad Max: Fury Road named NBR film of the year
The organisation was formed more than a century ago in 1909 with the purpose of endorsing films of particular merit as the art of cinema was emerging. It's based in New York, and over 100 members are sent out ballot forms once a year to make this important decision.
The choice of Fury Road is a significant one, not least because it's an over the top action film, the kind of genre which rarely places on any kind of official list. That could see the film in with a fighting chance for at least a Best Film Oscar nomination, though we're pretty sure it can't win.
