The National Board of Review Gala 2027: A Century-Old Film Institution Returns to Cipriani 42nd Street
On Tuesday, January 12, 2027, the National Board of Review, a New York institution since 1909, gathers the year's filmmakers and stars in Midtown for one of awards season's most storied evenings.
Every January, in the thick of awards season, there is a night when Hollywood comes to Manhattan not for a premiere but for a dinner, and the National Board of Review Awards Gala is that night. The organization has confirmed that its next gala will take place on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, at Cipriani 42nd Street, the soaring former bank hall across from Grand Central that has become the gala's familiar home. As the National Board of Review put it in its announcement, additional details about the event "will be announced at a later date," and the names that matter most, this year's winners, have yet to be revealed.
The purpose behind the evening
The National Board of Review supports cinema as an art form and a public experience. Its annual awards recognize filmmaking, while its wider activities include engagement with emerging talent and organizations helping young people make films. Explore the organization’s work.
Where support goes
NBR describes grants to rising film students and outreach through organizations including Ghetto Film School, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking and Educational Video Center. These are examples of its wider work. The January 2027 gala announcement does not specify a restricted allocation of that evening’s ticket income.
The people behind the work
Annie Schulhof is president of the National Board of Review. Film professionals, academics, enthusiasts and emerging filmmakers are part of the organization’s community. The gala’s winners and additional details will be announced separately; previous award recipients are not presumed to be this edition’s honorees. Meet the organization.
Why this evening matters
The National Board of Review gala is one of the rare awards-season evenings that belongs to New York rather than Los Angeles, and it has a texture all its own. It has been naming the year's best films since 1929 and remains current enough to help set the conversation every January. The setting at Cipriani 42nd Street, with its towering columns and banking-hall grandeur, suits an institution with this much history, and the absence of television cameras lets the speeches breathe. For anyone who loves film and the city's cultural calendar, it is among the most anticipated nights of the new year.
The date and how to take part
2027-01-12 · Cipriani 42nd Street. Read our event guide for the evening’s details and visit the organizer for tickets, tables or admission inquiries. A public event page does not guarantee that tickets remain available or that every package includes the same access.
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