National Board of Review Award / Special Individual Achievement
National Board of Review Award : Unique Achievement
Winner of the National Board of Review Awards in the category Special individual performance ( Special Achievement in Filmmaking ).
The annual figures in the table indicate the film years assessed; the awards were given in the following year.
| year | Award winners | Movie | Presented by |
| 2012 | Ben Affleck | Argo | |
| 2011 | Not specified | The Harry Potter series - for the special implementation of a book in film form | |
| 2010 | Sofia Coppola | Somewhere | |
| 2009 | Wes Anderson | The fantastic Mr. Fox | |
| 2006- 2009 |
Prize not awarded | ||
| 2005 | For special services in the field of film production | Saul Zaentz | |
| 2004 | Clint Eastwood | Million dollar baby | |
| 2003 | Sofia Coppola | Lost in Translation | Frances McDormand |
| 2002 | George Clooney | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Sam Rockwell |
| 2001 | Peter Jackson | Lord of the Rings | Mark Ordesky |
| 2000 | Kenneth Lonergan | You Can Count on Me | Laura Linney |
| 1999 | Tim Robbins | The swaying ship | John Turturro |
| 1998 | Roberto Benigni | Life is Beautiful | Christian Slater |
| 1997 | Ben Affleck and Matt Damon | Good Will Hunting | Gus Van Sant |
| 1996 | Billy Bob Thornton | Sling Blade - On a knife edge | Larry Meistrich |
| 1995 | Mel Gibson | Braveheart | Rene Russo |