The Society Prize

In 1970, the New Libertarian Board Of Film Arts established its annual awards, officially named the New Libertarian Board Of Film Arts Prize Of Excellence. The award would soon be nicknamed the “Libby” and, after the Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA has become one of the world’s most prestigious awards for the art of filmmaking. The award was first handed out in the spring of 1971 and has been awarded annually ever since.

*1970-1971
 * Best Achievement In Film - Garden Of The Finzi-Continis
 * Best Performance By An Actor - George C. Scott, Patton
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Ali MacGraw, Love Story
 * 1971-1972
 * Best Achievement In Film - A Clockwork Orange
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Topol, Fiddler On The Roof
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Julie Christie, McCabe & Mrs. Miller
 * 1972-1973
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Godfather
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Al Pacino, The Godfather
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Liv Ullmann, Utvandrarna
 * 1973-1974
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Exorcist
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Jack Nicholson, The Last Detail
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Ellen Burstyn, The Exorcist
 * 1974-1975
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Godfather, Part II
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Jack Nicholson, Chinatown
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Diane Keaton, The Godfather, Part II
 * 1975-1976
 * Best Achievement In Film - One Flew Over The Cuckoo‘s Nest
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Carol Kane, Hester Street
 * 1976-1977
 * Best Achievement In Film - Network
 * Best Performance By An Actor (Tie) - Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver and Sylvester Stallone, Rocky
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Sissy Spacek, Carrie
 * 1977-1978
 * Best Achievement In Film - Star Wars
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Bruno S., Stroszek
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
 * 1978-1979
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Deer Hunter
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
 * 1979-1980
 * Best Achievement In Film - Apocalypse Now
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer
 * 1980-1981
 * Best Achievement In Film - Raging Bull
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Robert DeNiro, Raging Bull
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner‘s Daughter
 * 1981-1982
 * Best Achievement In Film - Chariots Of Fire
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Dudley Moore, Arthur
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Meryl Streep, The French Lieutenant‘s Woman
 * 1982-1983
 * Best Achievement In Film - The World According To Garp
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Robin Williams, The World According To Garp
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Debra Winger, An Officer And A Gentleman
 * 1983-1984
 * Best Achievement In Film - A Christmas Story
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Al Pacino, Scarface
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Debra Winger, Terms Of Endearment
 * 1984-1985
 * Best Achievement In Film - Blood Simple
 * Best Performance By An Actor - M. Emmet Walsh, Blood Simple
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Frances McDormand, Blood Simple
 * 1985-1986
 * Best Achievement In Film - Brazil
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Harrison Ford, Witness
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Kathleen Turner, Prizzi’s Honor
 * 1986-1987
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Mission
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Willem Dafoe, Platoon
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
 * 1987-1988
 * Best Achievement In Film - Broadcast News
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Max Von Sydow, Pelle The Conqueror
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Holly Hunter, Broadcast News
 * 1988-1989
 * Best Achievement In Film - Tucker: The Man And His Dream
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Winona Ryder, Heathers
 * 1989-1990
 * Best Achievement In Film - Glory
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Michelle Pfeiffer, The Fabulous Baker Boys
 * 1990-1991
 * Best Achievement In Film - Goodfellas
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Kevin Costner, Dances With Wolves
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Julia Roberts, Pretty Woman
 * 1991-1992
 * Best Achievement In Film - Silence Of The Lambs
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Anthony Hopkins, Silence Of The Lambs
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Jodie Foster, Silence Of The Lambs
 * 1992-1993
 * Best Achievement In Film - Glengarry Glen Ross
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Denzel Washington, Malcolm X
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Geena Davis, A League Of Their Own
 * 1993-1994
 * Best Achievement In Film - Schindler’s List
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Ralph Fiennes, Schindler’s List
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Debra Winger, Shadowlands
 * 1994-1995
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Shawshank Redemption
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Natalie Portman, The Professional
 * 1995-1996
 * Best Achievement In Film - Les Miserables Du Vingtieme Siecle
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects and Se7en
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Patricia Arquette, Beyond Rangoon
 * 1996-1997
 * Best Achievement In Film - Fargo
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Emily Watson, Breaking The Waves
 * 1997-1998
 * Best Achievement In Film - Titanic
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Anthony Hopkins, Amistad
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Kate Winslet, Titanic
 * 1998-1999
 * Best Achievement In Film - Saving Private Ryan
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth
 * 1999-2000
 * Best Achievement In Film - Magnolia
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Russell Crowe, The Insider
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Julianne Moore, Magnolia and The End Of The Affair
 * 2000-2001
 * Best Achievement In Film - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Gillian Anderson, House Of Mirth
 * 2001-2002
 * Best Achievement In Film - Memento
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Kate Winslet, Iris
 * 2002-2003
 * Best Achievement In Film - Whale Rider
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs Of New York
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
 * 2003-2004
 * Best Achievement In Film - Lost In Translation
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Bill Murray, Lost In Translation
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Scarlett Johansson, Lost In Translation
 * 2004-2005
 * Best Achievement In Film - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
 * Best Performance By An Actor (Tie) - Paul Giamatti, Sideways and Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
 * 2005-2006
 * Best Achievement In Film - Munich
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Walk The Line
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line
 * 2006-2007
 * Best Achievement In Film - 300
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Greg Kinnear, Little Miss Sunshine
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Rachel Weisz, The Fountain
 * 2007-2008
 * Best Achievement In Film - No Country For Old Men
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Ellen Page, Juno
 * 2008-2009
 * Best Achievement In Film - The Dark Knight
 * Best Performance By An Actor - Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
 * Best Performance By An Actress - Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road