The 35th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 22, 1963.

Top ten films

1. Tom Jones
2. Lilies of the Field
3. All the Way Home
4. Hud
5. This Sporting Life
6. Lord of the Flies
7. The L-Shaped Room
8. The Great Escape
9. How the West Was Won
10. The Cardinal

Top foreign films

1. 8½
2. The Four Days of Naples
3. Winter Light
4. The Leopard
5. Any Number Can Win

Winners

• Best Film: Tom Jones
• Best Foreign Film: 8½
• Best Actor: Rex Harrison (Cleopatra)
• Best Actress: Patricia Neal (Hud)
• Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas (Hud)
• Best Supporting Actress: Margaret Rutherford (The V.I.P.s)
• Best Director: Tony Richardson (Tom Jones)