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"No Country for Old Men" Captivates New York Critics

By Leroy Douresseaux
December 11, 2007 - 06:23

THE NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS “NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN” BEST FILM OF 2007

Stephen Whitty, Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle 2007 and critic and columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger, announced Monday (Dec. 10. 2007) this year’s Circle award winners.

The Joel and Ethan Coen’s thriller, No Country for Old Men, was named Best Picture and honored with three other awards by the New York Film Critics Circle, a day after being passed over for everything by the Los Angeles film critics.  The brothers shared the “Best Director” and “Best Screenplay” prizes, and Javier Bardem, who plays the film’s nasty villain, took “Best Supporting Actor.”

 

Top honors went to the following films:

Best Picture — No Country for Old Men
Best Director — Joel & Ethan Coen: No Country for Old Men
Best Actor — Daniel Day-Lewis: There Will Be Blood
Best Actress — Julie Christie: Away From Her
Best Supporting Actor — Javier Bardem: No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress — Amy Ryan: Gone Baby Gone
Best Cinematography — Robert Elswit: There Will Be Blood
Best Screenplay — Joel & Ethan Coen: No Country for Old Men
Best Animated Film — Persepolis
Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary) — No End in Sight
Best Foreign-Language Film — The Lives of Others
Best First Film — Away From Her
Lifetime Achievement Award — Sidney Lumet
Special Critics Award — “Killer of Sheep” by Charles Burnett

“We started the vote without any clear front runners, but No Country for Old Men quickly emerged as a favorite. It is a pleasure to welcome back these NY-based filmmakers for their stunning achievement,” Whitty said.  “It was also nice to see several debut efforts by female filmmakers (Sarah Polley for Away from Her and Marjane Satrapi for Persepolis) make our list this year. With such an interesting list of talented winners, I am really looking forward to our January 6th awards dinner.”

The Circle’s awards ceremony will take place at Spotlight in New York City on Sunday, January 6th.

Founded in 1935, the Circle’s membership includes critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and magazines. Every year in December the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the previous calendar year's films. Some view the Circle's awards as harbingers of the Oscar nominations, which are announced each February. The Circle however views it awards “as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring esthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.”  On the other hand, the New York writers' pick for best film of the year hasn't gone on to win Best Picture at the Oscars in more than 10 years.

http://www.nyfcc.com

 

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