‘No Country for Old Men’ Now Academy Award front-runner
By Robin Rowe
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 12/06/07 – ‘No Country for Old Men’ was awarded Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review, making it the more or less front-runner for the Oscars as the NBR is the first critics’ group to state their case.
The bloody American crime drama was directed by the Joel and Ethan Coen, who share an Oscar for writing ‘Fargo’. ‘No Country for Old Men’ is based on the Cormac McCarthy novel and was released by Miramax and Paramount Vantage on November 21st.
George Clooney was named Best Actor for his performance in the title role of ‘Michael Clayton’. Michael Clayton is the fictional story of a corporate New York attorney who handles the toughest cases and dirtiest work for the firm. ‘Michael Clayton’ is based on an original screenplay by writer-director Tony Gilroy and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 5th.
Julie Christie was named Best Actress for her performance in ‘Away From Her’. Christie played the role of Fiona, a woman being consumed by Alzheimer’s disease after a marriage of almost fifty years. ‘Away From Her’ is based on the Alice Munro short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” and was released by Lions Gate Films on May 4th.
Full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:
Best Film: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Best Director: TIM BURTON, Sweeney Todd
Best Actor: GEORGE CLOONEY, Michael Clayton
Best Actress: JULIE CHRISTIE, Away From Her
Best Supporting Actor: CASEY AFFLECK, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Best Supporting Actress: AMY RYAN, Gone Baby Gone
Best Foreign Film: THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Best Documentary: BODY OF WAR
Best Animated Feature: RATATOUILLE
Best Ensemble Cast: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: EMILE HIRSCH, Into The Wild
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: ELLEN PAGE, Juno
Best Directorial Debut: BEN AFFLECK, Gone Baby Gone
Best Original Screenplay (tie):
DIABLO CODY, Juno and NANCY OLIVER, Lars and the Real Girl
Best Adapted Screenplay: JOEL COEN and ETHAN COEN, No Country For Old Men
Top Ten Films:
(In alphabetical order)
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
ATONEMENT
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
THE BUCKET LIST
INTO THE WILD
JUNO
THE KITE RUNNER
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
MICHAEL CLAYTON
SWEENEY TODD
Top Five Foreign Films:
(In alphabetical order)
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS
THE BAND’S VISIT
THE COUNTERFEITERS
LA VIE EN ROSE
LUST, CAUTION
Top Five Documentary Films
(In alphabetical order)
DARFUR NOW
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
NANKING
TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE
TOOTS
Top Independent Films
(In alphabetical order)
AWAY FROM HER
GREAT WORLD OF SOUND
HONEYDRIPPER
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
A MIGHT HEART
THE NAMESAKE
ONCE
THE SAVAGES
STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING
WAITRESS
Career Achievement: MICHAEL DOUGLAS
William K. Everson Film History Award: ROBERT OSBORNE
Career Achievement in Cinematography: ROGER DEAKINS
The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: THE GREAT DEBATERS and PERSEPOLIS
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