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National Board of Review Names No Country for Old Men Best Film
The National Board of Review, which is not necessarily predictive but does add early momentum to movies in the award season derby, has named the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men as best film. It's a happy day in the Affleck family, as both Ben and his brother Casey grabbed nods for best new director (Gone Baby Gone) and best supporting actor, respectively. Amy Ryan also nabbed a supporting actress win for Gone Baby Gone. Oscar blog And the Winner Is goes through the nominees exhaustively.
The other winners are:
Director: Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd"Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Actress: Julie Christie, "Away From Her"
Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Foreign Film: "The Diving Bell And The Butterfly"
Documentary: "Body Of War"
Animated Feature: "Ratatouille"
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 and Ethan Coen, "No Country For Old Men"
Besides "No Country," here's NBR's top ten, 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"
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I'm stunned by Marion Cotillard's non-win here in the Best Actress category. Losing to Julie Christie, who was in the running but not really a lock. But she may be now...I think the only thing these awards really hurt may be Mlle. Cotillard's chances of a free-dash to the end...
And the exclusion of Cate Blanchett anywhere is telling us something I think...
And of course, there's FAR too many Warner Bros. winners to give these awards whatever faint shred of crediblity they have left...Sad to say...
But they do give "No Country For Old Men" and esp. "Sweeney" the momentum they BOTH needed...
In a now crowded Best Actress race is Helena Bonham Carter even going to get in? Is Marion Cotillard?
Well, it makes it all interesting.
Posted by: Stephen Holt | December 05, 2007 at 07:58 PM
Stephen, we need to go to a 10 nom, 2 award system. And the first Award goes to me, speech by me, and the second Award goes to you, speech by you. Less filler, more stars and movies.
Posted by: T.Holly | December 05, 2007 at 09:47 PM
OK, THolly. I'm up for it.
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