It might seem a bit early if you don’t live in New York or LA, but the 2007 awards season was kicked off today courtesy of the National Board of Review, and the Coen brothers’ “No Country For Old Men” got a head start in the Oscar race by nabbing top honors as Best Film, as well as taking home awards for Best Ensemble Cast and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film’s cinematographer, Roger Deakins, was also honored with an award for career achievement in his field.
Miramax’s good fortune continued with additional wins for Best Supporting Actress (Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”), Best Foreign Film (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”) and Best Directorial Debut (Ben Affleck, “Gone Baby Gone”), proving that the studio is just as much of an awards juggernaut without the Weinsteins.
Check out the rest of the winners after the break.
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 Documentary: BODY OF WAR
Best Animated Feature: RATATOUILLE
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: EMILE HIRSCH, Into The Wild
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: ELLEN PAGE, Juno
Best Original Screenplay (tie): DIABLO CODY, Juno and NANCY OLIVER, Lars and the Real Girl
Career Achievement – MICHAEL DOUGLAS
William K. Everson Film History Award – ROBERT OSBORNE
The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression – THE GREAT DEBATERS and PERSEPOLIS
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 MIGHTY HEART
THE NAMESAKE
ONCE
THE SAVAGES
STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING
WAITRESS
