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Bang-Up Job By Coens Snares Top Award For 'No Country'

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By SUSAN KING, Los Angeles Times

Published: January 10, 2008

HOLLYWOOD - Joel and Ethan Coen's western noir "No Country for Old Men" was the big winner Monday at the 13th annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

The film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel picked up awards for best film of 2007, best director for the Coen brothers and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem as a well-coiffed assassin.

The 200-plus-member Broadcast Film Critics Association, which represents TV, radio and online critics in the United States and Canada, also chose Daniel Day-Lewis as best actor for "There Will Be Blood." Day-Lewis' win came two days after he was named best actor by the National Society of Film Critics.

Jonny Greenwood also won as best composer for "Blood."

Julie Christie was chosen best actress for "Away From Here," and Amy Ryan was named best supporting actress for "Gone Baby Gone." Christie and Ryan have won the lion's share of the critics' awards to date.

"Juno" won best comedy and best writer for Diablo Cody. "Hairspray" also received two awards, for best acting ensemble and best young actress for newcomer Nikki Blonsky.

Best young actor went to Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada for "The Kite Runner."

"Enchanted" was named best film family, and "Ratatouille" took best animated feature honors.

Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," although not eligible for an Oscar nomination in the foreign film category, was named best foreign-language film.

"Sicko," Michael Moore's examination of the health care industry, won the critics' choice for best documentary.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova received best song for "Falling Slowly" from "Once."

HBO's historical drama "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" received the best picture made-for-television award.

George Clooney presented the inaugural Joel Siegel Award to Don Cheadle. The award was created to honor people "in the film community whose work both on- and off-screen inspires and contributes to the good of humanity." The award was named after the association member and longtime "Good Morning America" film critic, who died of cancer last year.

D.L. Hughley was host of the event, which was broadcast on cable's VH1.

The fate of the award ceremony had been up in the air because of the Writers Guild strike. But Sunday, the Screen Actors Guild gave its members permission to attend and participate in the event.

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