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No Country for Old Men, Juno, There Will Be Blood Lead Critics' Choice Winners
Somewhere, Dick Clark is crying softly.
by Jeff Giles | January 09, 2008
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In what seems destined to go down as one of the season's few strike-free awards shows, the Critics' Choice Awards were held on Monday.

No Country for Old Men was the evening's big prizewinner at three awards, followed closely behind by Juno and There Will Be Blood at two apiece. Photographers were the biggest beneficiaries of the night, however; the lack of picket lines meant that the Santa Monica Civic Center was appropriately stuffed with celebrities. The strike wasn't far from the attendees' thoughts, however, and the mood of the evening was perhaps summed up best by George Clooney, who remarked:

"This is a one-industry town. And when a strike happens, it's not just writers or actors, it's restaurants and hotels and agencies. And our hope is that all of the players involved will lock themselves in a room and not come out until they finish. We want this to be done. That's the most important thing. It matters to all of us."

A list of winners follows below, with Tomatometers in parentheses:

Best picture: No Country for Old Men (95 percent)
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood (89 percent)
Actress: Julie Christie, Away From Her (95 percent)
Supporting actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Supporting actress: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone (93 percent)
Ensemble: Hairspray (92 percent)
Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Writer: Diablo Cody, Juno (93 percent)
Animated feature: Ratatouille (96 percent)
Young actor: Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, The Kite Runner (65 percent)
Young actress: Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray
Comedy movie: Juno
Family film (live action): Enchanted (93 percent)
Made-for-TV movie: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Foreign language: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (93 percent)
Song: Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, from Once (98 percent)
Composer: Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood
Documentary: Sicko (93 percent)

Source: USA Today

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Ragalar
Ragalar writes:
on Jan 09 2008 05:25 AM

goddamnit sicko

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Bardego
Bardego writes:
on Jan 09 2008 07:43 AM

My thoughts exactly on 'SiCKO'. 'Lake of Fire' and 'No End in Sight' are far superior documentaries.

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aconline
aconline writes:
on Jan 09 2008 07:50 AM

I just hate Michael Moore and all the flub he passes off as reality and the truth. he can go to H3LL!

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dahluzz
dahluzz writes:
on Jan 09 2008 07:53 AM

word up for jonny greenwood. the score was one of the most affecting elements of the excellent 'there will be blood.' it gets under your skin and stays there, creating a tension that periodically bubbles over during the biggest scenes. the new radiohead album is good, too.

get ready to hear two-time academy award winner daniel day-lewis after the oscar PRESS RELEASE (not ceremony).


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jokerboy1991
jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 09 2008 02:43 PM

go No Country For Old men! and THERE WILL BE BLOOD

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citizenrandall
citizenrandall writes:
on Jan 09 2008 03:39 PM

A lot of people say No Country for Old men is overrated, but in my opinion it was the best film of the year, but to each his/her own. I think the term overrated means that the person who's saying that views their opinion to be true, which is very arrogant.

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FCBarcelona
FCBarcelona writes:
on Jan 09 2008 05:31 PM

I've seen No Country, Blood, and Atonement.

Personally, and I would've never thought this beforehand, but my favorite movie of the year was Juno. It really hit all the right notes, seemed very real throughout the entire length of the movie, and there was no weak point in any of the acting. Now I'm definitely not saying there was a weak point in any of acting in the movies listed above, and I did thoroughly enjoy them.

No Country for Old Men felt overrated to me. I had read the book beforehand, and I never compare movies to books, and even the book felt a tad overrated to me as well. There Will be Blood is only in real contention for Best Picture because of Daniel Day Lewis. I thought Atonement was very slightly uneven with the first act being more interesting than the second, although it was a very good movie throughout. I know people are gonna blast my opinion, but whatever.

I still say Juno was the best I've seen this year. I'm actually gonna watch it again this weekend! Can't say the same for the other movies...


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Phoenix Dark Dirk
Phoenix Dark Dirk writes:
on Jan 09 2008 08:44 PM

I agree with dahluzz, what an amazing score by Johnny Greenwood. Greenwood created his own character for the film, causing unbelievable tension. There were long stretches within the film consisting only of the score, which made it just as eerie whenever Day-Lewis (with an outstanding performance) spoke in the film.

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