tt0469494 autoThere Will Be Blood[/link] has been hailed as the Best Picture of the Year for 2007 by the National Society of Film Critics.
The movie, which was directed by nm0000759 autoPaul Thomas Anderson[/link], beat competition from Joel and nm0001053 autoEthan Coen[/link]'s tt0477348 autoNo Country for Old Men[/link] and nm0773603 autoJulian Schnabel[/link]'s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to take the award, while he beat the same filmmakers for the Best Director prize.
tt0469494 autoThere Will Be Blood[/link] was also praised for nm0000358 autoDaniel Day Lewis[/link]' portrayal of an oil-hungry businessman, winning him the honour for Best Actor. Best Actress went to nm0001046 autoJulie Christie[/link] for her starring role in Away From Her, while Best Supporting gongs were awarded to nm0000729 autoCasey Affleck[/link] for The Assassination of nm0182187 autoJesse James[/link] by the Coward nm0285847 autoRobert Ford[/link], and nm0000949 autoCate Blanchett[/link] for I'm Not There.
Other winners included the Romanian 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days as Best Foreign-Language Film, while No End in Sight, by nm0272394 autoCharles Ferguson[/link], won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film.
The National Society awards - voted for by America's top movie critics - is a good indicator as to who will go on to Oscar glory.
The movie, which was directed by nm0000759 autoPaul Thomas Anderson[/link], beat competition from Joel and nm0001053 autoEthan Coen[/link]'s tt0477348 autoNo Country for Old Men[/link] and nm0773603 autoJulian Schnabel[/link]'s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to take the award, while he beat the same filmmakers for the Best Director prize.
tt0469494 autoThere Will Be Blood[/link] was also praised for nm0000358 autoDaniel Day Lewis[/link]' portrayal of an oil-hungry businessman, winning him the honour for Best Actor. Best Actress went to nm0001046 autoJulie Christie[/link] for her starring role in Away From Her, while Best Supporting gongs were awarded to nm0000729 autoCasey Affleck[/link] for The Assassination of nm0182187 autoJesse James[/link] by the Coward nm0285847 autoRobert Ford[/link], and nm0000949 autoCate Blanchett[/link] for I'm Not There.
Other winners included the Romanian 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days as Best Foreign-Language Film, while No End in Sight, by nm0272394 autoCharles Ferguson[/link], won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film.
The National Society awards - voted for by America's top movie critics - is a good indicator as to who will go on to Oscar glory.
- 1/6/2008
- WENN
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