New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Choose Milk, Wall-E

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Independent, Period, Political, Sequels, Comedy, Awards, Lists

Just last week, the National Board of Review named Slumdog Millionaire its Best Film of 2008. Not surprisingly, that selection isn’t an opinion shared by all.

So which films could eventually be up for the Academy Award come February 22nd? (That is - assuming a possible SAG strike doesn’t halt the ceremony altogether.) Based on the choices just revealed by the New York and Los Angeles film critics, it could be anyone’s game.

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New York Film Critics Choose ‘No Country’

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Miramax, Animation, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Thrillers, Awards, Lists

On Monday, the New York Film Critics Circle revealed their 2007 film award winners.  This announcement comes shortly after the National Board of Review (NBR) and the Los Angeles Film Critics (LAFCA) revealed their honorees.  Although the Golden Globe nominations are still two days away, certain trends have already started to emerge from just these three lists.

The 2007 NYFCC winners:

• Best Picture: No Country for Old Men*
• Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
• Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis**, There Will Be Blood
• Best Actress: Julie Christie*, Away from Her
• Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
• Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan***, Gone Baby Gone
• Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen*, No Country for Old Men
• Best Animated Film: Persepolis**
• Best Foreign Film: The Lives of Others
• Best Documentary: No End in Sight**

*also the NBR winner
**also the LAFCA winner
***both the NBR and LAFCA winner

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Los Angeles Film Critics Favor ‘There Will Be Blood’

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An adaptation of the Upton Sinclair novel, Oil!, was just selected Best Picture of the Year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.  There Will Be Blood, which opens in theaters December 26, stars Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York) as an oil tycoon in the early 1900’s.  Blood won four honors overall including Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Actor (Lewis) and Best Production Design.  Just earlier this week, the National Board of Review gave its top prize to No Country for Old Men.

The New York Film Critics Circle is expected to announce its picks later today while the Golden Globe nominations come out this Thursday.

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