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No Country for Old Men finds home atop 6th annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards
January 10, 2008
Joel and Ethan Coen’s No Country for Old Men was named Best Film in the Central Ohio Film Critics Association 6th annual awards, recognizing excellence in the film industry for 2007. The film also won four other awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay-Adapted (Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem), and Best Ensemble. Juno, which finished third on the Best Film list, was awarded two prizes, Best Actress (Ellen Page) and Best Screenplay-Original (Diablo Cody).
Two past COFCA award winners were acknowledged again. Daniel Day-Lewis was named Best Actor for his portrayal of a turn-of-the-century oilman in There Will Be Blood. Cate Blanchett was selected the Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the mid-1960s Bob Dylan in I’m Not There. Day-Lewis won COFCA’s inaugural Best Actor prize for 2002’s Gangs of New York while Blanchett was named 2004’s Actor of the Year.
Other individual winners include: Actor of the Year Philip Seymour Hoffman for his exemplary work in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Charlie Wilson’s War, and The Savages; Breakthrough Film Artist Sarah Polley for Away from Her’s direction and screenwriting; Óscar Faura for Best Cinematography for The Orphanage (El Orfanato); and Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of Once for Best Score.
Other honored films include: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters for Best Documentary; The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) for Best Foreign Language Film; Ratatouille for Best Animated Film; and Air Guitar Nation for Best Overlooked Film.
Founded in 2002, the Central Ohio Film Critics Association is comprised of film critics based in Columbus, Ohio and the surrounding areas. Its membership consists of more than 25 print, radio, television, and new media critics. COFCA’s official website at www.cofca.org contains links to member reviews and past award winners.
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