+ List of accolades received by No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem received several awards and nominations for his supporting role in the film. Accolades Award Won NominatedAcademy AwardsAmerican Cinema EditorsAmerican Society of CinematographersArt Directors GuildAustralian Film Critics AssociationBoston Society of Film CriticsBritish Academy Film AwardsCannes Film FestivalCasting Society of AmericaChicago Film Critics AssociationCinema Audio SocietyCritics' Choice Movie AwardsDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDavid di Donatello AwardsDirectors Guild of AmericaFilm Critics Circle of AustraliaFlorida Film Critics CircleGolden Globe AwardsGolden Trailer AwardsGuldbagge AwardKey Art AwardsLondon Film Critics CircleMotion Picture Sound EditorsMTV Movie AwardsNational Board of ReviewNew York Film Critics CircleOnline Film Critics SocietyProducers Guild of America AwardsSan Diego Film Critics SocietySan Francisco Film Critics CircleSatellite AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationToronto Film Critics AssociationVancouver Film Critics CircleWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationWriters Guild of America AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western thriller film produced, directed, written, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based on Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, the film is about an ordinary man to whom chance delivers a fortune that is not his, and the ensuing cat-and-mouse drama as the paths of three men intertwine in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film stars Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, and Javier Bardem, with Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, and Beth Grant in featured roles.
The film premiered at the 60th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2007, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. After a successful screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, Miramax and Paramount Vantage initially gave the film a limited release in 28 theaters in the United States on November 9. The film was later given a release in 860 theaters in the United States and Canada on November 21. No Country for Old Men has grossed a worldwide total of over $172 million on a production budget of $25 million. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 265 reviews and judged 93 percent to be positive.
No Country for Old Men garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, and Bardem's performance. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film received eight nominations, the most nominations at the ceremony tied with There Will Be Blood. It went on to win four awards including Best Picture, Best Director, (Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Supporting Actor (Bardem), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ethan and Joel Coen). The Coen brothers became the second pair of individuals to win Best Directing for helming the same film. No Country for Old Men earned four nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Screenplay for the Coen brothers and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Bardem. At the 61st British Academy Film Awards, the film received nine nominations and won for Best Direction, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Cinematography.
At the Producers Guild of America Awards, No Country for Old Men won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. The Coen brothers received the Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Award from the Directors Guild of America. The cast garnered the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the Coens' screenplay won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The National Board of Review named it the Best Film. The American Film Institute and included the film in its annual listing of the top ten films of 2007.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Academy Awards Best Picture , Joel and Ethan Coen Best Director Best Supporting Actor Best Adapted Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Film Editing (as Roderick Jaynes) Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing , Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, and Peter Kurland American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic (as Roderick Jaynes) American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Art Directors Guild ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards Australian Film Critics Association Best Overseas Film No Country for Old Men Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Best Direction Best Supporting Actor Best Editing (as Roderick Jaynes) Best Film , Joel and Ethan Coen Best Adapted Screenplay Best Sound , Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, and Greg Orloff Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Director Best Film No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actor Best Cast No Country for Old Men Best Writer Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or No Country for Old Men Casting Society of America Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio Feature – Drama and Jo Edna Boldin Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Adapted Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Best Cinematography Cinema Audio Society Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures (Production mixer), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, and Greg Orloff (Re-recording mixers) Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Best Film Best Supporting Actor David di Donatello Awards Best Foreign Film Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Foreign Film – English Language Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Cinematography Best Director Best Film Best Supporting Actor Golden Eagle Award January 23, 2009 Best Foreign Language Film No Country for Old Men Golden Globe Awards Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Best Director Best Motion Picture – Drama No Country for Old Men Golden Trailer Awards Best Drama No Country for Old Men Best Thriller TV Spot Friend-o spot Guldbagge Awards Best Foreign Film No Country for Old Men Japan Academy Prize Best Foreign Film No Country for Old Men Key Art Awards Best Campaign of the Year No Country for Old Men London Film Critics' Circle British Supporting Actress of the Year Film of the Year Director of the Year Screenwriter of the Year MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film and Craig Berkey (Sound designer)Byron Wilson (Supervising dialogue editor) Kenton Jakub (Supervising ADR editor) Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film (Supervising sound editor)Craig Berkey (Sound design),Derek Vanderhorst (Foley editor),Catherine Harper and Christopher Moriana (Doley artist) National Board of Review Awards Best Cast No Country for Old Men Best Film No Country for Old Men Best Adapted Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Best Film No Country for Old Men Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography Best Director Best Editing Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Adapted Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Producers Guild of America Awards Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award , Joel and Ethan Coen San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography Best Cast No Country for Old Men Best Film No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Satellite Awards Best Director Best Film – Drama No Country for Old Men Best Actor – Drama Best Supporting Actor Best Editing Best Adapted Screenplay Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture , Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kelly Macdonald Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematograpny Best Director Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Best Film No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actor Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Cast No Country for Old Men Best Director Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actor Writers Guild of America Awards Best Adapted Screenplay
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