L.A. Film Critics' Best Picture: "There Will Be Blood"; Boston and Washington Pick "No Country For Old Men"

LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS PICKS 2007:

Best Picture: "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Actress: Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"
Runner-up: Anamaria Marinca "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days"

Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: Frank Langella, "Starting Out In The Evening"

Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"
Runner-up:Paul Thomas Anderson for "There Will Be Blood"

Supporting actress: Amy Ryan for "Gone Baby Gone" and "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"

Supporting actor: Vlad Ivanov, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
Runner-up: Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"

Foreign language film: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
Runner-up: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Documentary/Non-fiction film: "No End in Sight" directed by Charles Ferguson
Runner-up: "Sicko" directed by Michael Moore

Production design:Jack Fisk, "There Will Be Blood"
Runner-up: Dante Ferretti, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Animation: "Persepolis" and "Ratatouille" (tie)

Music: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, "Once"
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, "There Will Be Blood"

Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Runner-up: Robert Elswit, "There Will Be Blood"

New generation: Sarah Polley, "Away From Her"

Douglas Edwards Indie Award: "Colossal Youth" directed by Pedro Costa

Career Achievement: Sidney Lumet

Legacy Awards: Milestone Film and Video and the Outfest Legacy Project

Los Angeles Film Critics Last Ten Best Pictures:
2006: LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
2005: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2004: SIDEWAYS
2003: AMERICAN SPLENDOR
2002: ABOUT SCHMIDT
2001: IN THE BEDROOM
2000: CROUNCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
1999: THE INSIDER
1998: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
1997: L. A. CONFIDENTIAL

BOSTON FILM CRITICS PICKS 2007:

Best Picture
No Country For Old Men

Best Actor
Frank Langella for Starting Out in the Evening

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose

Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone

Best Director
Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Screenplay
Brad Bird for Ratatouille

Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Documentary
Crazy Love

Best Foreign-Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best New Filmmaker
Ben Affleck for Gone Baby Gone

Best Ensemble Cast
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Boston Critics Last Ten Best Pictures:
2006: THE DEPARTED
2005: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
2004: SIDEWAYS
2003: MYSTIC RIVER
2002: THE PIANIST
2001: MULHOLLAND DRIVE
2000: ALMOST FAMOUS
1999: THREE KINGS
1998: OUT OF SIGHT
1997: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

WASHINGTON AREA FILM CRITICS PICKS 2007:

Best Film: No Country for Old Men, Miramax & Paramount Vantage

Best Foreign Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel, Miramax

Best Documentary: Sicko by Michael Moore, The Weinstein Company

Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

Best Actor: George Clooney, Michael Clayton

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 Ensemble: No Country for Old Men/Miramax & Paramount Vantage

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, Charlie Wilson’s War

Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno

Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille by Brad Bird, Disney & Pixar

Best Breakthrough Performance: Ellen Page, Juno

Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Paramount

Washington Critics Best Picture Winners from Past Years (complete):
2006: UNITED 93
2005: MUNICH
2004: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
2003: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
2002: ROAD TO PERDITION