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L.A. film critics prefer ‘There Will Be Blood’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I think I’m in love with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
On Sunday, the L.A. critics unveiled a strong slate of winning films for 2007, including “There Will Be Blood” as best picture. And the runner-up was another great drama: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”
Two of the best actors of the year and, certainly, the year’s two best directors got recognition, too. Daniel Day-Lewis won the well-deserved best actor award (runner-up was Frank Langella for “Starting Out in the Evening.”). For best director the group named Paul Thomas Anderson for “There Will Be Blood” (the runner-up was Julian Schnabel for “Diving Bell.”).
The one problem: the L.A. critics failed to recognize Casey Affleck for his tremendous supporting performance in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
I am particularly stoked about this year’s awards season because particularly strong dramas are getting recognized. On Sunday, the Boston Film Critics named “No Country For Old Men” best picture, as did the National Board of Review last week.
Here are the major award winners from the L.A. film critics:
Picture: “There Will Be Blood” (it’s expected to open in metro Atlanta in January). Runner-Up: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (it may open here later this month).
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for “There Will Be Blood.” Runner-Up: Julian Schnabel for “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for “There Will Be Blood.” Runner-Up: Frank Langella for “Starting Out in the Evening.”
Actress: Marion Cotillard for “La Vie En Rose.” Runner-Up: Anamaria Marinca for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.”
Supporting actor: Vlad Ivanov for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” Runner-Up: Hal Holbrook for “Into the Wild.”
Supporting actress: Amy Ryan for “Gone Baby Gone” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” Runner-Up: Cate Blanchett for “I’m Not There.”
Screenplay: “The Savages.” Runner-Up: “There Will Be Blood.”
Foreign Language Film: “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” Runner-Up: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”
Documentary: “No End in Sight.” Runner-Up: “Sicko.”
Animation: “Ratatouille.” Runner-Up: “Persepolis.”
Music: “Once.” Runner-Up: “There Will Be Blood.”
Production Design: “There Will Be Blood.” Runner-Up: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
Cinematography: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Runner-Up: “There Will Be Blood.”
New Generation: Sarah Polley, who wrote and directed “Away From Her.”
The New York Film Critics Circle will name its best of 2007 on Monday. Golden Globe nominees will be announced on Thursday.
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