28th BSFC Awards

December 11, 2007

---- Best Film:
No Country for Old Men

The 28th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in

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, were given on 11 December 2007.

Winners

Julian Schnabel (Hamptons International Film Festival 2010)

*Best Film: **'' No Country for Old Men'' **Runner-up: '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (''Le scaphandre et le papillon'') *Best Actor: ** Frank Langella – '' Starting Out in the Evening'' **Runner-up: Daniel Day-Lewis – '' There Will Be Blood'' *Best Actress: ** Marion Cotillard – ''

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'' (''La môme'') **Runner-up: Julie Christie – '' Away from Her'' *Best Supporting Actor: ** Javier Bardem – '' No Country for Old Men'' **Runner-up:

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Alpha Dog ''Alpha Dog'' is a 2006 American crime film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. The cast includes Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Hato ...

'' *Best Supporting Actress: ** Amy Ryan – '' Gone Baby Gone'' **Runner-up:

Cate Blanchett Catherine Elise Blanchett (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the finest performers of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. She has received nu ...

– '' I'm Not There'' *Best Director: ** Julian Schnabel – '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (''Le scaphandre et le papillon'') **Runner-up: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – '' No Country for Old Men'' *Best Screenplay: ** Brad Bird – '' Ratatouille'' **Runner-up:

Ronald Harwood Sir Ronald Harwood ( né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for ''The Dresser'' (for w ...

– '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (''Le scaphandre et le papillon'') *Best Cinematography: **

Janusz Kamiński Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993. He won the Academy Awa ...

– '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (''Le scaphandre et le papillon'') **Runner-up: Roger Deakins – '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'', '' In the Valley of Elah'', and '' No Country for Old Men'' *Best Documentary: **'' Crazy Love'' **Runner-up: '' The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'' *Best Foreign-Language Film: **'' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (''Le scaphandre et le papillon'') • France/United States *Best New Filmmaker: ** Ben Affleck – '' Gone Baby Gone'' **Runner-up:

Tony Gilroy Anthony Joseph Gilroy (born September 11, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the original ''Bourne'' trilogy (2002–2007) and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). He also ...

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Michael Clayton ''Michael Clayton'' is a 2007 American legal thriller film written and directed by Tony Gilroy in his feature directorial debut and starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack. Clooney plays lawyer Michael Clayton, w ...

'' *Best Ensemble Cast: **''

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film was written by Kelly Masterson, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The title comes from t ...

'' **Runner-up: '' I'm Not There'' and ''

Superbad ''Superbad'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age teen buddy comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow. The film stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate from high school. Before grad ...

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External links

Past Winners

References

'No Country,' 'Diving Bell' are favorites of Boston film critics
''Boston Globe'' {{BSFC Awards Chron

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