Oscar pre-cursor season kicked off today with the National Board of Review announcing their top films and performances of the year.
Nothing really exciting. There were no major shocks in top categories. They picked people that many have already deemed strong competitors in this year's race. By picking No Country for Old Men, they have confirmed it's a major contender. But Oscar pundits already knew this film would play a major part in the race. Critics groups can sometime shuffle up contenders and bring a completely out of left field presence into the race, however NBoR's picks were pretty obvious. Don't get me wrong they still picked great films and performances, but I was hoping for a major surprise. I'll have to wait for LA and NYC.
Best Film - No Country for Old Men
Best Director - Tim Burton for Sweeney Todd
Best Actor - George Clooney for Michael Clayton
Best Actress - Julie Christie for Away From Her
Best Supporting Actor - Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone
Best Foreign Film - The Diving Bell and Butterfly
Original Screenplay - Juno & Lars and the Real Girl
Adapted Screenplay - No Country for Old Men
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