List of accolades received by No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem received several awards and nominations for his supporting role in the film.
Total number of awards and nominations
[a]
Totals
77
110
References
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American
neo-Western
thriller film produced, directed, written, and edited by
Joel and Ethan Coen .
[1]
[2] 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 .
[3] 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.
[4]
The film premiered at the
60th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2007,
[5] where it was nominated for the
Palme d'Or .
[6] After a successful screening at the
Toronto International Film Festival ,
[7]
Miramax and
Paramount Vantage initially gave the film a limited release in 28 theaters in the United States on November 9.
[8] 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.
[9]
Rotten Tomatoes , a
review aggregator , surveyed 265 reviews and judged 93 percent to be positive.
[10]
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 .
[11] 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).
[12] The Coen brothers became the second pair of individuals to win Best Directing for helming the same film.
[13] 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.
[14] At the
61st British Academy Film Awards , the film received nine nominations and won for
Best Direction ,
Best Supporting Actor , and
Best Cinematography .
[15]
At the
Producers Guild of America Awards , No Country for Old Men won for
Best Theatrical Motion Picture .
[16] The Coen brothers received the
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Award from the
Directors Guild of America .
[17] 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 .
[18]
[19] The
National Board of Review named it the
Best Film .
[20] The
American Film Institute and included the film in its annual listing of the top ten films of 2007.
[21]
^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally.
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