No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American crime thriller directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, set in 1980 West Texas after a hunter, played by Josh Brolin, stumbles on the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and takes the cash left behind, drawing the pursuit of a relentless hitman, Anton Chigurh, played by Javier Bardem, and an aging sheriff, played by Tommy Lee Jones. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director for the Coens, Best Supporting Actor for Bardem and Best Adapted Screenplay. No Country for Old Men is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed American films of its decade.
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Original Language Original Language AwardAcademy Award for Best Director 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1 AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film 1 AwardNational Board of Review Award for Best Film 1 AwardNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1 Release Year CountrySourced to the subject's own account FAQs
How many Academy Award nominations did No Country for Old Men receive and which did it not win?
Eight nominations and four wins; it lost Cinematography and Film Editing and both sound awards.
No Country for Old Men received eight Academy Award nominations at the ceremony held on February 24, 2008, honoring films released in 2007, and won four of them: Best Picture, awarded to producers Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen; Directing, awarded to Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; Writing (Adapted Screenplay), awarded to Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; and Actor in a Supporting Role, awarded to Javier Bardem. It was also nominated for Cinematography (Roger Deakins), Film Editing (credited to Roderick Jaynes), Sound Editing (Skip Lievsay) and Sound Mixing (Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland), and did not win those four categories.
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No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel.
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No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American crime thriller directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, set in 1980 West Texas after a hunter, played by Josh Brolin, stumbles on the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and takes the cash left behind, drawing the pursuit of a relentless hitman, Anton Chigurh, played by Javier Bardem, and an aging sheriff, played by Tommy Lee Jones.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Director
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Director.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Picture.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Wikidata P166: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel.
Created By: Ethan Coen, Article lead sentence
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel.
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