The 1st Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced on January 3, 2008. The awards are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) based in Houston, Texas. In addition to the category awards, the HFCS named filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen as "honorary Texans" for their work on No Country for Old Men. This is the only year to date that the HFCS has presented an award in the "Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast" category.
Top 10 Films No Country for Old Men Juno Atonement Michael Clayton Into the Wild Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Charlie Wilson's War I'm Not There
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface
Best Picture Best Foreign Language FilmNo Country for Old Men
Atonement
Juno
Into the Wild
Michael ClaytonThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) • France/United States
La Vie en rose • France
Lust, Caution • China
Persepolis • France
The Kite Runner • Afghanistan Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleDaniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Casey Affleck - Gone Baby Gone
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern PromisesJulie Christie - Away from Her
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Laura Linney - The Savages
Elliot Page - Juno Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleJavier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael ClaytonAmy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton Best Direction of a Motion Picture Best CinematographyTim Burton - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Sidney Lumet - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Sean Penn - Into the WildThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Roger Deakins
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
Into the Wild - Éric Gautier
No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Dariusz Wolski Best Animated Feature Film Best Documentary FilmRatatouille
Bee Movie
Beowulf
Persepolis
The Simpsons MovieThe King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
In the Shadow of the Moon
Lake of Fire
No End in Sight
Sicko
War Dance Best Original Score Best Original SongAtonement - Dario Marianelli
3:10 to Yuma - Marco Beltrami
Into the Wild - Michael Brook, Kaki King & Eddie Vedder
Lust, Caution - Alexandre Desplat
Once - Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood"Falling Slowly" - Once
"Baby Don't You Cry" - Waitress
"Happy Working Song" - Enchanted
"If You Want Me" - Once
"Pop! Goes My Heart" - Music and Lyrics
"Walk Hard" - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Best Screenplay Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast Juno - Diablo Cody
Atonement - Christopher Hampton
No Country for Old Men - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
The Savages - Tamara Jenkins
Michael Clayton - Tony GilroyHairspray
3:10 to Yuma
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Into the Wild
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Notes
References
External links Houston Film Critics Society: Awards