Toronto Critics favor the Maple Leaf; NCFOM tops all with 4

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It's a distinctly Canadian and distinctly Coen type of 2007 year in film for the Toronto Film Critics Assn. Awards. Almost replicating the entire New York Film Critics Circle list, tons of Canuck-tied people figure prominently on this year's award list with the differences found in Best Actor which goes to the David Cronenberg film starrer Viggo Mortensen and Ellen Page shares the Best Actress award for her memorable perf in Juno. Best Canadian film went to Sarah Polley's Away From Her and best foreign went to 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

The complete list of winners is as follows:

Best Picture: No Country for Old Men

 
Best Director: Joel & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Best Screenplay: Joel & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)

 
Best Actress: (Tie) Julie Christie (Away From Her) and Ellen Page (Juno)
 
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
 
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett (I’m not There)
 
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
 
Best Canadian Film: Away From Her
 
Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
 
Best Nonfiction film: No End in Sight
 
Best Foreign-language film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
 

Best first film: Away From Her
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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