No Country For Old Men (2007)

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R for strong graphic violence and some language.

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen & Scott Rudin - Producers

David Diliberto - Associate Producer

Robert Graf &Mark Roybal - Executive Producers

(WGA)

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (screenplay)

Cormac McCarthy (novel)

Carter Burwell

Roger Deakins (director of photography)

Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

Miramax Films

United States

English | Spanish

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA

Desert Sands Motel - 5000 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (motel gunfight)

Desert Sands Motor Hotel - 5000 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

El Camino Motel & Restaurant - 1152 North Grand Avenue, Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Garson Studios, College of Santa Fe - 1600 Saint Michaels Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (interiors) (studio)

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Marfa, Texas, USA

Piedras Negras, Coahuíla, Mexico

Academy Awards

2008 Won Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won Oscar Best Motion Picture of the Year Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won Oscar Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Javier Bardem

2008 Won Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

2008 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography Roger Deakins

2008 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Editing Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

2008 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff & Peter F. Kurland

2008 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Editing Skip Lievsay

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2008 Won Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

2008 Nominated Saturn Award Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

2008 Nominated Saturn Award Best Writing Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Amanda Awards, Norway

2008 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

American Cinema Editors, USA

2008 Nominated Eddie Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

American Society of Cinematographers Awards, USA

2008 Nominated ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Roger Deakins

Art Directors Guild

2008 Won Excellence in Production Design Award Feature Film - Contemporary Film Jess Gonchor (production designer); John P. Goldsmith (art director); Deborah Jensen (assistant art director)

Austin Film Critics Association

2009 Nominated Austin Film Critics Award Best Movie of the Decade

2007 Won Austin Film Critics Award Best Screenplay, Adapted Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

2007 Won Austin Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Awards of the Japanese Academy

2009 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film

BAFTA Awards

2008 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography Roger Deakins

2008 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Director Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

2008 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Editing Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film Scott Rudin, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay – Adapted Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Sound Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey & Greg Orloff

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones

2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actress Kelly Macdonald

Bodil Awards

2009 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

2007 Won BSFC Award Best Picture

2007 Won BSFC Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2008 Won Critics Choice Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won Critics Choice Award Best Picture

2008 Won Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

2008 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Acting Ensemble

2008 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Writer Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Cannes Film Festival

2007 Nominated Golden Palm Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Casting Society of America, USA

2008 Won Artios Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio Feature – Drama Ellen Chenoweth & Jo Edna Boldin (location casting)

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2008 Won COFCA Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won COFCA Award Best Ensemble

2008 Won COFCA Award Best Picture

2008 Won COFCA Award Best Screenplay – Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won COFCA Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Won CFCA Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won CFCA Award Best Picture

2007 Won CFCA Award Best Screenplay, Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won CFCA Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

2007 Nominated CFCA Award Best Cinematography Roger Deakins

Chlotrudis Awards

2008 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Adapted Screenplay Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Movie

2008 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast

2008 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Cinema Audio Society, USA

2008 Won C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Peter F. Kurland (production mixer); Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey & Greg Orloff (re-recording mixers)

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

2009 Nominated Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) USA

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Won DFWFCA Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won DFWFCA Award Best Picture

2007 Won DFWFCA Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

David di Donatello Awards

2008 Won David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Directors Guild of America, USA

2008 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Ethan Coen & Joel Coen; Robert Graf (unit production manager) (plaque); Betsy Magruder (first assistant director) (plaque); Bac DeLorme (second assistant director) (plaque) & Jai James (second second assistant director) (plaque)

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

2008 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture Screen Play Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Empire Awards, UK

2009 Nominated Empire Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2009 Nominated Empire Award Best Film

2009 Nominated Empire Award Best Thriller

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

2008 Won FCCA Award Best Foreign Film - English Language Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 Won FFCC Award Best Cinematography Roger Deakins. Also for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

2007 Won FFCC Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won FFCC Award Best Picture

2007 Won FFCC Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Golden Globes, USA

2008 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Javier Bardem

2008 Won Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama

Golden Trailer Awards

2008 Won Golden Trailer Best Drama (Giaronomo Productions)

Best Thriller TV Spot (Buddha Jones) for: "Friend-o"

Guldbagge Awards

2009 Nominated Guldbagge Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) Joel Coen

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2008 Won KCFCC Award Best Screenplay, Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Key Art Awards

2008 Won Key Art Award Best Campaign (Miramax Films)

Kinema Junpo Awards

2009 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Film Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Won Sierra Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won Sierra Award Best Picture

2007 Won Sierra Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2008 Won ALFS Award British Supporting Actress of the Year Kelly Macdonald. Tied with Vanessa Redgrave for Atonement (2007)

2008 Won ALFS Award Film of the Year

2008 Nominated ALFS Award Director of the Year Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Nominated ALFS Award Screenwriter of the Year Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

MTV Movie Awards

2008 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Villain Javier Bardem

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

2008 Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Skip Lievsay & Craig Berkey (supervising sound editors/sound designers); Byron Wilson (supervising dialogue editor); Kenton Jakub (supervising adr editor)

2008 Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Skip Lievsay (supervising sound editor); Craig Berkey (sound design); Derek Vanderhorst (foley editor); Catherine Harper & Christopher Moriana (foley artists)

National Board of Review, USA

2007 Won NBR Award Best Ensemble

2007 Won NBR Award Best Film

2007 Won NBR Award Best Screenplay – Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 Won NYFCC Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won NYFCC Award Best Picture

2007 Won NYFCC Award Best Screenplay Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Nikkan Sports Film Awards

2008 Won Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Foreign Language Film

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2008 Won OFCS Award Best Cinematography Roger Deakins

2008 Won OFCS Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won OFCS Award Best Editing Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won OFCS Award Best Picture

2008 Won OFCS Award Best Screenplay, Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won OFCS Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

2008 Nominated OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress Kelly Macdonald

PGA Awards

2008 Won Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Theatrical Motion Pictures Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Won PFCS Award Best Achievement in Direction Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won PFCS Award Best Achievement in Editing Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won PFCS Award Best Ensemble Acting

2007 Won PFCS Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Javier Bardem

2007 Won PFCS Award Best Picture

2007 Won PFCS Award Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Robert Festival

2009 Won Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Won SDFCS Award Best Cinematography Roger Deakins

2007 Won SDFCS Award Best Ensemble

2007 Won SDFCS Award Best Picture

2007 Won SDFCS Award Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

2007 Won SFFCC Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Satellite Awards

2007 Won Satellite Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Drama

2007 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Josh Brolin

2007 Nominated Satellite Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama Javier Bardem

2007 Nominated Satellite Award Best Film Editing Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Nominated Satellite Award Best Screenplay, Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2008 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones & Kelly Macdonald

2008 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Javier Bardem

2008 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Tommy Lee Jones

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Won SEFCA Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won SEFCA Award Best Picture

2007 Won SEFCA Award Best Screenplay, Adapted Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won SEFCA Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Won TFCA Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won TFCA Award Best Picture

2007 Won TFCA Award Best Screenplay Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won TFCA Award Best Supporting Performance, Male Javier Bardem

USC Scripter Award

2008 Won USC Scripter Award Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (screenwriters); Cormac McCarthy (author)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2008 Won VFCC Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2008 Won VFCC Award Best Film

2008 Won VFCC Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2007 Won WAFCA Award Best Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

2007 Won WAFCA Award Best Ensemble

2007 Won WAFCA Award Best Film

2007 Won WAFCA Award Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem

Writers Guild of America, USA

2008 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Adapted Screenplay Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

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Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country for Old Men begins with reminiscence about the hazard of confronting incomprehensible evil. So, too, begins Joel and Ethan Coen's movie adaptation of the book, which is a Western set in southwestern Texas in 1980.

Opening to careful shots of daybreak, orchestrated to magnificent effect by cinematographer Roger Deakins, a voice-over by Tommy Lee Jones sets the scene: "The crime you see now, it's hard to even take its measure. It's not that I'm afraid of it. I always knew you had to be willing to die to even do this job. Not to be glorious. But I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I don't understand."

As sure a meditation on aging as has been put to film, the tone of No Country for Old Men remains elegiac throughout. Admittedly not for every taste (especially given the frequency of savage violence that explodes in the story), the Coen brothers have again taken a regionally specific voice - in this case McCarthy's - and used it as the basis for exploring the frailties of manhood, helped along with winning support performances from Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, and Barry Corbin.

The plot centers on Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), a welder and Vietnam vet, who stumbles onto the aftermath of an actual Mexican standoff. Several men lay dead surrounding a heroin stash and satchel containing over two million dollars. Smelling opportunity, Llewelyn takes the money and sets in motion a three-way cast-and-mouse pursuit. Working to unravel the fillings, and suspecting Moss's very real peril, Sheriff Bell (Jones) pursues his quarry, becoming aware of another pursuer, the careful and efficient hit man Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem). It's this tripled action - Chigurh chasing Moss, and Sheriff Bell chasing both Moss and Chigurh - that gives No Country for Old Men its sense of mounting tension, dread, and savage magic.

So many dialogue zingers. So much unexpected early 1980s fashion. In the end, it will be hard to think of air compressors and rugged Western lawmen in quite the same way ever again.

The title is part of the first line from William Butler Yeats' poem "Sailing to Byzantium". The full line is "That is no country for old men".

Wendell: That's very linear Sheriff.
Ed Tom Bell: Well, age will flatten a man.

Llewelyn Moss: If I don't come back, tell mother I love her.
Carla Jean Moss: Your mother's dead, Llewelyn.
Llewelyn Moss: Well then I'll tell her myself.

During the shot of Sheriff Bell's reflection on the TV in Llewelyn's home, you can see at the far right corner of the television the reflection of three crew members.

Joel and Ethan Coen's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel is an indisputably great movie, at this point the year's very best. Reviewed by: Peter Travers of Rolling Stone.

The Coen brothers adaptation is impeccable, a perfect mirror of McCarthy's prose – sparse, suspenseful, probing and profoundly disturbing. Reviewed by: Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail (Toronto).

The Coen brothers have fashioned a wry and riveting hybrid of a drama, Western, crime thriller and action film that is as powerful and thought-provoking as it is genre-bending. Reviewed by: Claudia Puig of USA Today.

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