# List of accolades received by No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western thriller film produced, directed, written, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. 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. 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.
The film premiered at the 60th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2007, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. After a successful screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, Miramax and Paramount Vantage initially gave the film a limited release in 28 theaters in the United States on November 9. 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. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 265 reviews and judged 93 percent to be positive.
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. 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). The Coen brothers became the second pair of individuals to win Best Directing for helming the same film. 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. At the 61st British Academy Film Awards, the film received nine nominations and won for Best Direction, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Cinematography.
At the Producers Guild of America Awards, No Country for Old Men won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. The Coen brothers received the Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Award from the Directors Guild of America. 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. The National Board of Review named it the Best Film. The American Film Institute and included the film in its annual listing of the top ten films of 2007.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Picture | Scott Rudin, Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Film Editing | Joel and Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Sound Editing | Skip Lievsay | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | Best Sound Mixing | Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, and Peter Kurland | Nominated | |
| American Cinema Editors | February 18, 2008 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Joel and Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) | Nominated | |
| American Society of Cinematographers | January 26, 2008 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild | February 18, 2008 | ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | Jess Gonchor | Won | |
| Australian Film Critics Association | January 22, 2008 | Best Overseas Film | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2007 | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Direction | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Editing | Joel and Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Film | Scott Rudin, Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Sound | Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, and Greg Orloff | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | February 10, 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Kelly Macdonald | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | January 7, 2008 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | [29] [30] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | January 7, 2008 | Best Film | No Country for Old Men | Won | [29] [30] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | January 7, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | [29] [30] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | January 7, 2008 | Best Cast | No Country for Old Men | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | January 7, 2008 | Best Writer | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Cannes Film Festival | May 27, 2007 | Palme d'Or | No Country for Old Men | Nominated | |
| Casting Society of America Awards | November 11, 2008 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio Feature – Drama | Ellen Chenoweth and Jo Edna Boldin | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2007 | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2007 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 13, 2007 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society | February 16, 2008 | Best Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Peter F. Kurland (Production mixer), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, and Greg Orloff (Re-recording mixers) | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Film | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| David di Donatello Awards | April 18, 2008 | Best Foreign Film | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | January 26, 2008 | Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia | February 1, 2008 | Best Foreign Film – English Language | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2007 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2007 | Best Film | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 12, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Golden Eagle Award | January 23, 2009 | Best Foreign Language Film | No Country for Old Men | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2008 | Best Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2008 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 13, 2008 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | No Country for Old Men | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 8, 2008 | Best Drama | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 8, 2008 | Best Thriller TV Spot | Friend-o spot | Won | |
| Guldbagge Awards | January 12, 2009 | Best Foreign Film | No Country for Old Men | Nominated | |
| Japan Academy Prize | February 20, 2009 | Best Foreign Film | No Country for Old Men | Nominated | |
| Key Art Awards | June 13, 2008 | Best Campaign of the Year | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2008 | British Supporting Actress of the Year | Kelly Macdonald | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2008 | Film of the Year | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2008 | Director of the Year | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | February 8, 2008 | Screenwriter of the Year | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 1, 2008 | Best Villain | Javier Bardem | Nominated | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | February 23, 2008 | Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey (Sound designer) Byron Wilson (Supervising dialogue editor) Kenton Jakub (Supervising ADR editor) | Nominated | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | February 23, 2008 | 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 and Christopher Moriana (Doley artist) | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review Awards | January 15, 2008 | Best Cast | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards | January 15, 2008 | Best Film | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| National Board of Review Awards | January 15, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 6, 2008 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 6, 2008 | Best Film | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 6, 2008 | Best Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | January 6, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Editing | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 9, 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Kelly Macdonald | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | February 8, 2008 | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award | Scott Rudin, Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Cast | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Film | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 17, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 10, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2007 | Best Film – Drama | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2007 | Best Actor – Drama | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2007 | Best Editing | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 16, 2007 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 27, 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kelly Macdonald | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 27, 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 27, 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Cinematograpny | Roger Deakins | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Josh Brolin | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | December 24, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2007 | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2007 | Best Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 11, 2008 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 11, 2008 | Best Film | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | February 11, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2007 | Best Cast | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2007 | Best Director | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2007 | Best Picture | No Country for Old Men | Won | |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 10, 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 9, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joel and Ethan Coen | Won | |