No Country for Old Men, adapted from Cormac McCarthy's bestselling novel, garnered New York Film Critics Circle awards for best picture, director (Joel and Ethan Coen) and screenplay; and Javier Bardem won as best supporting actor.
Other literary winners named by the NYFCC included director Sarah Polley (best first film) and Julie Christie (best actress) for Away from Her, based upon an Alice Munro story. Persepolis, from the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, won best animated film.
"We started the vote without any clear front runners, but No Country for Old Men quickly emerged as a favorite," said Stephen Whitty, critic and columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger, and NYFCC 2007 chair. "It is a pleasure to welcome back these New York-based filmmakers for their stunning achievement. It was also nice to see several debut efforts by female filmmakers (Sarah Polley for Away from Her and Marjane Satrapi for Persepolis) make our list this year."