No Country For Old Men was named Best Picture and directors and screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen took Best Direction and Best Screenwriting honours as the Toronto Film Critics Association announced its 2007 selection Wednesday.

Javier Bardem was also named Best Supporting Actor for his role as the methodical killer in the film. Runners-up for Best Picture kudos were Eastern Promises and Zodiac, while the directorial runners-up were those films' respective directors, David Cronenberg and David Fincher.

Viggo Mortenson was named Best Actor for his performance in Eastern Promises while Julie Christie and Ellen Page shared Best Actress for their respective roles in Away From Her and Juno. Supporting actress kudos went to Cate Blanchett for her performance as one of the several Bob Dylans in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There.

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley was doubly honoured, winning both the prize for Best Canadian Film and the prize for Best First Feature.

Ratatouille was named Best Animated Feature while Palme d'Or winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days was named Best Foreign-Language Film. No End In Sight won the prize for Best Documentary Feature.

2007 Toronto Film Critics Association selection:

BEST PICTURE
No Country for Old Men
Runners-up
Eastern Promises
Zodiac

BEST PERFORMANCE, MALE
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Runners-up
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Gordon Pinsent, Away From Her

BEST PERFORMANCE, FEMALE -- TIE
Julie Christie, Away From Her
and
Ellen Page, Juno
Runner-up
Laura Dern, Inland Empire

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
Runners-up
Casey Affleck, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Runners-up
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

BEST DIRECTOR
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
Runners-up
David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
David Fincher, Zodiac

BEST SCREENPLAY
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
Runners-up
Diablo Cody, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton

BEST CANADIAN FILM
Away From Her (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up
Eastern Promises (Odeon Films)
Radiant City (Odeon Films)

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Away From Her, directed by Sarah Polley
Runners-up
Gone Baby Gone, directed by Ben Affleck
Michael Clayton, directed by Tony Gilroy

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Ratatouille (Disney / Pixar)
Runners-up
Paprika (Mongrel Media)
The Simpsons Movie (20th Century Fox)

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (Alliance Films)
The Lives Of Others (Mongrel Media)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
No End In Sight (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up
Iraq In Fragments (Mongrel Media)
My Kid Could Paint That (Mongrel Media)

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