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Who won what at the Oscars!

Mon 25 Feb 12:02 PM

The night always looked like it belonged to one of the two cinematic titans of "<i>No Country for Old Men</i>" and "<i>There Will Be Blood</i>" and so, in the throws of predictability, it came to pass. The former, the shockingly good "<i>No Country for Old Men</i>", took home four awards making it the biggest winner of the night. The neo–Western nabbed the Best Motion Picture gong, Achievement in Directing (<i>Joel Coen and Ethan Coen</i>), Adapted Screenplay (<i>Joel Coen and Ethan Coen</i>) and Supporting Actor (<i>Javier Bardem</i> – which was a nailed on certainty before the curtain was even raised on the glamorous shindig). The runner–up of the night was, surprisingly, <i>Paul Greengrass'</i> "<i>The Bourne Ultimatum</i>" receiving three technical awards for Film Editing, Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. Best Actor went to, wait for it, <i>Daniel Day–Lewis</i> for "<i>There Will Be Blood</i>" ("But of course…" I hear you cry) and, staying true to BAFTA's predictions nary a week ago, Best Actress went to <i>Marion Cotillard</i> for her breathtaking lead in "<i>La Vie en Rose</i>". The Best Supporting Actress award went to <i>Tilda Swinton</i> for her standout performance in "<i>Michael Clayton</i>". Overlooked in all of its other categories, the indie hit "<i>Juno</i>" had to make do with just one award for <i>Diablo Cody</i>, winning the Original Screenplay award. Still though "<i>Juno</i>" is in good company in the 'so close, but yet so far' corner alongside "<i>Atonement</i>" – the Brit heavyweight only nabbing one award for <i>Dario Marianelli's</i> score despite being up for six awards! BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR No Country for Old Men ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Daniel Day–Lewis – There Will Be Blood PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Diablo Cody – Juno BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR The Counterfeiters (Austria) BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR Ratatouille ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY Robert Elswit – There Will Be Blood ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN Alexandra Byrne – Elizabeth: The Golden Age BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Taxi to the Dark Side ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING Christopher Rouse – The Bourne Ultimatum ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald – La Vie en Rose ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE) Dario Marianelli – Atonement ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) "Falling Slowly" – Once Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis – The Bourne Ultimatum ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg – The Bourne Ultimatum ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood –The Golden Compass