The Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men won Best Picture from the New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C., film critics' associations, along with a host of other honors, over the weekend.

The New York Film Critics Circle also gave No Country its Best Director (to the Coen Brothers) and Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) awards. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor award for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, while Julie Christie won Best Actress for Away From Her. Amy Ryan won Best Supporting Actress (for Gone Baby Gone).

The Boston Society of Film Critics and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association followed suit, for the most part. No Country snagged Best Picture from both organizations, and the Coens won Best Director from the D.C. group. But the Boston critics went with Julian Schnabel as Best Director for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Circle broke with the trend. There Will Be Blood swept Best Picture, Director, and Lead Actor there, with Marian Cotillard taking Best Actress (for La Vie en Rose). Ryan won Best Supporting Actress from all four organizations.

The Coen Brothers' film may be the flick to beat for the headline awards, if these early honors are any indication. The Golden Globes announce their nominations this Thursday.
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