SANTA MONICA, Calif. - "No Country for Old Men" was the big winner at Monday's Critics' Choice Awards, winning best picture, best director for brothers Joel and Ethan Coen and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem.
Other big winners at the ceremony, held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and broadcast live on VH1, included "Juno," "Hairspray," and "There Will Be Blood."
The teen-pregnancy film "Juno" picked up trophies for best comedy and for screenwriter Diablo Cody.
The cast of "Hairspray" was named best acting ensemble and its breakout star, Nikki Blonsky, won best young actress.
"There Will Be Blood" earned the best actor honor for star Daniel Day-Lewis, and composer Jonny Greenwood won best composer for his haunting score of the film.
"Into the Wild," written and directed by Sean Penn, had a leading seven nominations but failed to come away with any honors.
The Writers Guild of America strike, which started on Nov. 5, has effectively shut down Hollywood and threatened this year's awards season. However, the Critics' Choice Awards, which are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, were not covered by guild contracts.
While many A-list stars attended the ceremony, several members of Tinsel Town were absent.
Julie Christie, who won best actress for "Away From Her," wasn't on hand to accept her prize. Also absent was best young actor Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, star of "The Kite Runner," and supporting actress Amy Ryan, who co-starred opposite Casey Affleck in "Gone Baby Gone."
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who won best song for their work in "Once," also skipped the ceremony.
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