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There Will Be Blood Takes Top Honors

Posted Jan 6, 08 8:00 AM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – There Will Be Blood, a riveting movie about the greed and corruption of oil prospecting in America a century ago, captured several of the highest awards from the National Society of Film Critics yesterday. Director Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of a 1927 Upton Sinclair novel earned awards for best picture, best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and best director.

The honors boost the chances of the already critically acclaimed film to capture top awards at the Oscars next month. Julie Christie was named best actress for her role as a woman struggling with Alzheimer's disease in Away From Her.

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Daniel Day-Lewis, seen here at an earlier award ceremony, was recently honored for his role in 'There Will Be Blood' (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
Director Paul Thomas Anderson is shown in New York on Dec. 12, 2007. Anderson's first four films, "Sydney" (aka "Hard Eight"), "Boogie Nights," "Magnolia" and "Punch-Drunk Love" all sit together on a...   (Associated Press)
This still image released by Paramount Pictures shows Daniel Day-Lewis as "Daniel Plainview" starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Francois Duhamel,...   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by Paramount Vantage, director Paul Thomas Anderson, left, and actor Daniel Day-Lewis attend the "There Will Be Blood" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 in...   (Associated Press)
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