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'No Country for Old Men' Wins Big at Oscars

NPR | By Mandalit del Barco

Published February 25, 2008 at 5:00 AM CST

No Country for Old Men took top honors at Sunday's Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles.

The crime saga by Joel and Ethan Coen took home four Academy Awards, including best picture.

All four acting prizes went to Europeans. Daniel Day-Lewis and Marion Cotillard took the best acting awards, while Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem were honored for their supporting roles.

Mandalit del Barco

As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics.