Blonsky, Coen, Christie, Ryan Win More Film Awards
in Hairspray
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Nikki Blonsky, Julie Christie, Ethan Coen, and Amy Ryan have added more trophies to their overflowing shelves, thanks to the Online Film Critics Society, which presented its 11th annual awards on January 9.
Coen won the awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, along with brother Joel, for No Country for Old Men, which won a total of six awards, including Best Picture. Blonsky was named Best Breakthrough Performer for her work as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray; Christie was named Best Actress for Away from Her; and Ryan was named Best Supporting Actress for Gone Baby Gone.
Earlier this week, Blonsky, the Coens, Christie, and Ryan were among the winners of Broadcast Film Critics Association’s 13th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, which were bestowed in Santa Monica, California on January 7 and broadcast live on VH1.
The Coens were also nominated by the Directors Guild of America on January 8 and by the Writers Guild of America on January 10. They — as well as Blonksy, Christie, and Ryan, are nominated for Golden Globe Awards, which will now be announced at a press conference in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 13, and are strong contenders for the Academy Award.
