'No Country' takes top Oscar honors

February 25, 2008 Joel and Ethan Coen's meditative thriller about lawlessness in the modern West claimed best picture, along with three other trophies, at the 80th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night. Violent Americana ruled at this year's ceremonies: "There Will Be Blood," a virtual companion piece to "No Country" -- both were co-produced by Paramount Vantage and Miramax and entered the evening with eight nominations apiece -- picked up two awards. [...] the four acting awards -- which went to Britain's Daniel Day-Lewis and Tilda Swinton, France's Marion Cotillard and Spain's Javier Bardem also showed an international side to the 5,829 voting members of the Academy.

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