There was 'Blood' at the NSFC
According to indieWIRE, the National Society of Film Critics was giddy with love for Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood," which took down four wins including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.
Recent winners of the group's Best Picture prize include "Pan's Labyrinth," "Capote," "Million Dollar Baby," "American Splendor," "The Pianist," "Mulholland Drive" and "Yi Yi." Winners of the NSFC's top prize have gone on to Best Picture nominations from the AMPAS 16 times in the organization's 39 year history. Does "Blood" have the stuff to join the group? Time will tell.
Here's the full list of winners:
Best Picture: "There Will Be Blood"
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Best Actress: Julie Christie, "Away from Her"
Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"
Best Cinematography: "There Will Be Blood"
Best Foreign Language Film: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
Best Non-Fiction Film: "No End In Sight"
Red Carpet District is Variety contributor Kristopher Tapley's attempt at making sense of the ever-expanding glut of film awards coverage. He's been on the beat for six years. Email 
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