Coen brothers positioned for Oscar

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"No Country For Old Men," directed by Ethan and Joel Coen, took the award for best ensemble cast and Spanish actor Javier Bardem won the best supporting actor award for playing a cold-blooded killer in the movie.

"No Country" also won the Directors Guild Award on Saturday and has eight nominations for an Oscar next month.

Actor and cast member Josh Brolin addressed critics who have not liked the way the movie ends. "The Coen brothers are freaky little people and we did a freaky little movie, whether you liked the ending or not," he said.

British actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who won the best actor award for his role as a greedy early 20th century oil baron in "There Will Be Blood," dedicated his trophy to Ledger

Ledger, 28, who was best known for his role as a reluctant gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his New York apartment last week. The cause of death is still unclear.

Day-Lewis, 50, said he had never met Ledger But he paid tribute to Ledger in his acceptance speech and later told reporters: "That's all I have been thinking about the last few days."

"I am absolutely certain he would have done many wonderful things in his life," Day-Lewis said.

Britain's Julie Christie, 66, won the best actress award for playing a woman with Alzheimer's disease in "Away From Her." Christie is also heavily tipped for an Oscar.

"It's lovely to receive an award from your own union, especially at a time when we are being so forcefully reminded how important unions are," Christie said in one of several comments on Sunday about the bitter dispute between Hollywood screenwriters and movie and television studios.

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