New York-based, 83-year-old director Sidney Lumet was voted the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's 2007 Career Achievement Award today. The actor-loving filmmaker's movies span half a century, from 1957's "12 Angry Men" to the family crime drama "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," which opens locally November 2.
Among Lumet's many notable productions are "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "The Pawnbroker," "Fail-Safe," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Network," "The Verdict," "Running on Empty" and "Q & A."
LAFCA will vote on awards for the films of 2007 on December 9.