2007 Awards Season | Film
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- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
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- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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1. No Country for Old Men (2007)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 1,060,900 | Gross: $74.28M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tommy Lee Jones)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Javier Bardem)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kelly Macdonald)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 292
2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
R | 158 min | Drama
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer
Votes: 641,459 | Gross: $40.22M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Paul Thomas Anderson)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Paul Thomas Anderson)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paul Dano)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 167
3. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 549,403 | Gross: $143.50M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Jason Reitman)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Diablo Cody)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Elliot Page)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 150
4. Michael Clayton (2007)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Michael O'Keefe
Votes: 174,111 | Gross: $49.03M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Tony Gilroy)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Tony Gilroy)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (George Clooney)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tom Wilkinson)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tilda Swinton)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 115
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny
Votes: 110,447 | Gross: $5.99M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Julian Schnabel)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Ronald Harwood)
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 108
6. Atonement (2007)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, Saoirse Ronan
Votes: 299,985 | Gross: $50.93M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Joe Wright)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Christopher Hampton)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (James McAvoy)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Keira Knightley)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Saoirse Ronan)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Vanessa Redgrave)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 86
7. Away from Her (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Stacey LaBerge
Votes: 23,089 | Gross: $4.57M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Sarah Polley)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Julie Christie)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 67
8. The Savages (2007)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Director: Tamara Jenkins | Stars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman
Votes: 38,642 | Gross: $6.61M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Tamara Jenkins)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Tamara Jenkins)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Laura Linney)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 63
9. Into the Wild (2007)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 658,416 | Gross: $18.35M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Sean Penn)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Sean Penn)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Emile Hirsch)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Hal Holbrook)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 49
10. I'm Not There (2007)
R | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw
Votes: 61,197 | Gross: $4.02M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Todd Haynes)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Cate Blanchett)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marcus Carl Franklin)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 49
11. American Gangster (2007)
R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin
Votes: 452,703 | Gross: $130.16M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ridley Scott)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Steven Zaillian)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Denzel Washington)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ruby Dee)
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 47
12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
Votes: 387,030 | Gross: $52.90M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Tim Burton)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Johnny Depp)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 41
13. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid
Votes: 155,471 | Gross: $5.97M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Nancy Oliver)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ryan Gosling)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 36
14. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
R | 160 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 192,874 | Gross: $3.90M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Casey Affleck)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 32
15. La Vie En Rose (2007)
PG-13 | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner
Votes: 90,767 | Gross: $10.30M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Marion Cotillard)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 30
16. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan
Votes: 293,077 | Gross: $20.30M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Amy Ryan)
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 26
17. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,666 | Gross: $11.29M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ulrich Mühe)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 17
18. Eastern Promises (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin
Votes: 261,246 | Gross: $17.11M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Viggo Mortensen)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 16
19. Paranoid Park (2007)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller
Votes: 31,930 | Gross: $0.49M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Gus Van Sant)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 16
20. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife barreling towards a shattering climax.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 111,742 | Gross: $7.08M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Sidney Lumet)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marisa Tomei)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Amy Ryan)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 15
21. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,565 | Gross: $15.80M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (David Benioff)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 15
22. A Mighty Heart (2007)
R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History
Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband Daniel when he goes missing in Pakistan.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 28,222 | Gross: $9.18M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Angelina Jolie)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 14
23. Talk to Me (2007)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps
Votes: 10,275 | Gross: $4.47M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Don Cheadle)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 13
24. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
R | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Votes: 124,932 | Gross: $66.66M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Aaron Sorkin)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Julia Roberts)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 12
25. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Matt Damon, Edgar Ramírez, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles
Votes: 658,419 | Gross: $227.47M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Paul Greengrass)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 11
26. Ratatouille (2007)
G | 111 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.
Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava | Stars: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm
Votes: 825,713 | Gross: $206.45M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Brad Bird)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 10
27. Knocked Up (2007)
R | 129 min | Comedy, Romance
For fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant with his child.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann
Votes: 384,772 | Gross: $148.73M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Judd Apatow)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 10
28. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 75,080 | Gross: $16.29M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Cate Blanchett)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 10
29. Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance
An ambitious graduate student convinces a writer that her thesis can resurrect his career.
Director: Andrew Wagner | Stars: Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Patti Perkins, Lili Taylor
Votes: 3,346 | Gross: $0.90M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Fred Parnes; Andrew Wagner)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Frank Langella)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 8
30. Hairspray (2007)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 138,741 | Gross: $118.87M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (John Travolta)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 7
31. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman
Votes: 331,191 | Gross: $53.61M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 6
32. The Bucket List (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd
Votes: 259,945 | Gross: $93.47M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Points: 6
33. The Great Debaters (2007)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker
Votes: 62,876 | Gross: $30.23M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 6
34. This Is England (2006)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim
Votes: 128,773 | Gross: $0.33M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Shane Meadows)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 4
35. Waitress (2007)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Director: Adrienne Shelly | Stars: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 48,839 | Gross: $19.07M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Adrienne Shelly)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 4
36. Lust, Caution (2007)
NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance
During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang
Votes: 45,542 | Gross: $4.60M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tony Leung Chiu-wai)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tang Wei)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 4
37. Year of the Dog (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Director: Mike White | Stars: Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Laura Dern
Votes: 6,607 | Gross: $1.54M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Mike White)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 4
38. Zodiac (2007)
R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 598,709 | Gross: $33.08M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (James Vanderbilt)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 3
39. Enchanted (2007)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 217,376 | Gross: $127.81M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Amy Adams)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 2
40. In the Valley of Elah (2007)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jonathan Tucker, Jason Patric
Votes: 75,113 | Gross: $6.78M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tommy Lee Jones)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 2
41. The Brave One (2007)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt
Votes: 63,512 | Gross: $36.79M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jodie Foster)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2
42. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, Alexandru Potocean
Votes: 63,305 | Gross: $1.19M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Anamaria Marinca)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2
43. Interview (I) (2007)
R | 84 min | Drama
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Sienna Miller, Steve Buscemi, Michael Buscemi, Tara Elders
Votes: 13,943 | Gross: $0.42M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sienna Miller)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
44. Broken English (2007)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Since college, Nora hasn't had much luck with men. Now in her 30s, she works in a NYC hotel going nowhere. That is, until she meets Julien.
Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes | Stars: Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Gena Rowlands, Drea de Matteo
Votes: 7,091 | Gross: $0.96M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Parker Posey)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
45. August Evening (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Eska | Stars: Pedro Castaneda, Veronica Loren, Abel Becerra, Walter Perez
Votes: 288 | Gross: $0.07M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Pedro Castaneda)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
46. Rescue Dawn (2006)
PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, War
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier
Votes: 110,830 | Gross: $5.49M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Steve Zahn)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
47. Control (2007)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 68,576 | Gross: $0.87M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Samantha Morton)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 1
48. Margot at the Wedding (2007)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Flora Cross, Zane Pais
Votes: 22,724 | Gross: $1.96M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jennifer Jason Leigh)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
49. The Namesake (2006)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett
Votes: 21,763 | Gross: $8.66M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Irrfan Khan)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
50. Rocket Science (2007)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Votes: 13,694 | Gross: $0.71M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anna Kendrick)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
51. Great World of Sound (2007)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When a man answers an advertisement to train as a record producer, he's excited by the prospect of signing undiscovered musicians, only to discover his new job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Pat Healy, Kene Holiday, John Baker, Robert Longstreet
Votes: 1,301 | Gross: $0.02M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kene Holliday)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
52. Four Sheets to the Wind (2007)
R | 81 min | Drama, Romance
After his father's untimely suicide, Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a more fulfilling life.
Director: Sterlin Harjo | Stars: Wes Allen, Jeri Arredondo, Laura Bailey, Nando Betancur
Votes: 641
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tamara Podemski)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
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