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National Board of Review 1 Assassination of Jesse James 2 Atonement 3 The Bourne Ultimatum 4 The Bucket List 5 Into the Wild 6 Juno 7 The Kite Runner 8 Lars and the Real Girl 9 Michael Clayton 10 Sweeney Todd Michael D. Reid Victoria Times 1 Hairspray 2 Zodiac 3 Ratatouille 4 Away From…

The Top Ten Chart for January 6, 2008

Seven in Running for 2007 Visual Effects Oscar®

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in contention for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 80th Academy Awards® The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “The Bourne Ultimatum” “Evan Almighty” “The Golden Compass” “I Am Legend” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s…

Ten Scientific and Technical Achievements to Be Honored with Academy Awards®

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced 10 winners of Scientific and Technical Academy Awards, which will be presented at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Unlike other Academy Awards, achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards need not have been developed and introduced during 2007. Rather,…

Seven in Running for 2007 Visual Effects Oscar®

January 4, 2008 Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in contention for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 80th Academy Awards® The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “The Bourne Ultimatum” “Evan Almighty” “The Golden Compass” “I Am Legend” “Pirates of the…

Best Screenplay Chart

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Writer(s) – Film GG Comment Juno Diablo Cody * Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy The Savages Tamara Jenkins Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead Kelly Masterson Lars & The Real Girl Nancy Oliver Knocked Up I’m Not There Margot At The Wedding American Gangster In The Valley Of Elah BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Writer(s)…

Best Actress Chart

BEST ACTRESS Actress – Film GG SAG Comment Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose M/C A Julie Christie – Away From Her D A Keira Knightley – Atonement D Ellen Page – Juno M/C A Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd M/C Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart D A Laura Linney – The…

Best Actor Chart

BEST ACTOR Actor – Film GG SAG Comment Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd C/M Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood D A George Clooney – Michael Clayton D A Ryan Gosling – Lars C/M A Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises D A James McAvoy – Atonement D Phillip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages…

Best Director

BEST DIRECTOR Director – Film GG Comment The Best Picture Runners The Coen Bros – No Country For Old Men * Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd * Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood Tony Gilroy – Michael Clayton Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell & The Butterfly * The Superstars Of Directing ’07…

Best Picture Chart

BEST PICTURE Release Date Picture Studio Globe Nom Comment Nov 9 No Country For Old Men Mira D The one real lock in the game STILL Chasing The Last 4 Slots Dec 7 Atonement Focus D The niche pays, though the box office is a little slow Dec 5 Juno FoxS M/C The most impressive…

8 Weeks To Go Meet The New Boss… Same As The Old Boss

So… what have we learned while away from school? Well, as of January 1, Juno has made more money than Sweeney Todd, it made more than Atonement’s total in this last weekend alone, it will pass Michael Clayton’s total gross this weekend, and it will pass No Country For Old Men next weekend. The Hollywood…

The Top Ten Chart for January 2, 2008

Screen Actors Guild

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview – There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role JULIE CHRISTIE / Fiona – Away From Her (Lionsgate) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role JAVIER BARDEM / Anton…

Producers’s Guild

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES No Country for Old Men PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN ANIMATED THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Ratatouille PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN DOCUMENTARY THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Sicko THE DAVID L. WOLPER PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN LONG-FORM TELEVISION Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN…

People’s Choice Awards

Female Movie Star Reese Witherspoon Male Movie Star Johnny Depp Leading Lady Drew Barrymore Leading Man Joaquin Phoenix Female Action Star Keira Knightley Male Action Star Matt Damon On-screen match-up George Clooney and Brad Pitt Movie Pirates of the Caribbean At World’s End Movie Drama Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie Comedy…

National Society of Film Critics

BEST PICTURE There Will Be Blood BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson BEST NONFICTION FILM No End in Sight BEST ACTOR Daniel Day-Lewis BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Casey Affleck BEST ACTRESS Julie Christie BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cate Blanchett BEST SCREENPLAY Tamara Jenkins BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY There Will Be…

London Film Critics

Film of the Year No Country For Old Men  (Paramount) The Attenborough Award for British Film of the Year Control  (Momentum Pictures) Director of the Year Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood (Miramax) British Director of the Year Paul Greengrass – The Bourne Ultimatum Actor of the Year Daniel Day Lewis – There…

Iowa Film Critics

Best Picture No Country for Old Men Best Director Joel and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men Best Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages/ Before the Devil Knows Your Dead/ Charlie Wilson’s War Best Actress Julie Christie Away From Her Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Best Supporting Actress Amy…

Independent Spirit Awards

BEST FEATURE Award given to the Producer * Executive Producers are not listed. Juno Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith BEST DIRECTOR Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly BEST FIRST FEATURE Award given to the director and producer The Lookout Director: Scott Frank Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark,…

Gotham Awards

Best Feature Into the Wild Sean Penn, director; Sean Penn, Art Linson, Bill Pohlad, producers (Paramount Vantage & River Road Entertainment) Best Documentary Sicko Michael Moore, director; Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara, producers (The Weinstein Company) Best Ensemble Cast Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian F….