Posts Tagged ‘Sweeney Todd’

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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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Pete Hammond
Maxim

1 American Gangster
2 The Bourne Ultimatum
3 Control
4 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5 In the Valley of Elah
6 Michael Clayton
7 No Country for Old Men
8 Ratatouille
9 There Will Be Blood
10 Zodiac
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David Edelstein
Fresh Air

1 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2 Away From her
3 There Will Be Blood
4 Sweeney Todd
5 The Savages
6 No Country for Old Men
7 No End in Sight
8 Michael Clayton
9 Ratatouille/Persepolis
10 Grace is Gone
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David Ansen
Newsweek

1 Syndromes and a Century
2 There Will Be Blood
3 This is England
4 The Lives of Others
5 No Country for Old Men
6 Knocked Up
7 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
8 Away From Her
9 The Hoax
10 Sweeney Todd
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Lou Gaul
Philly Burbs

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Atonement
3 Charlie Wilson’s War
4 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5 Gone Baby Gone
6 The Great Debaters
7 Into the Wild
8 Juno
9 Once
10 Sweeney Todd
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Alison Willmore
IFC News

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Rescue Dawn
3 There Will Be Blood
4 Killer of Sheep
5 Southland Tales
6 Syndromes and a Century
7 Paprika
8 Control
9 Romance & Cigarettes
10 The Host
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Michael Atkinson
IFC News

1 Syndromes and a Century
2 Once
3 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Half Moon
5 There Will Be Blood
6 Regular Lovers
7 Killer of Sheep
8 12:08 East of Bucharest
9 Los Muertos
10 Michael Clayton
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Matt Singer
IFC News

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3 The King of Kong
4 Zodiac
5 The Host
6 Hot Fuzz
7 Into the Wild
8 Syndromes and a Century
9 There Will Be Blood
10 Black Book
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Milan Paurich
Cleveland Free Times

1 Into the Wild
2 There Will Be Blood
3 Juno
4 I’m Not There
5 Zodiac
6 The Savages
7 No Country for Old Men
8 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
9 Brand Upon the Brain
10 Once
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Marshall Fine
Star Magazine

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Michael Clayton
3 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
4 Gone Baby Gone
5 The Lives of Others
6 Sicko
7 The Darjeeling Limited
8 Grindhouse
9 Ratatouille
10 Knocked Up
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Stephen Holt
Stephen Holt Show

1 Atonement
2 Once
3 Crazy Love
4 Across the Unverse
5 Persepolis
6 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
7 The Savages
8 The Kite Runner
9 Sicko
10 Enchanted

Michael Atkinson | David Ansen | David Edelstein | Marshall Fine | Lou Gaul | Pete Hammond | Stephen Holt | Milan Paurich | Matt Singer | Alison Willmore

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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times

1 Diving Bell and the Butterfly/The Savages
2 Ratatouille
3 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
4 Sicko
5 There Will Be Blood
6 Rescue Dawn
7 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
8 Juno
9 Once
10 Waitress
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Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times

1 Atonement
2 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3 Into Great Silence/Terror’s Advocate
4 Lady Chatterly/ 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
5 Lars and the Real Girl
6 Lust, Caution
7 Michael Clayton
8 No Country for Old Men
9 Once
10 Ratatouille
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David Fear
Time Out New York

1 There Will Be Blood
2 No Country for Old Men
3 12:08 East of Bucharest
4 I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone
5 Zodiac
6 Manda Bala
7 Syndromes and a Century
8 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
9 Assassination of Jesse James
10 I’m Not There
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Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times

1 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2 Once
3 Into the Wild
4 No Country for Old Men
5 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
6 I’m Not There
7 Away From Her
8 Michael Clayton
9 This is England
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Don Kaye
MSN

1 No Country for Old Men
2 There Will Be Blood
3 Sicko
4 Zodiac
5 Michael Clayton
6 The Orphanage
7 The Kingdom
8 Eastern Promises
9 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
10 In the Valley of Elah
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Dave McCoy
MSN

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Once
3 I’m Not There
4 Zodiac
5 Atonement/Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead/Margo at the Wedding
6 Ratatouille
7 Superbad
8 Away from Her
9 Red Road
10 The Orphanage
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Kim Morgan
MSN

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Zodiac
3 Bug
4 There Will Be Blood
5 The Darjeeling Limited
6 Black Snake Moan
7 Margot at the Wedding
8 The Host
9 I’m Not There
10 Superbad
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Kathleen Murphy
MSN

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Lust, Caution
3 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4 Atonement
5 Into the Wild
6 Away from Her
7 Margot at the Wedding
8 Juno
9 Starting Out in the Evening
10 Lady Chatterley
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Frank Paiva
MSN

1 The King of Kong
2 Ratatouille
3 Great World of Sound
4 No Country for Old Men
5 Hairspray
6 White Palms
7 Talk to Me
8 My Kid Could Paint That
9 Zodiac
10 The Bubble
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Richard T. Jameson
Queen Anne News

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Wind That Shakes the Barley
3 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4 The Bourne Ultimatum
5 Margot at the Wedding
6 Away From Her
7 Zodiac
8 Atonement
9 Juno
10 Assassination of Jesse James

Carina Chocano | Kevin Crust | David Fear | Richard T. Jameson | Don Kaye | Dave McCoy | Kim Morgan | Kathleen Murphy | Frank Paiva | Kenneth Turan

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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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AFI

1 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
2 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3 Into the Wild
4 Juno
5 Knocked Up
6 Michael Clayton
7 No Country for Old Men
8 Ratatouille
9 The Savages
10 There Will Be Blood
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Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Atonement
3 Into the Wild
4 Eastern Promises
5 Sweeney Todd
6 American Gangster
7 There Will Be Blood
8 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
9 I’m Not There
10 Knocked Up/Juno
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Jim Swenson
Telegraph Herald

1 Bella
2 Bug
3 Enchanted
4 Hairspray
5 Lars and the Real Girl
6 Talk to Me
7 3:10 to Yuma
8 The Final Season
9 The Hoax
10 Waitress
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Sean Axmaker
MSN

1 Into the Wild
2 No Country for Old Men
3 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
4 There Will Be Blood
5 Zodiac
6 I’m Not There
7 Assassination of Jesse James
8 Margot at the Wedding
9 This is England
10 Sunshine
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Greg Ellwood
MSN

1 Atonement
2 No Country for Old Men
3 Assassination of Jesse James
4 Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5 There Will be Blood
6 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
7 Broken English
8 I’m Not There
9 Once
10 Superbad
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Jim Emerson
RogerEbert.com

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Inland Empire
3 I’m Not There
4 Zodiac
5 Persepolis
6 12:08 East of Bucharest
7 Eastern Promises
8 Breach
9 Assassination of Jesse James
10 Superbad/Once/The Orphanage/Ratatouille
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Jack Mathews
NY Daily News

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Away From Her
3 Ratatouille
4 Assassination of Jesse James
5 Lust, Caution
6 Grindhouse
7 Michael Clayton
8 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
9 Interview
10 Eastern Promises
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David Germain
AP

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Once
3 Juno
4 Away From Her
5 Into the Wild
6 American Gangster
7 Stardust
8 Starting out in the Evening
9 The Band’s Visit
10 Year of the Dog
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Christy Lemire
AP

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Gone Baby Gone
3 Once
4 Knocked Up
5 Away from Her
6 There Will Be Blood
7 The Lives of Others
8 Lars and the Real Girl
9 Into the Wild
10 The Bourne Ultimatum
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Maxim Magazine

1 300
2 The Bourne Ultimatum
3 Superbad
4 Hot Fuzz
5 3:10 to Yuma
6 The Simpsons Movie
7 American Gangster
8 Live Free or Die Hard
9 The King of Kong
10 No Country for Old Men

AFI | Sean Axmaker | Greg Ellwood | Jim Emerson | David Germain | Christy Lemire | Jack Mathews | Maxim Magazine | Jim Senson | Peter Travers

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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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Richard Corliss
Time Magazine

1 No Country for Old Men
2 The Lives of Others
3 Killer of Sheep
4 Atonement
5 Sweeney Todd
6 Persepolis
7 No End in Sight
8 In the Valley of Elah
9 Waitress
10 Beowulf
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Richard Schickel
Time Magazine

1 Michael Clayton
2 No Country for Old Men
3 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
4 After the Wedding
5 Black Book
6 Breach
7 The Savages
8 In the Valley of Elah
9 There Will Be Blood
10 Dan in Real Life
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Baltimore City Paper

1 No Country for Old Men
2 I’m Not There
3 Zodiac
4 The Host
5 The Wind that Shakes the Barley
6 Syndromes and a Century
7 Atonement
8 Into the Wild
9 The Lives of Others
10 Away From Her
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Scott Mantz
Access Hollywood

1 3:10 to Yuma
2 Juno
3 The Bourne Ultimatum
4 Charlie Wilson’s War
5 Ratatouille
6 Enchanted
7 Once
8 Away From Her
9 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
10 In the Shadow of the Moon
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Jeffrey Wells
Hollywood Elsewhere

1 Zodiac
2 No Country for Old Men
3 Control
4 Sweeney Todd
5 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
6 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
7 Things We Lost in the Fire
8 There Will Be Blood
9 I’m Not There
10 The Bourne Ultimatum
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The Guardian

1 Control
2 Eastern Promises
3 Silent Light
4 The Lives of Others
5 Zodiac
6 Away from Her
7 Climates
8 Ratatouille
9 12:08 East of Bucharest
10 Letters from Iwo Jima
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David Edelstein
NY Magazine

1 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2 Away From Her
3 There Will Be Blood
4 Sweeney Todd
5 The Savages
6 No Country for Old Men
7 No End in Sight
8 Michael Clayton
9 Ratatouille/Persepolis
10 Grace is Gone
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Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

1 Killer of Sheep
2 Offside
3 Into Great Silence
4 Golden Door
5 Rescue Dawn
6 No Country for Old Men
7 The Exiled
8 Syndromes of a Century
9 Forever
10 The Life of Reilly
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New York
Film Critics Online

1 Atonement
2 Before the Devil Knows
You’re Dead
3 The Darjeeling Limited
4 The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
5 I’m Not There
6 Juno
7 Michael Clayton
8 No Country for Old Men
9 Persepolis
10 Sweeney Todd/There Will Be Blood
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Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

1 There Will Be Blood
2 Zodiac
3 Killer of Sheep
4 No Country for Old Men
5 Rescue Dawn
6 Persepolis
7 Away from Her
8 A Band’s Visit
9 Assassination of Jesse James
10 Paprika

Baltimore City Paper | Richard Corliss | David Edelstein | Ed Gonzalez | The Guardian | Scott Mantz | New York Film Critics | Nick Schager | | Richard Schickel | Jeffrey Wells

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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

1 300
2 No Country for Old Men
3 Away from Her
4 Once
5 Juno
6 American Gangster
7 Sicko
8 Walk Hard
9 Superbad
10 Assassination of Jesse James
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Kurt Loder
MTV

1 Michael Clayton
2 No Country for Old Men
3 Zodiac
4 Gone Baby Gone
5 Assassination of Jesse James
6 Sweeney Todd
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9
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Brian Tallerico
The Deadbolt.com

1 Once
2 The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
3 Assassination of Jesse James
4 No Country for Old Men
5 The Orphanage
6 Ratatouille
7 Michael Clayton
8 Juno
9 Atonement
10 The Host
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Stephen King
Entertainment Weekly

1 No Country for Old Men
2 Gone Baby Gone
3 The Lives of Others
4 Breach
5 Children of Men
6 Little Children
7 3:10 to Yuma
8 The Lookout
9 28 Weeks Later
10 In the Valley of Elah
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Roger Friedman
Fox News

1 Sweeney Todd
2 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
3 The Namesake
4 The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
5 The Savages
6 I’m Not There
7 Juno
8 Into the Wild
9 No Country for Old Men
10 Atonement
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Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

1 Into the Wild
2 Once
3 Atonement
4 No Country for Old Men
5 Zodiac
6 The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
7 Juno
8 Operation Homecoming
9 The Kite Runner
10 Hairspray
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Larry Anklewicz
Canada Free Press

1 Across the Universe
2 American Gangster
3 Charlie Wilson’s War
4 Enchanted
5 Hairspray
6 In the Shadow of the Moon
7 Into the Wild/The Kite Runner
8 Michael Clayton/A Mighty Heart
9 No Country for Old Men/Once
10 3:10 to Yuma/Waitress
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Ryan Pike
UC Gauntlet

1 No Country for Old Men
2 3:10 to Yuma
3 Zodiac
4 Mr. Brooks
5 After the Wedding
6 300
7 Death at a Funeral
8 Juno
9 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
10 Transformers
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Mark Dujsik
UR Chicago

1 Breach
2 Bridge to Terabithia
3 Juno
4 No Country for Old Men
5 Once
6 Lust, Caution
7 Sicko
8 Spiderman 3
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Julian Baker
UR Chicago

1 Eastern Promises
2 Knocked Up
3 Lake of Fire
4 Zodiac
5 The Savages
6 Michael Clayton
7 Private Fears in Public Places
8 No Country for Old Men
9 The Man From London
10 Syndromes and a Century

Larry Anklewicz | Julian Baker | Mark Dujsik | Roger Friedman | Stephen King | Kurt Loder | Roger Moore | Ryan Pike | Brian Tallerico | Phil Villarreal

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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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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
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Michael D. Reid
Victoria Times

1 Hairspray
2 Zodiac
3 Ratatouille
4 Away From Her
5 The Lives of Others
6 Sicko
7 In the Valley of Elah
8 Superbad
9 The Hoax
10 Rescue Dawn
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Georgetown Voice

1 The Lives of Others
2 Pan’s Labyrinth
3 Superbad
4 Knocked Up
5 Darjeeling Limited
6 Michael Clayton
7 Children of Men
8 Ratatouille
9 Waitress
10 American Gangster
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John Waters
Artforum

1 Grindhouse
2 Before I Forget
3 Away From Her
4 Zoo
5 Lust, Caution
6 Brand Upon the Brain
7 An American Crime
8 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
9 Flanders
10 I’m Not There
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T.J. Wilcox
Artforum

1 Black Book
2 The Darjeeling Limited
3 Planet Earth
4 La Vie en Rose
5 Superbad
6 The Sarah Silverman Program
7 Blades of Glory
8 Eastern Promises
9 Control
10 Sicko
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James Quandt
Artforum

1 These Encounters of Theirs
2 Pour vos beaux yeaux
3 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Useless
5 Tarahi VI
6 La Morte Rouge
7 Fengming, A Chinese Memoir
8 Les Amours d’Astree et de Celadon
9 Alexandra
10 At Sea
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Paste Magazine
Staff

1 Juno
2 Once
3 Eastern Promises
4 Away From Her
5 Margot at the Wedding
6 Michael Clayton
7 Wind That Shakes the Barley
8 No Country for Old Men
9 The Kite Runner
10 Syndromes and a Century
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Amy Taubin
Artforum

1 Zodiac
2 Paranoid Park
3 Eastern Promises
4 Razzle Dazzle: The Lost World
5 No End in Sight
6 Terror’s Advocate
7 Dance Party USA
8 Michael Clayton
9 Southland Tales
10 Blade Runner / Killer of Sheep
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Thierry Jousse
Frieze Magazine

1 Zodiac
2 Syndromes and a Century
3 La fille coupée en deux
4 Paranoid Park
5 I’m Not There







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Juliane Wanckel
Frieze Magazine

1 Calle Santa Fe
2 This is England
3 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Alexandra
5 Persepolis
6 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
7 I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone
8 Syndromes and a Century
9 Killer of Sheep
10 Berlin Alexanderplatz

The Georgetown Voice | Thierry Jousse | National Board of Review | Paste Magazine | James Quandt | Michael D. Reid | Amy Taubin | Juliane Wanckel | John Waters | TJ Wilcox

The Top Ten Chart for January 6, 2008

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Best Screenplay Chart

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
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) – Film
GG
Comment
No Country For Old Men
Joel & Ethan Coen
*
Into The Wild
Sean Penn
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
Ronald Harwood
*
Atonement
Christopher Hampton

*
Aaron Sorkin
Charlie Wilson’s War
*
The Kite Runner
There Will Be Blood
Rescue Dawn
A Mighty Heart
3:10 To Yuma


Best Actress Chart

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
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 Savages
Amy Adams – Enchanted
M/C
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
D
A
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
D
Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray
M/C
E

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress – Film
GG SAG
Comment
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
*
SA
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
*
SA
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
*
SA
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
*
Catherine Keener – Into The Wild
SA/E
Vanessa Redgrave – Atonement
*
Ruby Dee – American Gangster
SA/E
Jennifer Jason Leigh – Margot At The Wedding
Marisa Tomei – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead

Best Actor Chart

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
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 C/M
Josh Brolin – No Country For Old Men
E
Tommy Lee Jones – No Country For Old Men
SA/E
Denzel Washington – American Gangster
D
E
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War C/M
Emile Hirsch – Into The Wild
A/E
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
John C Reilly – Walk Hard
C/M

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor – Film
GG SAG
Comment
Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men
*
SA/E
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton
*
SA
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War
*
Hal Holbrook – Into The Wild
SA/E
Casey Affleck – The Assassination Of Jesse James
*
SA
John Travolta – Hairspray
*
E
Morgan Freeman – The Bucket List
Phillip Bosco – The Savages
Max Von Sydow – The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Ethan Hawke – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
Paul Dano – There Will Be Blood



Best Director

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
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
Joe Wright – Atonement
*
Sidney Lumet – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
Sean Penn – Into The Wild
Jason Reitman – Juno
Todd Haynes – I’m Not There
Ridley Scott – American Gangster
*

Best Picture Chart

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
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 financial success at just the right moment
Oct 5
Michael Clayton
WB
D
Lying in wait, but nervous
Dec 21
Sweeney Todd
DW
M/C
The push is on
Nov 30
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
Mir
F
Would be a shocker, but happy for most
Sept 21
Into The Wild
ParVan
Is Mr Penn ready to go to another gear in pitching while his real life is being publicly scrutinized?
Dec 26
There Will Be Blood
ParVan
D
A dark horse, but a passionate possibility
And…
Nov 2
American Gangster
U
D
Nov 28
The Savages
FoxS
Sept 14
Eastern Promises
Focus
D
Oct 26
Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
Think
Dec 21
Charlie Wilson’s War
U
M/C
On A Prayer
Sept 7
3:10 To Yuma
Lions
July 20
Hairspray
NL
M/C
Dec 14
The Kite Runner
ParVan
F
Dec 25
The Great Debaters
TWC
D
Oct 12
Lars & The Real Girl
MGM/
Kim
Sept 14
Across The Universe
Sony
M/C

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

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

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 Foreign Press Association could make a very interesting legal case for bias in the offering of waiver deals, arguing that the guild should allow the group, which owns the Globes privately and licenses TV rights to Dick Clark and NBC, to get a waiver as well. Like Worldwide Pants, they have little downside in doing a deal giving WGA anything they want.  But of course, no go with WGA… because none of the waiver decisions have much of anything to do with a consistent strategy.  Oh well.   HFPA is unlikely to have the guts or the high powered legal counsel necessary to make this interesting… and it will go away, making next weekend’s drama all the more dramatic.

Before we even get to resentment in the WGA ranks over some writers being given waivers to return to work, we’ll see just what impact there is as it becomes clear that the talk shows other than Letterman’s are being produced to appear quite the same as they were before the strike.  WGA making claims against Leno, O’Brien, and, starting Thursday, Colbert and Stewart will ratchet things up further, especially with Stewart slated to host the Oscars again.  And if they don’t… a different set of problems.

Oh… did I get off track?

Well the irony of the moment is that this is one of the most legitimately competitive awards season in a long, long time… and the entire mechanism of the season is kablooey.  The discs are out and the shows will start in earnest in the next week with BFCA’s Critic Choice Awards on VH-1 next Monday followed by LAFCA’s dinner on Saturday, followed by whatever the Globes end up being on Sunday, 10 days from now.

The great pleasure of the potential of this season is that voters will go unmanipulated and simply vote their guts.  Great.  And next year, same old same old.  This town just doesn’t have any institutional memory for embracing its better self.

Really, I am more interested in how David “The Bagger” Carr covers the Globes for the New York Times than I am in the awards show itself.  Someone will win.  Someone will lose.  Booze will be flowing at the parties.  And when we all wake-up the next morning, the Oscar strategy will emerge within 72 hours and two board meetings. And we little doggies in the media will lap it all up… especially the ones who claim not to care.

There is little left to say about the season.  A dozen films, up and down, will fill out the nominations and wins in the months to come.  And while we all have our personal favorites, it will be hard to argue that anyone missed by too very much.

Thank God for Sundance.

The Top Ten Chart for January 2, 2008

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Screen Actors Guild

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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 Chigurh – No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas – American Gangster (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (Universal)
PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KEVIN KLINE / Jacques – As You Like It (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
QUEEN LATIFAH / Ana – Life Support (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Tony Soprano – The Sopranos (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
EDIE FALCO / Carmela Soprano – The Sopranos (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE SOPRANOS (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE OFFICE (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
24 (FOX)

Screen Actors Guild Awards 44th Annual Life Achievement Award
Charles Durning

Nominations

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
GEORGE CLOONEY  Michael Clayton
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS  There Will Be Blood
RYAN GOSLING  Lars And The Real Girl
EMILE HIRSCH  Into The Wild VIGGO MORTENSEN  Eastern Promises

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT  Elizabeth: The Golden Age
JULIE CHRISTIE  Away From Her
MARION COTILLARD  La Vie En Rose
ANGELINA JOLIE  A Mighty Heart
ELLEN PAGE  Juno

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CASEY AFFLECK  Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
JAVIER BARDEM h  No Country For Old Men
HAL HOLBROOK  Into The Wild
TOMMY LEE JONES  No Country For Old Men
TOM WILKINSON  Michael Clayton

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
CATE BLANCHETT  I¹m Not There
RUBY DEE  American Gangster
CATHERINE KEENER  Into The Wild
AMY RYAN  Gone Baby Gone
TILDA SWINTON  Michael Clayton

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

3:10 TO YUMA
CHRISTIAN BALE
RUSSELL CROWE
PETER FONDA
GRETCHEN MOL
DALLAS ROBERTS
VINESSA SHAW
BEN FOSTER
ALAN TUDYK LOGAN LERMAN

AMERICAN GANGSTER
ARMAND ASSANTE
JOSH BROLIN
RUSSELL CROWE
RUBY DEE
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
IDRIS ELBA
CUBA GOODING, JR.
CARLA GUGINO
JOHN HAWKES
TED LEVINE
JOE MORTON
LYMARI NADAL
JOHN ORTIZ
RZA
YUL VAZQUEZ
DENZEL WASHINGTON

HAIRSPRAY
NIKKI BLONSKY
AMANDA BYNES
PAUL DOOLEY
ZAC EFRON
ALLISON JANNEY
ELIJAH KELLEY
JAMES MARSDEN
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
QUEEN LATIFAH
BRITTANY SNOW
JERRY STILLER
JOHN TRAVOLTA
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN

INTO THE WILD
BRIAN DIERKER
MARCIA GAY HARDEN
EMILE HIRSCH
HAL HOLBROOK
WILLIAM HURT
CATHERINE KEENER
JENA MALONE
KRISTEN STEWART
VINCE VAUGHN

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
JAVIER BARDEM
JOSH BROLIN
GARRET DILLAHUNT
TESS HARPER
WOODY HARRELSON
TOMMY LEE JONES
KELLY MACDONALD

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

300 (Warner Bros.)
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (Universal)
I AM LEGEND (Warner Bros.)
THE KINGDOM (Universal)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD¹S END (Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

24 (FOX)
HEROES (NBC)
LOST (ABC)
ROME (HBO)
THE UNIT (CBS)

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

MICHAEL KEATON / James Jesus Angleton  The Company (TNT)
KEVIN KLINE / Jacques  As You Like It (HBO)
OLIVER PLATT / George Steinbrenner  The Bronx is Burning (ESPN)
SAM SHEPARD / Frank Whiteley  Ruffian (ABC)
JOHN TURTURRO / Billy Martin  The Bronx is Burning (ESPN)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

ELLEN BURSTYN / Posey Benetto  Mitch Albom¹s For One More Day (ABC)
DEBRA MESSING / Molly Kagan  The Starter Wife (USA)
ANNA PAQUIN / Elaine Goodale  Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
QUEEN LATIFAH / Ana  Life Support (HBO)
VANESSA REDGRAVE / Woman  The Fever (HBO)
GENA ROWLANDS / Melissa Eisenbloom  What If God Were the Sun? (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

JAMES GANDOLFINI / Tony Soprano  The Sopranos (HBO)
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan  Dexter (Showtime)
JON HAMM / Don Draper  Mad Men (AMC)
HUGH LAURIE / Dr. Gregory House  House (FOX)
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore  Boston Legal (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes  Damages (FX)
EDIE FALCO / Carmela Soprano  The Sopranos (HBO)
SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker  Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko  Saving Grace (TNT)
KYRA SEDGWICK / Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson  The Closer (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy  30 Rock (NBC)
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott  The Office (NBC)
RICKY GERVAIS / Andy Millman  Extras (NBC)
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold  Entourage (HBO)
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk  Monk (USA)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly  Samantha Who? (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez  Ugly Betty (ABC)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon  30 Rock (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin  Weeds (Showtime)
VANESSA WILLIAMS / Wilhelmina Slater  Ugly Betty (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BOSTON LEGAL
RENE AUBERJONOIS / Paul Lewiston
CANDICE BERGEN / Shirley Schmidt
JULIE BOWEN / Denise Bauer
SAFFRON BURROWS / Lorraine Weller
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON / Jerry Espenson
TARAJI P. HENSON / Whitney Rome
JOHN LARROQUETTE / Carl Sack
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore
TARA SUMMERS / Katie Lloyd
MARK VALLEY / Brad Chase
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS / Clarence/Clarice Bell
CONSTANCE ZIMMER / Claire Simms

THE CLOSER
G.W. BAILEY / Det. Lt. Provenza
MICHAEL PAUL CHAN / Lt. Tao
RAYMOND CRUZ / Det. Sanchez
TONY DENISON / Lt. Andy Flynn
ROBERT GOSSETT / Commander Taylor
GINA RAVERA / Det. Irene Daniels
COREY REYNOLDS / Sgt. David Gabriel
KYRA SEDGWICK / Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson J.K. SIMMONS / Asst. Police Chief Will Pope JON TENNEY / FBI Agent Fritz Howard

GREY¹S ANATOMY
JUSTIN CHAMBERS / Alex Karev
ERIC DANE / Mark Sloan
PATRICK DEMPSEY / Derek Shepherd
KATHERINE HEIGL / Izzie Stevens
T.R. KNIGHT / George O¹Malley
CHYLER LEIGH / Lexie Grey
SANDRA OH / Cristina Yang
JAMES PICKENS, JR. / Richard Webber
ELLEN POMPEO / Meredith Grey
SARA RAMIREZ / Callie Torres
ELIZABETH REASER / Jane Doe/Ava/Rebecca Pope BROOKE SMITH / Erica Hahn KATE WALSH / Addison Montgomery-Shepherd ISAIAH WASHINGTON / Dr. Preston Burke CHANDRA WILSON / Dr. Miranda Bailey

MAD MEN
BRYAN BATT / Salvatore Romano
ANNE DUDEK / Francine Hanson
MICHAEL GLADIS / Paul Kinsey
JON HAMM / Don Draper
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / Joan Holloway
JANUARY JONES / Betty Draper
VINCENT KARTHEISER / Pete Campbell
ROBERT MORSE / Bertram Cooper
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson
MAGGIE SIFF / Rachel Menken
JOHN SLATTERY / Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER / Harry Crane
AARON STATON / Ken Cosgrove

THE SOPRANOS
GREGORY ANTONACCI / Butch DeConcini
LORRAINE BRACCO / Dr. Jennifer Melfi
EDIE FALCO / Carmela Soprano
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Tony Soprano
DAN GRIMALDI / Patsy Parisi
ROBERT ILER / Anthony Soprano, Jr.
MICHAEL IMPERIOLI / Christopher Moltisanti
ARTHUR NASCARELLA / Carlo Gervasi
STEVEN R. SCHIRRIPA / Bobby Bacala Baccalieri
MATT SERVITTO / Agent Dwight Harris
JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER / Meadow Soprano
TONY SIRICO / Paulie Walnuts Gaultieri
AIDA TURTURRO / Janice Soprano
STEVEN VAN ZANDT / Silvio Dante
FRANK VINCENT / Phil Leotardo

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

30 ROCK
SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rositano
JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan
KEITH POWELL / Toofer
LONNY ROSS / Josh Girard

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ANDREA BOWEN / Julie Mayer
RICHARDO A. CHAVIRA / Carlos Solis
MARCIA CROSS / Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
DANA DELANY / Katherine Mayfair
JAMES DENTON / Mike Delfino
NATHAN FILLION / Adam Mayfair
LINDSY FONSECA / Dylan Mayfair
TERI HATCHER / Susan Mayer
ZANE HUETT / Parker Scavo
FELICITY HUFFMAN / Lynette Scavo
KATHRYN JOOSTEN / Mrs. McCluskey
BRENT KINSMAN / Preston Scavo/Porter Scavo
SHANE KINSMAN / Porter Scavo/Preston Scavo
JOY LAUREN / Danielle Van De Kamp
EVA LONGORIA PARKER / Gabrielle Solis Lang
KYLE MacLACHLAN / Orson Hodge
SHAWN PYFROM / Andrew Van De Kamp
DOUG SAVANT / Tom Scavo
DOUGRAY SCOTT / Ian Hainsworth
NICOLETTE SHERIDAN / Edie Britt
JOHN SLATTERY / Victor Lang
BRENDA STRONG / Mary Alice Young

ENTOURAGE
RHYS COIRO / Billy Walsh
KEVIN CONNOLLY / Eric Murphy
KEVIN DILLON / Johnny Drama
JERRY FERRARA / Turtle
ADRIAN GRENIER / Vincent Chase
REX LEE / Lloyd
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold
PERREY REEVES / Mrs. Ari

THE OFFICE
LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON / Creed
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer
ED HELMS / Andrew Bernard
MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez
PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute

UGLY BETTY

ALAN DALE / Bradford Meade
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez
CHRISTOPER GORHAM / Henry
MARK INDELICATO / Justin
ASHLEY JENSEN / Christina
JUDITH LIGHT / Claire Meade
ERIC MABIUS / Daniel Meade
BECKI NEWTON / Amanda
ANA ORTIZ / Hilda
TONY PLANA / Ignacio
REBECCA ROMIJN / Alexis
KEVIN SUSSMAN / Walter
MICHAEL URIE / Marc
VANESSA WILLIAMS / Wilhelmina Slater

Screen Actors Guild Awards 44th Annual Life Achievement Award
Charles Durning

Producers’s Guild

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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 TELEVISION SERIES [DRAMA]
The Sopranos

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN TELEVISION SERIES [COMEDY]
30 Rock

Nominations

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax)
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax/Paramount Vantage)
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage/Miramax)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN ANIMATED THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
“Bee Movie” (Dreamworks Animation)
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation)
“The Simpsons Movie” (20th Century FOX)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN DOCUMENTARY THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
“Body Of War” (Phil Donahue Productions/Mobilus Media)
“Hear And Now” (HBO)
“Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song” (The Weinstein Company)
“Sicko” (The Weinstein Company)
“White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki” (HBO)

THE DAVID L. WOLPER PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN LONG-FORM TELEVISION
“Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee” (HBO)
“The Bronx Is Burning” (ESPN)
“High School Musical 2” (The Disney Channel)
“Jane Eyre” (PBS/BBC)
“The Starter Wife” (USA Network)

People’s Choice Awards

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
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
Knocked Up

Action Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum

Family Movie
Shrek the Third

Threequel
Pirates of the Caribbean At World’s End

Independent Movie
Becoming Jane

Funny Male
Robin Williams

Funny Female
Ellen DeGeneres

Female TV Star
Katherine Heigl

Male TV Star
Patrick Dempsey

Talk Show host
Ellen DeGeneres

Scene Stealer
Chandra Wilson

TV Drama
House

TV Comedy
Two and a Half Men

Reality Show
Dancing With the Stars

Game Show
Deal or No Deal

Sci-fi Show
Stargate Atlantis

Animated TV Show
The Simpsons

Female Singer
Gwen Stefani

Male Singer
Justin Timberlake

Group
Rascal Flatts

Pop Song
Justin Timberlake, What Goes Around … Comes Around

Rock Song
Daughtry, Home

Country Song
Rascal Flatts, Stand

Hip-hop Song
Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, Give it to Me

R&B Song
Rhianna, Shut Up & Drive

Song from a Soundtrack
You Can’t Stop the Beat from Hairspray

Reunion Tour
The Police

National Society of Film Critics

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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 Blood

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
“Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind” by John Gianvito

FILM HERITAGE AWARD
“to Ford at Fox, a 21-disc box set from Fox Home Video.”

FILM HERITAGE AWARD
“to Ross Lipman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive for the restoration of Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep and other independent films.”

London Film Critics

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Amy Ryan
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 Will Be Blood

Actress of the Year
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose

Actress in a Supporting Role
Vanessa Redgrave – Atonement and
Kelly Macdonald – No Country for Old Men

Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton

British Actress of the Year
Julie Christie – Away From Her

British Actor of the Year
James McAvoy – Atonement

Breakthrough Award – Film-making
Anton Corbijn – Control

Breakthrough Award – Acting
Sam Riley – Control

Screenwriter of the Year
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – The Lives of Others

Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Lives of Others – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film
Julie Walters

Nominations

Film of the Year
No Country For Old Men  (Paramount)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner Bros)
There Will Be Blood (Miramax)
Zodiac (Warner Bros)
The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal)

The Attenborough Award for British Film of the Year
Once  (Icon)
Control  (Momentum Pictures)
Atonement  (Universal)
Eastern Promises  (Pathe)
This Is England  (Optimum Releasing)

Director of the Year
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck  – The Lives of Others (Lionsgate UK)
Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood (Miramax)
Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country For Old Men (Paramount)
David Fincher – Zodiac (Warner Bros)
Cristian Mungui – 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (Artificial Eye)

British Director of the Year
Anton Corbijn – Control (Momentum Pictures)
Paul Greengrass – The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal)
Shane Meadows – This Is England (Optimum Releasing)
Joe Wright – Atonement  (Universal)
Danny Boyle – Sunshine (20th Century Fox)

Actor of the Year
Ulrich Muhe – The Lives of Others (Lionsgate UK)
Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford  (Warner Bros)
George Clooney – Michael Clayton(Pathe)
Tommy Lee Jones – In the Valley of Elah (Optimum Releasing)
Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood (Miramax)

Actress of the Year
Laura Linney – The Savages (20th Century Fox)
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose (Icon)
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Sherry Baby (Metrodome)
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart  (Paramount)
Anamaria Marinca – 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (Artificial Eye)

British Actor of the Year
Sam Riley  – Control (Momentum Pictures)
James McAvoy – Atonement  (Universal)
Christian Bale – 3:10 to Yuma  (Lionsgate UK)
Jim Broadbent – And When Did You Last See Your Father (Walt Disney)
Jonny Lee Miller – The Flying Scotsman (Verve Pictures)

British Actress of the Year
Samantha Morton – Control (Momentum Pictures)
Julie Christie – Away From Her (Metrodome)
Keira Knightley – Atonement (Universal)
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd (Warner Bros)
Sienna Miller – Interview (The Works)

British Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton (Pathe)
Toby Jones – The Painted Veil (Momentum Pictures)
Alfred Molina – The Hoax (Momentum Pictures)
Tobey Kebell – Control (Momentum Pictures)
Albert Finney – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead (Entertainment)

British Actress in a Supporting Role
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement (Universal)
Imelda Staunton – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix  (Warner Bros)
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton (Pathe)
Kelly Macdonald – No Country for Old Men (Paramount)
Vanessa Redgrave – Atonement (Universal)

Screenwriter of the Year
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – The Lives of Others (Lionsgate UK)
Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men (Paramount)
Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood (Miramax)
Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Pathe)
Christopher Hampton – Atonement (Universal)

British Breakthrough – Acting
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement (Universal)
Sam Riley  – Control – (Momentum Pictures)
Thomas Turgoose – This Is England (Optimum Releasing)
Benedict Cumberbatch – Amazing Grace (Momentum Pictures)
Dakota Blue Richards – The Golden Compass (Entertainment)

British Breakthrough – Film-making
John Carney, writer and director  – Once (Icon)
Sarah Gavron, director – Brick Lane (Optimum Releasing)
Anton Corbijn, director – Control (Momentum Pictures)
Matt Greenhalgh, writer – Control (Momentum Pictures)
Stevan Riley, writer, director, producer – Blue Blood (Miracle/Warner Music)

Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Pathe)
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days  (Artificial Eye)
The Lives of Others (Lionsgate UK)
Letters from Iwo Jima  (Warner Bros)Tell No One (Revolver Entertainment)

Iowa Film Critics

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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 Ryan
Gone, Baby, Gone

Best Animated Film
Ratatouille

The IFCA also annually selects the Best Film That Has Yet to Open In Iowa.
This year’s honor goes to There Will Be Blood.