Monday, December 23

2007 Awards

2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Breakthrough Performance, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review

2007 National Board of Review – Breakthrough Performance Winner and Nominees

2007 National Board of Review - Breakthrough Performance WinnerInto the WildEmile HirschAfter 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 aAmazonJunoEllen PageFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.Amazon
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review

2007 National Board of Review – Freedom of Expression Award Winner and Nominees

2007 National Board of Review - Freedom of Expression Award WinnerPersepolisA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.AmazonThe Great DebatersA 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.Amazon
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Documentaries

2007 National Board of Review – Top Documentaries Winner and Nominees

2007 National Board of Review - Top Documentaries WinnerBody of WarThe story of an injured American veteran returning home from the war Iraq is set against the backdrop of a critical indictment of the government's handling of the U.S.-led invasion.AmazonDarfur NowAn examination of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur.AmazonIn the Shadow of the MoonThe crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.AmazonNankingThrough readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.AmazonTaxi to the Dark SideAlex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.AmazonTootsThe '40s and '50s were a classic period in New York City n...
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Independent Films

2007 National Board of Review – Top Independent Films Winner and Nominees

2007 National Board of Review - Top Independent Films WinnerA Mighty HeartMariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.AmazonAway from HerA 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.AmazonGreat World of SoundWhen 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.AmazonHoneydripper1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyro...
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Ten Films

2007 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner and Nominees

2007 National Board of Review - Top Ten Films WinnerAtonementFledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.AmazonInto the WildAfter 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 aAmazonJunoFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.AmazonLars and the Real GirlA delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.AmazonMichael ClaytonA law firm brings...
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Actor, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Actor Winner and Nominees

2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor WinnerThere Will Be BloodDaniel Day-LewisA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Amazon2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor NomineesEastern PromisesViggo MortensenAmazon
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Actress, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Actress Winner and Nominees

2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress WinnerAway from HerJulie ChristieA 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.Amazon2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress NomineesJunoEllen PageAmazon
2007 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Cinematographer, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Cinematographer Winner and Nominees

2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Cinematographer WinnerThere Will Be BloodRobert ElswitA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Amazon