2007 in Film

The 2007 movie year has officially closed for business with a surprisingly decent Academy Awards ceremony. Kyla and I have put together our individual lists of the best films and performances of ‘07, same as we did last year.

Here they are:

10 Best Films of 2007
Rich’s Picks
Kyla’s Picks
  1. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
  2. Atonement
  3. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
  4. No Country for Old Men
  5. There Will Be Blood
  6. Michael Clayton
  7. Once
  8. The Savages
  9. American Gangster
  10. Ratatouille
  1. Atonement
  2. There Will Be Blood
  3. Gone Baby Gone
  4. Once
  5. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  6. The Darjeeling Limited
  7. Zodiac
  8. No Country for Old Men
  9. The Savages
  10. Eastern Promises
10 Best Leading Male Performances of 2007
Rich’s Picks
Kyla’s Picks
  1. James McAvoy (Atonement)
  2. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Before the Devil…)
  3. Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
  4. Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah)
  5. George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
  6. Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl)
  7. Frank Langella (Starting Out in the Evening)
  8. Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell…)
  9. Russell Crowe (3:10 to Yuma)
  10. Denzel Washington (American Gangster)
  1. James McAvoy (Atonement)
  2. Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
  3. Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone)
  4. Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)
  5. Christian Bale (3:10 to Yuma)
  6. Glen Hansard (Once)
  7. Gordon Pinsent (Away From Her)
  8. Russell Crowe (3:10 to Yuma)
  9. George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
  10. Frank Langella (Starting Out in the Evening)
10 Best Leading Female Performances of 2007
Rich’s Picks
Kyla’s Picks
  1. Laura Linney (The Savages)
  2. Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
  3. Ellen Page (Juno)
  4. Keri Russell (Waitress)
  5. Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
  6. Markéta Irglová (Once)
  7. Julie Christie (Away From Her)
  8. Keira Knightley (Atonement)
  9. Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up)
  10. Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
  1. Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
  2. Markéta Irglová (Once)
  3. Laura Linney (The Savages)
  4. Keri Russell (Waitress)
  5. Julie Christie (Away From Her)
  6. Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd)
  7. Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
  8. Ellen Page (Juno)
  9. Keira Knightley (Atonement)
  10. Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
10 Best Supporting Male Performances of 2007
Rich’s Picks
Kyla’s Picks
  1. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
  2. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
  3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson’s War)
  4. Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men)
  5. Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James…)
  6. Homayoun Ershadi (The Kite Runner)
  7. Albert Finney (Before the Devil…)
  8. Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood)
  9. Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac)
  10. Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild)
  1. Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood)
  2. Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James…)
  3. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
  4. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson’s War)
  5. Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac)
  6. Robert Downey Jr. (Zodiac)
  7. Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
  8. Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma)
  9. Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men)
  10. Philip Bosco (The Savages)
10 Best Supporting Female Performances of 2007
Rich’s Picks
Kyla’s Picks
  1. Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
  2. Romola Garai (Atonement)
  3. Catherine Keener (Into the Wild)
  4. Jennifer Garner (Juno)
  5. Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
  6. Emily Mortimer (Lars and the Real Girl)
  7. Cate Blanchett (I’m Not There)
  8. Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men)
  9. Laura Vasiliu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
  10. Marisa Tomei (Before the Devil…)
  1. Romola Garai (Atonement)
  2. Jennifer Garner (Juno)
  3. Lauren Ambrose (Starting Out in the Evening)
  4. Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)
  5. Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
  6. Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
  7. Lili Taylor (Starting Out in the Evening)
  8. Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
  9. Emily Mortimer (Lars and the Real Girl)
  10. Cate Blanchett (I’m Not There)