Movie Awards: BEST OF 2007

Here's a look at my "Best of 2007" awards. Enjoy!

*****

Best Animation
Nominees:
Beowulf
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie
Surf's Up
Winner: Surf's Up

*****

Best Visual Effects
Nominees:
300
I Am Legend
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Spider-man 3
Transformers
Winner: 300

*****

Best Original Song
Nominees:
311 for "Reggae Got Soul," Surf's Up
Brendyn Bell & Ensemble for "Hoist the Colours," Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Glen Hansard for "Leave," Once
John C. Reilly for "Walk Hard," Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Jon McLaughlin for "So Close," Enchanted

Winner: Jon McLaughlin

*****

Best Original Score
Nominees:
Alan Menken, Enchanted
Harry Gregson-Williams, Gone Baby Gone
Marc Shaiman, The Bucket List
Mychael Danna, Surf's Up
Rolfe Kent, Reign Over Me

Winner: Harry Gregson-Williams

*****

Best Cameo or Brief Appearance
Nominees:
Keith Richards, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Paul Rudd, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Rainn Wilson, Juno
Ryan Seacrest, Knocked Up
Sacha Baron Cohen, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Winner: Ryan Seacrest

*****

Best Young Star
Nominees:
Dillon Freasier, There Will Be Blood
Ed Sanders, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Kristen Stewart, Into the Wild
Marcus Carl Franklin, I'm Not There.
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement

Winner: Marcus Carl Franklin

*****

Best Villain
Nominees:
Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma
Billy Mitchell, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Chris Pine, Smokin' Aces
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Nathan Baesel, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Winner: Javier Bardem

*****

Best Vocal Performance
Nominees:
Albert Brooks, The Simpsons Movie
Brad Garrett, Ratatouille
Jon Heder, Surf's Up
Julie Andrews, Enchanted
Justin Timberlake, Shrek the Third

Winner: Jon Heder

*****

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Nominees:
Allison Janney, Juno
Amy Poehler, Blades of Glory
Emma Stone, Superbad
Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Leslie Mann, Knocked Up

Winner: Allison Janney

*****

Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Nominees:
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There.
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
Kelly Macdonald, No Country for Old Men
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Winner: Cate Blanchett

*****

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
Nominees:
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Superbad
J.K. Simmons, Juno
James Marsden, Enchated
Nick Frost, Hot Fuzz
Paul Rudd, Knocked Up

Winner: J.K. Simmons

*****

Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Nominees:
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Christian Bale, I'm Not There.
Ed Harris, Gone Baby Gone
Paul Dano, There Will Be Blood
Russell Crowe, 3:10 to Yuma

Winner: Paul Dano

*****

Best Actress, Comedy
Nominees:
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Ellen Page, Juno
Evan Rachel Wood, King of California
Juliette Binoche, Dan in Real Life
Shannyn Sossamon, Wristcutters: A Love Story

Winner: Ellen Page

*****

Best Actress, Drama
Nominees:
Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Keira Knightley, Atonement
Laura Linney, The Savages
Marie-Josée Croze, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Markéta Irglová, Once

Winner: Keira Knightley

*****

Best Actor, Comedy
Nominees:
Jack Nicholson, The Bucket List
Jonah Hill, Superbad
Michael Douglas, King of California
Simon Pegg, Hot Fuzz
Steve Carell, Dan in Real Life

Winner: Michael Douglas

*****

Best Actor, Drama
Nominees:
Adam Sandler, Reign Over Me
Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Winner: Brad Pitt

*****

Best Director
Nominees:
Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Todd Haynes, I'm Not There.

Winner: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

*****

Best Screenplay, Comedy
Nominees:
Bill Kelly, Enchanted
David J. Stieve & Scott Glosserman, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg, Hot Fuzz
Goran Dukic, Wristcutters: A Love Story
Mike Cahill, King of California

Winner: Goran Dukic

*****

Best Screenplay, Drama
Nominees:
Aaron Stockard & Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Florian Henckel von Donnermarck, The Lives of Others
John Carney, Once
Oren Moveman & Todd Haynes, I'm Not There.

Winner: Oren Moveman & Todd Haynes

*****

Best Cast, Vocal
Nominees:
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie
Surf's Up