Top 100 Movies of All Time, 81-90

90. Big (1988)

Directed by Penny Marshall; Written by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg
Starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins & Robert Loggia
Greatest Award/Nomination: Golden Globe winner for Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) - Tom Hanks
"Big" is the kind of movie you like as a kid and the kind of movie you love as an adult. It's smart, funny, and Tom Hanks is remarkably perfect. Combining childhood magic with mature situations and a great script AND the scene where Hanks and Loggia play the giant piano, this film is an all time favorite.



89. The Sound of Music (1965)
Directed by Robert Wise; Written by Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse & Ernest Lehman
Starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer & Peggy Wood
Greatest Award/Nomination: Academy Award winner for Best Picture
This is how musicals should be: outstanding music, great performances, breath-taking scenic cinematography, and a world turned upside-down. The story shifts so suddenly from happy hills of music to a dark time of decadence and turmoil. Julie Andrews, as usual, fits impeccably as Maria, the wannabe nun turned wife, and although I usually dislike Rodger's & Hammerstein's musicals, "The Sound of Music" is their best. Not to mention it's a true story.



88. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris; Written by Michael Arndt
Starring Abagail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Steve Carrell & Alan Arkin
Greatest Award/Nomination: Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay
I know, if you look back to my 2006 top ten, this didn't exactly hit the top of the list, however, "Little Miss Sunshine" is one of those films (like "Juno") that really sticks with you. It's so funny, so smart, so dry, and very surprising. Arkin certainly deserves the Oscar he won for his ridiculous role as the grandpa, and Breslin breaks out with a growling performance. Oh, and who knew someone could pull off a character that doesn't speak for half the story? Paul Dano knows.



87. The Dark Knight (2008)
Directed by Christopher Nolan; Written by Christopher & Jonathan Nolan
Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman & Michael Caine
Greatest Award/Nomination: Golden Trailer winner for Best Summer 2008 Blockbuster Poster (I'm thinking this will improve come award season)
So exactly a week ago I was only an hour into seeing this film. And, yes, it is that good that it is number 87 on my list. Read the review below, go see the movie for the second or third time, and you'll understand why it can only go up from here.



86. William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Directed by Baz Luhrmann; Written by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo & Pete Postlethwaite
Greatest Award/Nomination: BAFTA winner for Best Adapted Screenplay
When Mrs. Taylor (my 9th grade English teacher) made the entire freshmen class watch this movie in the auditorium, everyone HATED it. Why? Because they were idiots. Luhrmann lures men and women (ha) into his cinematic-story-telling grasp and won't let go. His style is incredible and enchanting. This interpretation of Shakespeare's classic love tragedy surpasses most of any other analysis of the Bard's work. Plus it's easily my favorite Claire Danes film.



85. No Country for Old Men (2007)
Written & Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
Starring Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson & Kelly Macdonald
Greatest Award/Nomination: Academy Award winner for Best Picture
"No Country for Old Men" is going to be one of those timeless films that lasts longer than the rest. In nearly every which way, it is the consummation of excellence. Every shot, every scene, every angle, every line, and every pull of the air pressure tank delves deeper into the audience's skin. The cast is flawless as well, especially a nightmarish performance by Bardem as the psychotic killer.



84. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Directed by Billy Wilder; Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman, Jr.
Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim & Nancy Olson
Greatest Award/Nomination: Academy Award winner for Best Writing, Story & Screenplay
Gloria Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria Swanson. What a freaking performance! Playing the delusional silent film diva, she steals the show, creeping into her scenes like a disease or Michael Myers. However, Holden, von Stroheim and Olson make up the rest of the picture, giving us an unconventional idea of Hollywood, possibly the true Hollywood at the time. Once you're time is up and as long as you made enough money, you can just pull up a chair in the Hills and relive your golden years when you were loved. Nowadays, those washed-up has-beens are in supermarket tabloids across America and the attention has shifted. Shame. If Swanson's Norma Desmond wanted attention, all she had to do was shave her head and become a lesbian.



83. Donnie Darko (2001)
Written & Directed by Richard Kelly
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, James Duval, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle & Maggie Gyllenhaal
Greatest Award/Nomination: San Diego Film Critics Society winner for Best Screenplay
After the first viewing of this cult film, I've never been so confused, frightened, and entranced by a film ever. It is eerie, though-provoking, funny, and uses the camera in an extremely original way. Kelly's masterpiece has had a large underground fan base that builds every year, allowing him to bring us other insane projects... cough cough "Southland Tales."


82. The Truman Show (1998)
Directed by Peter Weir; Written by Andrew Niccol
Starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natasha McElhone & Ed Harris
Greatest Award/Nominee: Golden Globe winner for Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) - Jim Carrey
Fuck "EdTV." That said, "The Truman Show" examines America's obsession over entertainment, innocence lost, and the classic bildungsroman tale. Carrey embodies the kid becoming a man - even though he's a man becoming a smarter man. Linney kind of creeps me out in this film (in a good way) and Harris shines as the godlike creator of Truman's life. It's one of those movies that doesn't get old.



81. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Directed by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones; Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones & Michael Palin
Starring All of the above
Greatest Award/Nomination: BAFTA nominee for Best Original Song - "Every Sperm Is Sacred"
Running boobies, corporate warfare, running boobies, an exploding man, running boobies, Catholic children in musical numbers, running boobies, real life sex ed., running boobies, the grim reaper, running boobies, talking fish, running boobies, meaningless livers, and yes, running boobies.

Oscar Predictions 2008

It's that time of year! With the writer's strike over, the Oscars are sure to go on this Sunday. But who will win? I've got a few predictions that I care about if you're interested...

Best motion picture of the year

"Atonement" (Focus Features)

"Juno" (A Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production)

"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)

"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)

"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... No Country for Old Men

I'D GIVE IT TO... There Will Be Blood

Performance by an actor in a leading role

George Clooney in "Michael Clayton"

Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"

Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah"

Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Daniel Day-Lewis

I'D GIVE IT TO... Daniel Day-Lewis

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"

Julie Christie in "Away from Her"

Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose"

Laura Linney in "The Savages"

Ellen Page in "Juno"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Julie Christie
I'D GIVE IT TO... Marion Cotillard

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men"

Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War"

Hal Holbrook in "Into the Wild"

Tom Wilkinson in "Michael Clayton"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Javier Bardem
I'D GIVE IT TO... Javier Bardem

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Cate Blanchett in "I'm Not There"

Ruby Dee in "American Gangster"

Saoirse Ronan in "Atonement"

Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone"

Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Tilda Swinton
I'D GIVE IT TO... Cate Blanchett

Achievement in directing

"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" Julian Schnabel

"Juno" Jason Reitman

"Michael Clayton" Tony Gilroy

"No Country for Old Men" Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

"There Will Be Blood" Paul Thomas Anderson

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Joel and Ethan Coen

I'D GIVE IT TO... Paul Thomas Anderson

Adapted screenplay

"Atonement" Screenplay by Christopher Hampton

"Away from Her" Written by Sarah Polley

"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" Screenplay by Ronald Harwood

"No Country for Old Men" Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

"There Will Be Blood" Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Paul Thomas Anderson
I'D GIVE IT TO... Joel and Ethan Coen

Original screenplay

"Juno" Written by Diablo Cody

"Lars and the Real Girl" Written by Nancy Oliver

"Michael Clayton" Written by Tony Gilroy

"Ratatouille" Screenplay by Brad Bird

"The Savages" Written by Tamara Jenkins

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Diablo Cody
I'D GIVE IT TO... Brad Bird

Best animated feature film of the year

"Persepolis"

"Ratatouille"

"Surf's Up"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Ratatouille
I'D GIVE IT TO... Ratatouille

Best documentary feature

"No End in Sight"

"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"

"Sicko"

"Taxi to the Dark Side"

"War/Dance"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... No End in Sight

I'D GIVE IT TO... Sicko

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

"Falling Slowly" from "Once"

"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted"

"Raise It Up" from "August Rush"

"So Close" from "Enchanted"

"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted"

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... Once
I'D GIVE IT TO... Once!

I can't wait to see Glen & Marketa sing!

Screen Actors Guild Awards Preditions

My picks are big and bold:

14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®NOMINATIONS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

GEORGE CLOONEY / Michael Clayton – “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview – “There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage)

RYAN GOSLING / Lars Lindstrom – “Lars And The Real Girl” (Sidney Kimmel Entertainment)

EMILE HIRSCH / Christopher McCandless– “Into The Wild” (Paramount Vantage)

VIGGO MORTENSEN / Nikolai – “Eastern Promises” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

CATE BLANCHETT / Queen Elizabeth I – “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (Universal Pictures)

JULIE CHRISTIE / Fiona – “Away From Her” (Lionsgate)

MARION COTILLARD / Edith Piaf – “La Vie En Rose” (Picturehouse)

ANGELINA JOLIE / Mariane Pearl – “A Mighty Heart” (Paramount Vantage)

ELLEN PAGE / Juno MacGuff – “Juno” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

CASEY AFFLECK / Robert Ford – “The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh – “No Country For Old Men” (Miramax Films)

HAL HOLBROOK / Ron Franz – “Into The Wild” (Paramount Vantage)

TOMMY LEE JONES / Ed Tom Bell – “No Country For Old Men” (Miramax Films)

TOM WILKINSON / Arthur Edens – “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

CATE BLANCHETT / Jude – “I’m Not There” (The Weinstein Company)

RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas – “American Gangster” (Universal Pictures)

CATHERINE KEENER / Jan Burres – “Into The Wild” (Paramount Vantage)

AMY RYAN / Helene McCready – “Gone Baby Gone” (Miramax Films)

TILDA SWINTON / Karen Crowder – “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

3:10 TO YUMA (Lionsgate)

AMERICAN GANGSTER (Universal Pictures)

HAIRSPRAY (New Line Cinema)

INTO THE WILD (Paramount Vantage)

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films)

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 Albom’s 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” (HBO)

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 (ABC)

THE CLOSER (TNT)

GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)

MAD MEN (AMC)

THE SOPRANOS (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

30 ROCK (NBC)

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)

ENTOURAGE (HBO)

THE OFFICE (NBC)

UGLY BETTY (ABC)

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 WORLD’S 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)

And Nominees Are...

Today the announcement for the 2008 Academy Awards delivered both expected nods and a few surprises - and snubs (**cough "Into the Wild" cough**).

Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney in “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood”
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah”
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises”

Surprises: Tommy Lee Jones! Though I though he was great and should get nominated, I'm not sure how I feel about his taking Emile Hirsch out of the picture.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild”
Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton”

Surprises: None! I predicted all five.

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie in “Away from Her”
Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose”
Laura Linney in “The Savages”
Ellen Page in “Juno”

Surprises: Laura Linney - holy crap! This is a great surprise because it took Angelina Jolie out of the running. Though I wish Amy Adams could've done the snubbing instead.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There”
Ruby Dee in “American Gangster”
Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement”
Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton”

Surprises: I guess you could say Ruby Dee, but it was between her, Ronan and Catherine Keener. Poor Keener got the snubber-rooskie.

Best animated feature film of the year
“Persepolis”
“Ratatouille”
“Surf's Up”

Surprises: What the hell? Surf's Up!? Oh well, Ratatouille will kick some rat ass.

Achievement in directing
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” for Julian Schnabel
“Juno” for Jason Reitman
“Michael Clayton” for Tony Gilroy
“No Country for Old Men” for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” for Paul Thomas Anderson

Surprises: Reitman didn't see the nomination coming because it should be Sean Penn's!

Best motion picture of the year
“Atonement” (Focus Features)
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)

Surprises: There are no real surprises, but a big snub on "Into the Wild," of course. I would have rather "Michael Clayton" off the list.

Adapted screenplay
“Atonement” (Focus Features)Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
“Away from Her” (Lionsgate)Written by Sarah Polley
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax/Pathé Renn)Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson

Surprises: Repeat after me: No "Into the Wild"???

Original screenplay
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight)Written by Diablo Cody
“Lars and the Real Girl” (MGM) Written by Nancy Oliver
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)Written by Tony Gilroy
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney)Screenplay by Brad BirdStory by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
“The Savages” (Fox Searchlight) Written by Tamara Jenkins

Surprises: "Michael Clayton" seems to be a favorite to snub out other predictions.

Top 10 Movies of 2007

And now... the TOP TEN OF 2007!!! The List shows posters from 10 all the way to NUMBER ONE!

Oscar Nominations Predictions

BEST PICTURE 3/5
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Wrong...
Into the Wild - Wrong...
Michael Clayton - Right!
No Country for Old Men -Right!
There Will Be Blood - Right!

BEST DIRECTOR 4/5
Paul Thomas Anderson for THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Right!
Joel & Ethan Coen for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Right!
Tony Gilroy for MICHAEL CLAYTON - Right!
Sean Penn for INTO THE WILD - Wrong...
Julian Schnabel for THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY - Right!

BEST ACTOR 4/5
George Clooney in MICHAEL CLAYTON - Right!
Daniel Day-Lewis in THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Right!
Johnny Depp in SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET - Right!
Emile Hirsch in INTO THE WILD - Wrong...
Viggo Mortensen in EASTERN PROMISES - Right!

BEST ACTRESS 4/5
Cate Blanchett in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE - Right!
Julie Christie in AWAY FROM HER - Right!
Marion Cotillard in LA VIE EN ROSE - Right!
Angelina Jolie in A MIGHTY HEART - Wrong...
Ellen Page in JUNO - Right!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 5/5
Casey Affleck in THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD - Right!
Javier Barden in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Right!
Hal Holbrook in INTO THE WILD - Right!
Philip Seymour Hoffman in CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR - Right!
Tom Wilkinson in MICHAEL CLAYTON - Right!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 4/5
Cate Blanchett in I'M NOT THERE - Right!
Catherine Keener in INTO THE WILD - Wrong...
Saoirse Ronan in ATONEMENT - Right!
Amy Ryan in GONE BABY GONE - Right!
Tilda Swinton in MICHAEL CLAYTON - Right!

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 4/5
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Wrong...
Juno - Right!
Lars and the Real Girl - Right!
Ratatouille - Right!
The Savages - Right!

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 4/5
Atonement - Right!
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Right!
Into the Wild - Wrong...
No Country for Old Men - Right!
There Will Be Blood - Right!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE 2/3
Persepolis - Right!
Ratatouille - Right!
The Simpsons Movie - Wrong...

Golden Globe Picks 2008

Here are my picks to win at the 2008 Golden Globes - even though the goddamned thing isn't on. Predicted winners are large and bold!

Best Motion Picture - Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises

The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley – Atonement

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy – Atonement
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington – American Gangster

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Across The Universe
Charlie Wilson's War

Hairspray

Juno

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams – Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page – Juno

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There
Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Casey Affleck – The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson's War
John Travolta – Hairspray
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton

Best Animated Feature Film
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania)
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France, United States)
The Kite Runner (United States)
Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
Persepolis (France)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – No Country For Old Men
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Ridley Scott – American Gangster
Joe Wright – Atonement

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Atonement Written by Christopher Hampton
Charlie Wilson's War Written by Aaron Sorkin
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Written by Ronald Harwood
Juno Written by Diablo Cody
No Country For Old Men Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Grace Is Gone Composed by Clint Eastwood
The Kite Runner Composed by Alberto Iglesias
Atonement Composed by Dario Marianelli
Eastern Promises Composed by Howard Shore
Into The Wild

Composed by Michael Brook, Kaki King and Eddie Vedder

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Despedida" – Love In The Time Of Cholera
"Grace Is Gone" – Grace Is Gone
"Guaranteed" – Into The Wild
"That's How You Know" – Enchanted
"Walk Hard" – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best Television Series - Drama
Big Love (HBO)
Damages (FX NETWORK)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
House (FOX)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Patricia Arquette – Medium (NBC)
Glenn Close – Damages (FX NETWORK)
Minnie Driver – The Riches (FX NETWORK)
Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO)
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Holly Hunter – Saving Grace (TNT)
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)
Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
30 Rock (NBC)
Californication (SHOWTIME)

Entourage (HBO)

Extras (HBO)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Anna Friel – Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)
Ricky Gervais – Extras (HBO)
Lee Pace – Pushing Daisies (ABC)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
The Company (TNT)

Five Days (HBO)
Longford (HBO)

The State Within (BBC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bryce Dallas Howard – As You Like It (HBO)
Queen Latifah – Life Support (HBO)
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
Sissy Spacek – Pictures Of Hollis Woods (CBS)
Ruth Wilson – Jane Eyre (PBS)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Adam Beach – Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
Ernest Borgnine – A Grandpa For Christmas
Jim Broadbent – Longford (HBO)
Jason Isaacs – The State Within (BBC)
James Nesbitt – Jekyll (BBC)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Rose Byrne – Damages (FX NETWORK)
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Katherine Heigl – Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Samantha Morton – Longford (HBO)
Anna Paquin – Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
Jaime Pressly – My Name Is Earl (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Ted Danson – Damages (FX NETWORK)
Kevin Dillon – Entourage (HBO)
Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)
Andy Serkis – Longford (HBO)
William Shatner – Boston Legal (ABC)
Donald Sutherland – Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men
Starring Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly MacDonald, and Woody Harrelson

Precise, pestilent and perfect. "No Country for Old Men" lures its watcher in close and bites him from behind. In the year's masterpiece to top, the Coen brothers adeptly create a beautiful, shocking film full of breathtaking cinematography, quick dialogue, characters that are both paramount and futile, and thrills that go beyond the genre of a thriller.

Set in 1980 Texas, we follow three braided storylines: Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin) and his wife Carla Jean (Kelly MacDonald), Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), and Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem). The Moss' life revolves around getting past the next bill, but when Llewellyn comes across a drug-gang battlefield, he also falls upon a case of two million dollars - it's actually the same case and amount as the money case in "Fargo," the Coen Brothers previous work of perfection. Sheriff Bell is after the psychopathic lunatic Chigurh, who, on occasion, flips a coin to determine whether you're going to die or not.

Every second of this movie is beyond expectation, and every decision of film-making is beyond predictability. Jones adds to his 2007 repertoire ("In the Valley of Elah") with another well-defined performance. The role of Carla Jean is any understated actresses dream of playing, and MacDonald quietly delivers an unbelievable display of female rigidity, particularly her final scene which is beyond perfection and could earn her many nominations for supporting actress. Brolin commits to the performance of his lifetime. He and his character are unstoppably determined and risky, but the buzz and praise has to go to Bardem. He is so eerily calm as the psychotic mass murderer that chills run down your spine every time he graces the screen. There are scenes so grueling and terrifying that your heart begins to race while his is strangely in tune. He is fantastic and will win the Oscar.

Though there are still a handful of movies to see this year, "No Country for Old Men" tops the list so far. It's an instant classic and an instant favorite.

Grade: A+