2007 FILM BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Another one of my old "Best in Film" ballots. To contrast beside the Academy's nominees & winners.

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 2007, go here.

 Note: Actual Oscar nominees & winners are marked below each category.

2007

*ZODIAC
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
THE HOST

THE DARJEELING LIMITED
THIS IS ENGLAND

OFFSIDE

SYNDROMES & A CENTURY

COLOSSAL YOUTH

PERSEPOLIS

RESCUE DAWN
BUG

PAPRIKA
WE OWN THE NIGHT
RATATOUILLE

GOLDEN DOOR

4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS & 2 DAYS

TRIAD ELECTION

BAMAKO

actual best picture oscar nominees:
ATONEMENT
JUNO
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN  (won)
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

actual foreign language oscar nominees:
BEAUFORT
THE COUNTERFEITERS  (won)
KATYN
MONGOL
12












2007

*David Fincher for ZODIAC
Paul Thomas Anderson for THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Bong Joon-ho for THE HOST
Joel & Ethan Coen for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Andrew Dominik for ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES..

actual oscar nominees:
Julian Schnabel for DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY
Jason Reitman for JUNO
Tony Gilroy for MICHAEL CLAYTON
Joel & Ethan Coen for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN   (won)
P.T. Anderson for THERE WILL BE BLOOD










2007

*Carice van Houten 

                  in BLACK BOOK
Anna Faris in SMILEY FACE
Julie Christie in AWAY FROM HER
Anamaria Marinca in 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS & 2 DAYS
Ashley Judd in BUG

actual oscar nominees:
Cate Blanchett in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
Julie Christie in AWAY FROM HER
Marion Cotillard in LA VIE EN ROSE  (won)
Laura Linney in SAVAGES
Ellen Page in JUNO













2007

*Daniel Day-Lewis 

        in THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Viggo Mortensen in EASTERN PROMISES
Christian Bale in RESCUE DAWN
Song Kang-ho in THE HOST
Sam Rockwell in JOSHUA

actual oscar nominees:
George Clooney in MICHAEL CLAYTON
Daniel Day-Lewis in THERE WILL BE BLOOD  (won)
Johnny Depp in SWEENEY TODD
Tommy Lee Jones in IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
Viggo Mortensen in EASTERN PROMISES










2007

*Amy Ryan in GONE BABY GONE
Olympia Dukakis in AWAY FROM HER
Ronit Elkabetz in THE BAND'S VISIT
Tilda Swinton in MICHAEL CLAYTON
Marcia Gay Harden in THE MIST

actual oscar nominees:
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  (won)












2007

*Javier Bardem in 

     NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

Stephen Graham in THIS IS ENGLAND
Casey Affleck in ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES..
Steve Zahn in RESCUE DAWN
Michael Shannon in BUG

actual oscar nominees:
Casey Affleck in ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES..
Javier Bardem in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN  (won)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
Hal Holbrook in INTO THE WILD
Tom Wilkinson in MICHAEL CLAYTON











2007

*EASTERN PROMISES 

                        - Steven Knight
MICHAEL CLAYTON - Tony Gilroy

THE BAND'S VISIT  - Eran Kolirin
THE DARJEELING LIMITED - Anderson, Coppola, Schwartzman
THE LOOKOUT - Scott Frank
RATATOUILLE - Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

actual oscar nominees:
JUNO  (won)
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
THE SAVAGES










2007

*ZODIAC - James Vanderbilt
AWAY FROM HER - Sarah Polley
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Coen brothers
PERSEPOLIS - Vincent Paronnaud
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Paul Thomas Anderson

actual oscar nominees:
ATONEMENT
AWAY FROM HER
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN   (won)
THERE WILL BE BLOOD










2007

*INTO GREAT SILENCE
DYING AT GRACE
TIE XI QU: WEST OF THE TRACKS

LAKE OF FIRE
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES
JIMMY CARTER MAN FROM PLAINS
HELVETICA
KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS
BEYOND HATRED
THE LIFE OF REILLY
ON THE RUMBA RIVER

actual oscar nominees:
NO END IN SIGHT
OPERATION HOMECOMING
SICKO
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE  (won)
WAR/DANCE










2007

*PERSEPOLIS
PAPRIKA
RATATOUILLE
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATRES
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

actual oscar nominees:
SURF'S UP
RATATOUILLE  (won)
PERSEPOLIS

2007

*THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis >
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Jonny Greenwood >
RATATOUILLE - Michael Giacchino >
SUNSHINE - John Murphy >
ATONEMENT - Dario Marianelli >

actual oscar nominees:
3:10 T0 YUMA
THE KITE RUNNER
MICHAEL CLAYTON
RATATOUILLE
ATONEMENT  (won)

2007

*HOTEL CHEVALIER
AT NIGHT
THE FIFTH by Ryan A. Levin

BJORK: DECLARE INDEPENDENCE

HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN

THE KEY TO RESERVA

THE SUBSTITUTE
SARI'S MOTHER

SNOOP DOGG: SENSUAL SEDUCTION

THANKSGIVING [GRINDHOUSE]

"THE PROCEDURE" [FUNNY OR DIE]
"JERRY" [DERRICK COMEDY]

actual oscar nominees live-action short:
AT NIGHT
THE SUBSTITUTE
MOZART OF PICKPOCKETS  (won)
TANGHI ARGENTINI
THE TONTO WOMAN

actual oscar nominees documentary short:
FREEHELD  (won)
THE CROWN
SALIM BABA
SARI'S MOTHER












2007

*MY LOVE
PETER & THE WOLF
MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI
YOUR FRIEND THE RAT

NANO by Gobelins collective

actual oscar nominees:
I MET THE WALRUS
MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI
EVEN PIGEONS GO TO HEAVEN
MY LOVE
PETER & THE WOLF  (won)

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

2007

*THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD - Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Robert Elswit, ASC
GOLDEN DOOR - Agnès Godard, AFC
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY - Janusz Kaminski, ASC, BSC, PSC

actual oscar nominees:
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES..
ATONEMENT
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD  (won)











2007

*ZODIAC - Angus Wall
DEATH PROOF - Sally Menke
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Dylan Tichenor
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Roderick Jaynes

INTO THE WILD - Jay Cassidy

THE HOST - Sun-Min Kim

DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY - Juliette Welfling

actual oscar nominees:
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM  (won)
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
INTO THE WILD
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD










2007 - PRODUCTION DESIGN + SET DECOR

*THERE WILL BE BLOOD - Jack Fisk
SWEENEY TODD - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
THE DARJEELING LIMITED 

          - Mark Friedberg, Aradhana Seth, Stockhausen
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES.. 

                    - Troy Sizemore, Janice Blackie-Goodine
ATONEMENT - Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer

actual oscar nominees:
AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
SWEENEY TODD  (won)
THERE WILL BE BLOOD











2007

*THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD - Patricia Norris
300 - Michael Wilkinson

ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE - Alexandra Byrne

SWEENEY TODD - Colleen Atwood
ZODIAC - Casey Storm

actual oscar nominees:
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
ATONEMENT
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE  (won)
LA VIE EN ROSE
SWEENEY TODD..











2007

*NORBIT - Rick Baker 
ORDER OF THE PHOENIX - Dudman, A.Knight, Tomblin
SWEENEY TODD - Ve Neill, Josh Weston
LA VIE EN ROSE - Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END - Ve Neill, Martin Samuel

300 - Tony Acosta, Chris Bridges

actual oscar nominees:
LA VIE EN ROSE  (won)
NORBIT
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END












2007

*NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
TRANSFORMERS
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
SUNSHINE
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

actual oscar nominees:
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM  (won)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
RATATOUILLE
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
TRANSFORMERS











2007

*NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA
BEOWULF

actual oscar nominees:
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM  (won)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
RATATOUILLE
3:10 TO YUMA
TRANSFORMERS










2007

*ZODIAC
TRANSFORMERS
SUNSHINE
THE HOST
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END

THE GOLDEN COMPASS

actual oscar nominees:
THE GOLDEN COMPASS  (won)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
TRANSFORMERS

↓The following categories are inspired by The Muriel Awards

2007

*1) Entire oil rig eruption & inferno sequence 

- THERE WILL BE BLOOD
2) Train light illuminates a dark forest 

------------ ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES..
3) Molotov cocktails, a flaming arrow, & a father's rage 

---------------------------------------------- THE HOST
4) Anton Chigurh's motel murder spree 

------------------------------ NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
-tie- Fourth of July 1969 intro murder - ZODIAC

5) Immigrants moving through a river of milk **finale** 

---------------------------------------- GOLDEN DOOR
6) the elation of victory **ending street celebration**

------------------------------------------------ OFFSIDE
7) Watermelon umbrellas musical sequence 

------------------------------------ THE WAYWARD CLOUD
8) Detonation from within a "stellar"bomb **climax** 

--------------------------------------------- SUNSHINE
-tie- Climactic final 20 minute chase of DEATH PROOF
9) Remy the Rat creates Confit Byaldi aka RATATOUILLE
10) vision of submerged diving bell with melting glaciers 

------------------------- DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY
11) Lieutenant Tawfiq sings. the Band performs at close 

---------------------------------------------- THE BAND’S VISIT
12) Neville retrieving his dog from a pitch black building 

---------------------------------------- I AM LEGEND
13) Levitating finale. Roland Taverner's forgiveness 

---------------------------------------- SOUTHLAND TALES
14) Day of the big P.O.W. escape - RESCUE DAWN
15) Fiona’s “You could have forsaken me” monologue 

-------------------------------------------- AWAY FROM HER

Also this;

2007

*ZODIAC
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY COWARD ROBERT FORD
THE DARJEELING LIMITED
RESCUE DAWN
EASTERN PROMISES

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014