2007 National Board of Review Awards Winners

Described as “for over 98 years, the National Board of Review, with no commercial ties to the motion-picture industry, has dedicated its efforts to the support of film, domestic and foreign, as both art and entertainment. Our nonprofit organization celebrates the distinctive voice of the individual artist, honoring excellence and supporting freedom of expression in film.

NBR members annually view and rate over 250 films: theatrical and made for cable, independent and major studio, documentary and foreign language. The screening membership comprises film professionals, educators, students, and historians. Frequently, in-depth discussions with filmmakers, directors, actors, producers, or screenwriters follow screenings. At year's end, members receive a list of all films screened, along with final ballots, which are tallied by the awards committee in order to determine annual honorees.”

Here are the main categories winners.

Best Film: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Top Ten Films (In alphabetical order): THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, ATONEMENT, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE BUCKET LIST, INTO THE WILD, JUNO, THE KITE RUNNER, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, MICHAEL CLAYTON, SWEENEY TODD

Best Foreign Film: THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Top Five Foreign Films: (In alphabetical order) 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS, THE BAND'S VISIT, THE COUNTERFEITERS, LA VIE EN ROSE, LUST, CAUTION

Top Independent Films (In alphabetical order): AWAY FROM HER, GREAT WORLD OF SOUND, HONEYDRIPPER, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, A MIGHTY HEART, THE NAMESAKE, ONCE, THE SAVAGES, STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING, WAITRESS

Best Director: TIM BURTON, Sweeney Todd
Best Directorial Debut: BEN AFFLECK, Gone Baby Gone
Best Actor: GEORGE CLOONEY, Michael Clayton
Best Actress: JULIE CHRISTIE, Away From Her
Best Supporting Actor: CASEY AFFLECK, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Best Supporting Actress: AMY RYAN, Gone Baby Gone
Best Ensemble Cast: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: EMILE HIRSCH, Into The Wild
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: ELLEN PAGE, Juno
Best Adapted Screenplay: JOEL COEN and ETHAN COEN, No Country For Old Men
Best Original Screenplay: DIABLO CODY, Juno and NANCY OLIVER, Lars and the Real Girl
Best Animated Feature: RATATOUILLE

Career Achievement Award: MICHAEL DOUGLAS
William K. Everson Award For Film History: ROBERT OSBORNE
Career Achievement in Cinematography: ROGER DEAKINS
The Bvlgari Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: THE GREAT DEBATERS and PERSEPOLIS

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