The 2nd Annual Kimbo Awards

Here, I present you with my official 2007 Film Nominations and Wins. With exactly 100 films seen, I've viewed more films released in the past year than any previous year. After a thorough assessment of what the year had to offer, I've come up with a list of the best of the best in every Academy recognisable category (minus the shorts). And they are as follows:

Nominees are presented in order of preference

Best Picture



Winner
No Country for Old Men

Other Nominees
In the Shadow of the Moon
I Am Legend
Once
Lust, Caution

Best Director



Winner
Ang Lee – Lust, Caution

Other Nominees
Joel & Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
David Sington – In the Shadow of the Moon
Francis Lawrence – I Am Legend

Best Actor in a Leading Role



Winner
Daniel Day-Lewis, as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood

Other Nominees
Will Smith, as Robert Neville in I Am Legend
Casey Affleck, as Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Brad Pitt, as Jesse James in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Benicio Del Toro, as Jerry Sunborne in Things We Lost in the Fire

Best Actress in a Leading Role



Winner
Amy Adams, as Giselle in Enchanted

Other Nominees
Christina Ricci, as Rae in Black Snake Moan
Jodie Foster, as Erica Bain The Brave One
Tang Wei, as Wong Chia Chi in Lust, Caution
Ellen Page, as Juno MacGuff in Juno

Best Actor in a Supporting Role



Winner
Javier Bardem, as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men

Other Nominees
Paul Dano, as Paul/Eli Sunday in There Will Be Blood
Hal Holbrook, as Ron Franz in Into the Wild
Justin Timberlake, as Frankie Ballenbacher in Alpha Dog
Sam Rockwell, as Charley Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Best Actress in a Supporting Role



Winner
Saoirse Ronan, as Briony Tallis in Atonement

Other Nominees
Marisa Tomei, as Gina Hanson in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Jennifer Garner, as Vanessa Loring in Juno
Marcia Gay Harden, as Mrs. Carmody in The Mist
Olympia Dukakis, as Phyllis in In the Land of Women

Best Original Score
Sample of winning score linked to film title



Winner
James Newton Howard - I Am Legend

Other Nominees
Alexandre Desplat - Lust, Caution
Nick Cave - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Dario Marianelli - Atonement
Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood

Best Original Song
Sample of nominated songs linked to song title



Winner
“Falling Slowly” – Once

Other Nominees
“So Close” – Enchanted
“Lies” – Once
“Le Festin” – Ratatouille
“Forever” – The Man from Earth

Best Film Editing



Winner
Cashback

Other Nominees
Lust, Caution
300
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood


Winners in the remaining categories

Best Original Screenplay
Craig Brewer - Black Snake Moan

Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel & Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men

Animated Feature
Ratatouille

Best Art Direction
There Will Be Blood

Best Cinematography
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Best Costume Design
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Best Documentary Feature
In the Shadow of the Moon

Best Foreign Language Film
Lust, Caution

Best Makeup
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Best Sound Editing
Atonement

Best Sound Mixing
There Will Be Blood

Best Visual Effects
Sunshine