Best Performances of 2007

[QUENTIN]

I think 2007 has been a great year for movies so far and I wanted to recognize all the phenomenal craftsmanship and artistry that's been on display this year.

Best Performances of 2007

Male
1.) Daniel Day-Lewis -There Will Be Blood
2.) Samuel L. Jackson –Black Snake Moan
3.) Philip Seymour Hoffman –Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
4.) Javier Bardem –No Country for Old Men
5.) Tommy Lee Jones –In The Valley of Elah & No Country for Old Men
6.) Ulrich Muhe –The Lives of Others
7.) Brad Pitt –The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
8.) Chris Cooper -Breach
9.) Irrfan Khan –The Namesake
10.) Michael Shannon –Bug

Runners Up: Viggo Mortensen –Eastern Promises, Sebastian Koch –The Lives of Others, Ethan Hawke –Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead, John Cothran –Black Snake Moan, Gordon Pinset –Away From Her, Max Von Sydow -The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Christopher Walken -Romance & Cigarettes, Casey Affleck -The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford, James MacAvoy -Atonement, Matthieu Almaric -The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Glen Hansard –Once, Emile Hirsch –Into The Wild, Yogal Naor –Rendition, Marcus Carl Franklin -I'm Not There, Heath Ledger -I'm Not There, Armin Mueller-Stahl –Eastern Promises, George Clooney –Michael Clayton, Hal Holbrook -Into The Wild, Russel Crowe -American Gangster, Peter O'Toole -Ratatouille, Ed Harris -Gone Baby Gone, Paul Dano -There Will Be Blood,


Female
1.) Christina Ricci –Black Snake Moan * (tied)
1.) Ashley Judd –Bug * (tied)
3.) Cate Blanchett –I’m Not There
4.) Martina Gedeck –The Lives of Others
5.) Tabu –The Namesake
6.) Julie Christie –Away From Her
7.) Saoirse Ronan -Atonement
8.) Susan Sarandon -Romance & Cigarettes/In The Valley of Elah
9.) Angelina Jolie –A Mighty Heart
10.) Margot Martindale -Paris Je T'aime

Runners up: Romola Garai -Atonement, Carice Van Houten –Black Book, Jennifer Garner -Juno, Laura Linney –Breach, Kelly Macdonald –No Country for Old Men, Marisa Tomei –Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead, S. Epatha Merkerson –Black Snake Moan, Charlize Theron –In The Valley of Elah, Reese Witherspoon –Rendition, Marketa Irglova –Once, Amy Ryan –Gone Baby Gone, Catherine Keener –Into The Wild, Katherine Heigl –Knocked Up, Rose McGowan –Grindhouse, Vanessa Redgrave -Atonement, Charlotte Gainsbourg -I'm Not There, Ruby Dee -American Gangster, Tilda Swinton -Michael Clayton, Ellen Page -Juno, Evan Rachel Wood -Across The Universe, Tang Wei -Lust, Caution

[Z_oasis]

There's 2 male performances that i really enjoyed this year. Mark Ruffalo in "Zodiac" and recently Russell Crowe in "American Gangste". As for the female side... uummmm... gotta think about it.... wow.. cant think of anything that has struck me as a WOW performance.. pretty medicore for females this year...guess i'll say Resse Witherspoon in "Rendition" only comes to mind right now.

[athf1980]

male
1. Chrisitan Bale-Resue Dawn/3:10 to Yuma
2. SLJ-Black snake moon
3. Peter O Toole-Ratotollie
4. Robert Dooney Jr-Zodiac
5. Gerard Bulter-300

Female
1. Christiana Ricci-black snake moon
2. Nikki Bolisky-Hairspray
3. Imelda Swanton-Harry Potter 5
4. Kathereine Heigi-Knocked up
5. Rose McGoween-Planet Terror

[Lazy Boy]

It's difficult for me to place all these great performances in order, so let me say that the first name in each category is, in my opinion, the best performance of 2007 (as far as this last month is concerned)

Male
1) Chris Cooper - Breach

Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Mathieu Almaric - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Gordon Pinsent - Away From Her
Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
Brad Pitt - The Assassination of Jesse James, etc.
Irfan Khan - The Namesake
Kurt Russell - Death Proof
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Justin Timberlake - Alpha Dog

Female
1) Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
Catrice van Houten - Black Book
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Imelda Staunton - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tang Wei - Lust, Caution
Christina Ricci - Black Snake Moan
Laura Vasiliu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

[Uncle June]

Best Performances of 2007
Male
8.) Michael Shannon –Bug

Female
1.) Ashley Judd –Bug * (tied)


Thank you for your Bug love. I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought this film was any good, let alone the masterpiece I think it is. Anywho, onto mine:

Male
1. Brad Pitt - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Casey Affleck - [I]The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
3. Robert Downey Jr. - Zodiac
4. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
5. Michael Shannon - Bug
6. Joseph Gordon-Levitt - The Lookout
7. Jeff Daniels - The Lookout
8. Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
9. Irfan Khan - The Namesake
10. James Gandolfini - Romance and Cigarettes

Female
1. Ashley Judd - Bug
2. Christina Ricci - Black Snake Moan
3. Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
4. Kate Winslet - Romance and Cigarettes
5. Susan Sarandon - Romance and Cigarettes
6. Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men
7. Naomi Watts - Eastern Promises
8. Kathereine Heigi - Knocked Up
That's all I got without realllly reaching

[ilovemovies]

Lead Male:

1. Freddie Highmore - August Rush
2. Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
3. John Cusack - 1408
4. Benicio Del Torro - Things We Lost in the Fire
5. Kevin Bacon - Death Sentence
6. Samuel L. Jackson - Black Snake Moan
7. Chris Cooper - Breach
8. Ioan Gruffudd - Amazing Grace
9. Guy Pearce - First Snow
10. Eduardo Verástegui - Bella
11. Shai Lebouf - Disturbia
12. Jim Sturgess - Across the Universe
13. Joaquin Phoenix - We Own the Night
14. Jake Gyllenhaal - Zodiac
15. Wes Bently - P2
16. Joseph Gordon-Levitt - The Lookout
17. Terrance Howard - Pride




Lead Female:


1. Tammy Blanchard - Bella
2. Evan Rachel Wood - Across the Universe
3. Kerri Russell - August Rush
4. Halle Berry - Things We Lost in the Fire
5. Catherine Zeta-Jones - No Rervations
6. Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up
7. Christina Ricci - Black Snake Moan
8. Margarita Levieva - The Invisible
9. Meg Ryan - In the Land of Women
10. Sarah Roemer - Disturbia
11. Reese Witherspoon - Rendition



Supporting Male:

1. Albert Finney - Amazing Grace
2. Morgan Freeman - Gone Baby Gone
3. Terrance Howard - The Brave One
4. Robert Downey Jr. - Zodiac
5. Steve Zahn - Rescue Dawn
6. Jonathan Rhys Meyers - August Rush
7. Robert Duvall - Lucky You/We Own the Night
8. Titus Welliver - Gone Baby Gone
9. Mark Ruffalo - Zodiac
10. Bernie Mac - Pride
11. Ed Harris - Gone Baby Gone
12. Justin Timberlake - Black Snake Moan
13. Ben Foster - 3:10 to Yuma
14. Peter Fonda - 3:10 to Yuma
15. Omar Metwally - Rendition
16. Jimmy Smitts - The Jane Austin Book Club


Supporting Female:

1. Abigail Breslin - No Reservations
2. Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
3. Leslie Mann - Knocked Up
4. Kristen Stewart - In the Land of Women
5. Imelda Staunton - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. AnnaSophia Robb - Bridge to Terabithea
7. Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
8. Maggie Grace - The Jane Austin Book Club
9. Virginia Madsen - The Number 23
10. Joan Allen - The Bourne Ultimatum

[Natty]

Ones that stand out:

Christian Bale: Rescue Dawn and 3:10 to Yuma
Ben Foster: 3:10 to Yuma
Kurt Russell - Grindhouse
Russell Crowe - 3:10 to Yuma

I haven't seen many 07 releases as I'm sure you can tell.

[Hannibal21]

BEST ACTOR:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
2. Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
3. Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
4. Brad Pitt - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
6. Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
7. Gordon Pinsent - Away From Her
8. Samuel L. Jackson - Black Snake Moan
9. Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Lust, Caution
10. Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2. Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3. Julie Christie - Away From Her
4. Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
5. Belen Rueda - The Orphanage
6. Tang Wei - Lust, Caution
7. Ashley Judd - Bug
8. Nicole Kidman - Margot at the Wedding
9. Tabu - The Namesake
10. Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
2. Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
3. James McAvoy - Atonement
4. Armin Mueller-Stahl - Eastern Promises
5. Irfan Kahn - The Namesake
6. Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
7. Max von Sydow - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
8. Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
9. Peter O'Toole - Ratatouille
10. Heath Ledger - I'm Not There

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Vanessa Redgrave - Atonement
2. Romola Garai - Atonement
3. Marcia Gay Harden - The Mist
4. Laura Vasiliu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
5. Jennifer Jason Leigh - Margot at the Wedding
6. Emily Mortimer - Lars and the Real Girl
7. Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
8. Samantha Morton - Control
9. Ruby Dee - American Gangster
10. Jennifer Garner - Juno



THE OVERALL BEST MALE PERFORMANCES:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
2. Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
3. Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
4. Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
5. Brad Pitt - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
6. Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
7. Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
8. James McAvoy - Atonement
9. Armin Mueller-Stahl - Eastern Promises
10. Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild

THE OVERALL BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCES:
1. Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2. Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3. Julie Christie - Away From Her
4. Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
5. Vanessa Redgrave - Atonement
6. Romola Garai - Atonement
7. Marcia Gay Harden - The Mist
8. Belen Rueda - The Orphanage
9. Tang Wei - Lust, Caution
10. Ashley Judd - Bug

[Le_Big_Mac]

Male

1. Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
3. Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
4. Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
6. Richard Gere, The Hoax
7. John C. Reilly, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
8. Robert Downey, Jr., Zodiac
9. Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
10. Denzel Washington, American Gangster


Female

1. Ellen Page, Juno
2. Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
3. Marcia Gay Harden, The Mist
4. Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5. Rose McGowan, Grindhouse
6. Isla Fisher, The Lookout
7. Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
8. Jennifer Garner, Juno
9. Kelly MacDonald, No Country For Old Men
10. Katherine Heigl, Knocked Up

[scamp2005]

The only two that I was really impressed by where

Viggo Mortensen–Eastern Promises

Javier Bardem-No Country For Old Men

Although I haven't seen very many new movies.

[Puck Bond]

Male
1. Emile Hirsch-Into the Wild
2. Javier Bardem-No Country for Old Men
3. Ben Foster-3:10 to Yuma
4. Casey Affleck-Gone Baby Gone
5. George Clooney-Michael Clayton
6. Ed Harris-Gone Baby Gone
7. Tommy Lee Jones-In the Valley of Elah
8. Christopher Mintz-Plasse-Superbad
9. Viggo Mortensen-Eastern Promises
10. Kurt Russell-Grindhouse

Runners-Up: Paul Giamatti-Shoot 'Em Up, Denzel Washington-American Gangster, Steve Zahn-Rescue Dawn, Richard Gere-The Hoax, Terrence Howard-The Hunting Party, Samuel L. Jackson-Black Snake Moan, Robert Downey, Jr.-Zodiac, Russel Crowe-3:10 to Yuma, David Wenham-300, Richard Gere-The Hunting Party

Female
1. Angelina Jolie-A Mighty Heart
2. Rose McGowan-Grindhouse
3. Katherine Heigl-Knocked Up
4. Tilda Swinton-Michael Clayton
5. Lena Headey-300
6. Evan Rachel Wood-Across the Universe
7. Keira Knightley-Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
8. Cate Blanchett-Elizabeth: The Golden Age
9. Sienna Miller-Factory Girl
10. Michelle Pfeiffer-Stardust

Runners-Up
Christina Ricci-Black Snake Moan, Anna Sophia Robb-Bridge to Terabithia, Keri Russell-Waitress, Joan Allen-The Bourne Ultimatum, Charlize Theron-In the Valley of Elah, Jodie Foster-The Brave One, Maria Bello-The Jane Austen Book Club, Naomi Watts-Eastern Promises, Rihannon Leigh Wryn-The Last Mimzy, Laura Linney-Breach

[Briare Rabbit]

Male:

1. Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
2. Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
3. Sam Riley, Control
4. Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
5. Jeff Daniels, The Lookout
6. Robert Downey Jr, Zodiac
7. Ioan Gruffudd, Amazing Grace
8. Adrien Brody, The Darjeeling Limited
9. Benicio Del Toro, Things We Lost in the Fire
10. James McAvoy, Atonement

Notable Films Left to See:
I'm Not There, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, There Will Be Blood, Charlie Wilson's War, Sweeney Todd, Starting Out in the Evening, Lars and the Real Girl

Female:
1. Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
2. Keri Russell, Waitress
3. Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4. Evan Rachel Wood, King of California
5. Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
6. Halle Berry, Things We Lost in the Fire
7. Ashley Judd, Bug
8. Samantha Morton, Control
9. Keira Knightley, Atonement
10. Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Notable films left to see for this category:
Enchanted, I'm Not There, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Margot at the Wedding, Sweeney Todd, La Vie En Rose

[Hannibal21]

Bump

[Natty]

UPDATE:

Casey Affleck - The A of JJ by the C RF
Brad Pitt - The A of JJ by the C RF
Johnny Depp - POTC:AWE
Christian Bale - 3:10 to Yuma/Rescue Dawn
Russell Crowe - 3:10 to Yuma/American Gangster
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Seth Rogan - Knocked Up/Superbad
Imelda Staunton - Harry Potter 5
Kurt Russell - Grindhouse
Viggo Mortenson - Eastern Promises
Vincent Cassel - Eastern Promises
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Eastern Promises
Leslie Mann - Knocked Up

Yes, I still need to see more pictures, but No Country comes out next month and There Will Be Blood the month after:), Sweeney Todd is an 18 though:(

I also think that the performances from the three leads in Superbad deserve a mention.

[Danger^Cart]

From what I've seen this year (not much) Russel Crowe pretty much owns it.

[echo_bravo]

Havent even seen the movie yet but from the previews alone I will grant Daniel Day Lewis the number one spot.

Some other performances that stood out for me were Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr in Zodiac. They were both EXCELLENT.

I will also give some love to the two stars in Bug. Michael Shannon and Ashley Judd were terrific as well.

And obviously Javier Bardhem for his villian role in No Country for Old Men. He was truely terrifying.

Big year for Josh Brolin. He was excellent in No Country and was a scene stealer in Grindhouse.

Back to Zodiac for a second, but I have hated on Jake Gyllenhaal in the past but I have to eat my words here. He was wonderful in Zodiac and really held his own.

[Worthystevens]

Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Russell Crowe - American Gangster
Robert Downey, Jr. - Zodiac
Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum
David Strathairn - The Bourne Ultimatum
Marcia Gay Harden - The Mist
Imelda Staunton - Order of the Phoenix
Joan Allen - The Bourne Ultimatum
Michelle Pfeiffer - Stardust/Hairspray

[Uncle June]

How about Max Von Sydow in fuckin The Diving Bell and The Butterfly? for best supporting actor. Only two scenes but one of the most moving I've seen on film in quite some time.

[Crailer]

I just want to throw in a mention for Sam Riley in "Control".
Fucking brilliant performance.

[dannywalker17]

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BEST ACTOR
1. Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
2. James McAvoy, Atonement
3. Cillian Murphy, Sunshine
4. Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
5. Russell Crowe, 3:10 to Yuma
6. Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7. Josh Brolin, No Country for Old Men
8. Christian Bale, 3:10 to Yuma
9. Ioan Gruffudd, Amazing Grace
10. Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe

Runners up: Seth Rogen, Knocked Up; Gerard Butler, 300


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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
3. Albert Finney, Amazing Grace
4. Sam Rockwell, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. Jake Gyllenhaal, Zodiac
6. Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
7. Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men
8. Robert Downey, Jr., Zodiac
9. Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma
10. Mark Ruffalo, Zodiac

Runners up: Paul Rudd, Knocked Up; Chris Evans, Sunshine; Ryan Gosling, Fracture


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BEST MALE OVERALL
1. Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
3. Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
4. James McAvoy, Atonement
5. Cillian Murphy, Sunshine
6. Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
7. Albert Finney, Amazing Grace
8. Sam Rockwell, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
9. Russell Crowe, 3:10 to Yuma
10. Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford


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BEST ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2. Ellen Page, Juno
3. Keira Knightley, Atonement
4. Amy Adams, Enchanted
5. Meg Ryan, In the Land of Women
6. Margarita Levieva, The Invisible
7. Charlize Theron, In the Valley of Elah
8. Lena Heady, 300
9. Evan Rachel Wood, Across the Universe
10. Katherine Heigl, Knocked Up


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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Samantha Morton, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2. Romola Garai, Atonement
3. Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
4. Julie Walters, Becoming Jane
5. Jennifer Garner, Juno
6. Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
7. Kelly MacDonald, No Country for Old Men
8. Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement
9. Rose Byrne, Sunshine
10. Mary-Louise Parker, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Runners up: Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Marcia Gay Harden, The Invisible


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BEST FEMALE OVERALL
1. Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2. Ellen Page, Juno
3. Samantha Morton, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
4. Romola Garai, Atonement
5. Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
6. Keira Knightley, Atonement
7. Julie Walters, Becoming Jane
8. Jennifer Garner, Juno
9. Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
10. Kelly MacDonald, No Country for Old Men

[Rick-James]

10. Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild

9. Kurt Russell, Death Proof

8. Josh Brolin, Planet Terror, American Gangster and No Counrty for Old Men

7. Ellen Page, Juno

6. Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

5. Christian Bale, Rescue Dawn

4. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War

3. Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There

2. Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

1. Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men


I still need to see There Will Be Blood, Atonement and The Savages.