National Board of Review Awards 2007

79th NBR Awards

January 15, 2008

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Best Film:
No Country for Old Men

The 79th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2007, were given on 15 January 2008.

Top 10 Films

No Country for Old Men

• 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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Winners

Best Film:

• No Country for Old Men

Best Director:

• Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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 Screenplay – Original (tie):

• Diablo Cody – Juno
• Nancy Oliver – Lars and the Real Girl

Best Screenplay – Adapted:

• Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men

Best Animated Film:

• Ratatouille

Best Foreign Language Film:

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, France

Best Documentary Film:

• Body of War

Best Cast:

• No Country for Old Men

Breakthrough Male Performances:

• Emile Hirsch – Into the Wild

Breakthrough Female Performances:

• Elliot Page – Juno

Best Directorial Debut:

• Ben Affleck – Gone Baby Gone

Career Achievement Award:

• Michael Douglas

Career Award for Cinematography:

• Roger Deakins

William K. Everson Award for Film History:

• Robert Osborne

Freedom of Expression Award:

• The Great Debaters
• Persepolis

Top Foreign Films

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, France

• 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
• The Band's Visit
• The Counterfeiters
• La Vie en Rose
• Lust, Caution

Top Documentaries

Body of War

• Darfur Now
• In the Shadow of the Moon
• Nanking
• Taxi to the Dark Side
• Toots

Top Independent Films

• 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