Tyler’s Films.

Best Picture:

Winner: No Country for Old Men
Runnerup: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Runnerup: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Runnerup: Juno

Best Director:

Winner: Ethan and Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men
Runnerup: Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood

Best Actor:

Winner: Daniel Day Lewis for There Will Be Blood
Runnerup: Don Cheadle for Talk to Me 

Best Actress:

Winner: Ellen Page for Juno
Runnerup: Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose

Best Supporting Actor:

Winner: Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Runnerup: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Charlie Wilson’s War

Best Supporting Actress:

Winner: Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone
Runnerup: Cate Blanchett for I’m Not There

Best Cinematography:

Winner: Robert Deakins for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Runnerup: Seamus McGarvey for Atonement

Best Screenplay:

Winner: Diablo Cody for Juno
Runnerup: Ethan and Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men

Best Documentary:

Winner: Sicko
Runnerup: The King of Kong : A Fistful of Quarters

Best Animated Film:

Winner: Ratatouille
Runnerup: The Simpsons Movie

Best Foreign Language Film:

Winner: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Runnerup: The Kite Runner

Best Visual Effects:

Winner: 300
Runnerup: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Runnerup: Sweeney Todd

Best Score:

Winner: Stephen Sondheim for Sweeney Todd
Runnerup: Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard for Once
Runnerup: Christopher Gunning for La Vie en Rose

My Thoughts on the Winners:

Best Picture - Oh yes, another win for No Country for Old Men. Besides the obvious win, there was a very, very nice surprise underneath it. I’m very glad The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford get some more recognition. Oh yes, and Juno got it’s first notable award for Best Picture - even if it didn’t win.

Best Director - It’s interesting that There Will Be Blood didn’t make the top four for Best Picture, but it’s director gets second prize in this category. Either way, it’ll be interesting to see how the Academy handles Anderson’s film. Will they finally nominated him or will they deny him again?

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Besides the fact that we know that Daniel is more than likely to win the award, it’s nice to see a fresh face get some sort of mention. Cheadle’s grand performance in Talk to Me is certainly deserving of some attention, and he finally receives the most minuscule of minuscule. Oh well, it’s just nice to see, even if it means next to nothing.

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Hey look, Julie Christie wasn’t mentioned whatsoever. Glad to see Cotillard win again, seeing as how she’s the only contender I nominate. It’s also nice to see Page get more recognition.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Yay. More love for Affleck. While I love Bardem getting all the wins, it’s lovely to see Affleck pick up more awards to strengthen his chances. Oh yeah, and Hoffman taking second was glorious. No Bardem and no Christie? What are these guys? Original?

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - This is typical. Ryan and Blanchett. I just wish that Ryan didn’t win as much as she is. She certainly DOES NOT deserve it all.

Best Screenplay - It’s really starting to look like Cody and the Coen brothers have the screenplay categories locked up. I’m glad. While Cody’s screenplay is the best of the year, I find the Coen’s screenplay momentum to be all in haste. If the film hadn’t been up for Best Picture so strongly, I’m positive the critics wouldn’t of jumped on the scripts back so heavily.

Best Documentary - Oooh. Besides the obvious Sicko win, it’s nice to see The King of Kong get more recognition. Certainly one of the more enjoyable documentaries of the decade.

Best Animated Feature - The Simpsons Movie got second! Really? I assumed the top three would be Ratatouille, Persepolis and Beowulf - with an outside chance of The Simpsons Movie getting in. I guess this solidifies The Simpsons’ spot.

Best Cinematography - Finally! Atonement got a mention. Even if it is only 2nd behind my #2 here. I’m so glad it has received something before the Academy Awards. Some of the most beautiful work of the decade; and definitely the best of the year.

Best Score - I loved the score in Sweeney Todd. Sadly, it isn’t eligible as it was a directed mirror of the Sondheim score, from the play the film was adapted from. Besides that, it’s nice to see La Vie en Rose get some recognition, as the score was one of it’s stronger points.

Best Foreign Language Film - It’s irritating to see that the ‘best foreign film’ isn’t eligible. It really makes everything all so disoriented. Oh well, at least The Kite Runner got some notice here; even though it’s ineligible.

Best Visual Effects - 300! I’m so glad it won here. The film’s visuals were beyond stunning, and if not for Pirates of the Caribbean : At World’s End, it would definitely be my #1. On a side note, I’m surprised Sweeney Todd won. I never knew it had ‘visual effects’. Besides blood squirting, I cannot really recall much else.