Tyler’s Films.

Best Visual Effects

Number Five
Sunshine
:for it’s beautiful use of flames.

Number Four
Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer -
:for it’s beautiful creation of the Silver Surfer, explosions and the wonderfully done blackhole

Number Three
Transformers
:for it’s realistic transformation sequences

Number Two
300
:for shooting almost the entire film on a blue screen, creating the most perfect villains and fight sequences in doing so

And the winner is:
Pirates of the Caribbean : At World’s End
:for it’s perfect fight scenes, brilliant explosions and crazy visuals

Best Sound Editing

Number Five
Transformers
:for it’s intense battle sequences not deafening the audience

Number Four
There Will Be Blood
:for it’s perfect opening twenty minutes, sending chills down our spines

Number Three
300
:for the brilliant fight scenes; and the ability to only hear swords clashing

Number Two
Pirates of the Caribbean : At World’s End
:for the same reason above, but used more often

And the winner is:
Sunshine
:for the perfect use of silence from beginning to end. Whether it be in intense moments of struggle, or the ending where all you can hear is the score and your heart racing

Best Sound Mixing

Number Five
Grindhouse
:for it’s noisily crowded gun fights

Number Four
Stardust
:for the great battle sequences, and the wonderful ‘magical’ sounds made

Number Three
Pirates of the Caribbean : At World’s end
:for it’s beautiful mix of score and battle scenes… and yelling

Number Two
Control
:for it’s musical compositions

And the winner is
Transformers
:for it’s wonderful usage of fights, explosions, screams and noise of a car transforming into a fighting machine… all at once

Best Makeup

Number Five
Grindhouse
:for it’s gooey, disturbing and bloody use throughout

Number Four
The Orphanage
:for it’s perfectionist tendencies on facial damages

Number Three
Sunshine
:for it’s SUNMAN and disturbing ‘in space’ scene

Number Two
Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
:for it’s ability to make the beautiful Helena Bonham Carter look menacing and insane. Just so you don’t ask ‘why don’t you nominate Harry Potter then?’, it’s also here for it’s brilliant use of blood, gore, dirt and frazzled hair

And the winner is
28 Weeks Later
:for the realness of the infection

[on a side note, Norbit gets too much hate. It's not just a fat suit. It made Murphy look like an Asian realistically... and of course the cellulite on the fat suit was disturbingly realistic. it's my #6]

Best Costume Design

Number Five
There Will Be Blood
:for it’s grand use of tuxedos and ‘average joe clothing’

Number Four
Pirates of the Caribbean : At World’s End
:for it’s wide variety of clothing from nostalgic war clothing to plain white shirts and beige pants

Number Three
Atonement
:for it’s wider variety of clothing from elegant dresses to dirty war attire

Number Two
Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
:for showing us each character’s personality with a simple glimpse of their clothing

And the winner is
Goya’s Ghost
:for it’s beautiful dresses, wonderful suits and it’s amazing tattered clothing on the less fortunate

Best Art Direction

Number Five
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
:for it’s ability to incorporate old shacks, trains and gargantuan theaters in one flick

Number Four
The Golden Compass
:for it’s calm, yet creepy detention center

Number Three
Sleuth
:for giving us a taste of the rich life

Number Two
Goya’s Ghost
:for it’s quaint mixture of brothels, jail houses, interiors of carriages and ‘richer’ people’s housing

And the winner is
Pirates of the Caribbean : At World’s End
:for every interior shot bringing an odd sense of realism to the film

Best Original Song

Number Ten
“I’ll Cut You With a Linoleum Knife” - Aqua Teen Hunger Force
:for making the viewer laugh and panic; somehow captivating them

Number Nine
“A Hero Comes Home” - Beowulf
:for creating a wonderful song that both relates to the film and brings sorrow to the listener [when robin wright penn sings it]

Number Eight
“That’s How You Know” - Enchanted
:for it’s ever lasting impression on you, along with it’s enchanting adorableness

Number Seven
“No Ceiling” - Into the Wild
:for it’s catchy melody and catchy lyrics

Number Six
“Signal Fire” - Spiderman 3
:for bringing some sort of emotion to an otherwise empty scene; emotionally

Number Five
“My Hands are Shaking” - Dan in Real Life
:for flowing perfectly with the indie vibe the film gives off; as well as being ever-so-cute

Number Four
“Guilty as Charged” - Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story
:for having the listener spurt out random lyrics from the song at any given occasion

Number Three
“Beautiful Ride” - Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story
:for invoking sorrow, laughter and reflection all in a span of five minutes

Number Two
“All the Way Down” - Once
:for having the emotional impact to make the listener tear up

And the winner is
“Society” - Into the Wild
:for having some of the most depressing lyrics of 2007, as well as fitting in with it’s film perfectly

Best Documentary

Number Three
The King of Kong : A Fistful of Quarters
:for bringing the dark side of gaming to hand

Number Two
SicKO
:for the shock and awe value that only a Moore film can produce

And the winner is
In the Shadow of the Moon
:for discussing the lives of some of the most influential men of the 60’s and 70’s, without being a bore, but rather highly amusing and informative

Best Animated Feature

Number Five
Persepolis
:for having some of the best writing of the year… for the first 30 minutes, that is

Number Four
The Simpsons Movie
:for being what most Simpsons fans expected

Number Three
Bee Movie
:for having a lot more than just bee related jokes

Number Two
Beowulf
:for having a great score, good acting and very cool fight scenes

And the winner is
Ratatouille
:for not being just for kids

Best Film Editing [TIE for #5.]

Number Five
Control
:for it’s excellent pacing, and recording of the vibrant stage performances from all angles

Number Five
No Country for Old Men
;for it’s wonderful ability to keep three storylines at a great pace, and hoping back and forth through them seamlessly

Number Four
Into the Wild
:for making a 140 minute film fun to watch, keeping all the events in the film interesting

Number Three
The Bourne Ultimatum
:for it’s stylized fight sequences and fast pacing throughout

Number Two
There Will Be Blood
:for making a 160 minute film fun to watch, keeping all the events in the film interesting. With this, it has incredible pacing, and it’s basically perfect

And the winner is
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
:for making the film much more interesting than it would’ve been if edited linear, and more

Best Original Score

Number Ten
The Lookout - James Newton Howard
:for composing a score as thrilling as the movie itself, which was definitely not an easy feat

Number Nine
Michael Clayton - James Newton Howard
:for having similarities to other political-thrillers in the score, but different enough to be captivating

Number Eight
Goya’s Ghost - Varhan Orchestrovich Bauer
:for not only creating a piece that fits the setting, but also having many layers of beauty

Number Seven
There Will Be Blood - Johnny Greenwood
:for delivering one of the most unique scores of the decade, and throwing at you anguish and demonic vibes as you watch the film

Number Six
Lust, Caution - Alexandre Desplat
:for having the ability to hold the viewer in their seat until the credits finish rolling

Number Five
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
:for creating a mystical and dreary composition that has brilliant repeat ability

Number Four
I Am Legend - James Newton Howard
:for having the ability to one moment invoke tears and the next give you a rush of adrenaline

Number Three
Atonement - Dario Marianelli
:for the uniqueness of hypnotic, chattering typewriters

Number Two
Sleuth - Patrick Doyle
:for giving you a chilled feel through the coarse of the film

And the winner is
Sunshine - John Murphy
:for making a scene that would be hard to sit through, completely devastating and engaging

Best Foreign Language Feature

Number Ten
La Sconosciuta [the unknown woman] - [Italy]
:because it’s dark subject matter is some of the best executed of the year

Number Nine
Se, jie [lust, caution] [Taiwan/USA]
:because Ang Lee’s direction, the acting, the writing, and all the technicals work so well together

Number Eight
Myrin [jar city] - [Iceland]
:because it’s realistic investigation is both thrilling and repulsive at the same time

Number Seven
Klopka [the trap] - [Serbia]
:because the screenplay works on all levels; whether it be a hard-hitting drama to a suspenseful crime film

Number Six
Die Falscher [the counterfeiters] - [Austria]
:because the Oscar bait is tasty sometimes

Number Five
The Kite Runner [USA]
:because sentimentality mixed with suspense is great, if executed well

Number Four
El Orfanato [the orphanage] - [Spain]
:because the disturbing twists and turns the film has makes it one of the most intriguing films of 2007

Number Three
4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile [4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days] - [Romania]
:because the grittiness of the direction, the vibrancy of the screenplay and the perfect ensemble make for one fantastic film

Number Two
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon [the diving bell and the butterfly] - [France/USA]
:because the mesmerizing and sharp direction and wonderful ensemble make this film about being a prisoner in your own mind ‘fun’ to watch.

And the winner is
Klass [the class] - [Estonia]
:because it’s more realistic than Elephant, more engaging than Bully and more hard to sit through than Cannibal Holocaust

Best Cinematography

Number Ten
He Was a Quiet Men - Brandon Trost
:because cardboard giants attacking a city can be beautiful, if done right

Number Nine
Youth Without Youth - Mihai Malaimare Jr.
:for adding another layer to a film more twisted than a rope

Number Eight
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Janusz Kaminski
:for giving the audience a feel for Jean’s position throughout most of the film

Number Seven
The Orphanage - Oscar Faura
:for making the interiors of one orphanage so goddamn creepy

Number Six
Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Dariusz Wolski
:for showing us all the shades of darkness

Number Five
Silk - Alain Dostie
:because without this one excelling factor, the film would’ve been garbage

Number Four
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Roger Deakins
:for creating a menacing atmosphere from beginning to end

Number Three
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
:because an epic tragedy would not be complete without a walk through the most beautiful flowers imaginable

Number Two
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit
:because boredom is not a factor when this man shoots vast fields of plains

And the winner is
Sleuth - Haris Zambarloukos
:because his mind blowing creativity was phenomenal[/i

Best Adapted Screenplay

Number Ten
Control - Matt Greenhalgh
:for creating the most fascinating bio-pics about a singer all decade

Number Nine
No Country for Old Men - Ethan and Joel Coen
:for not sticking to the common trend of the world being in it’s natural order at all times

Number Eight
Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard
:because coke whores talk like they’re 12 years old and cops are always interesting to watch squirm

Number Seven
The Mist - Frank Darabont
:because King+Darabont = Godlyness

Number Six
Into the Wild - Sean Penn
:for writing the most breathtaking journey of the year, without being over sentimental and cliche

Number Five
Charlie Wilson’s War - Aaron Sorkin
:because a sharp witted companion can always makeup for any discretenesses you may have argued over

Number Four
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Andrew Dominik
:for having the ability to overlap in so many ways

Number Three
Sleuth - Harold Pinter
:because a film consisting of only a few main characters doesn’t always have to be linked to romance in order to be good

Number Two
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
:because never before has a film invoked so much emotion with a few blinks

And the winner is
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson
:because this script will have people saying milkshake more than Kelis

Best Original Screenplay

Number Ten
The Hunting Party - Richard Shepard
:because when you’ve got three reporters out looking for a war criminal, crazy sh-t is bound to go down

Number Nine
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Cristian Mungiu
:because in 80’s Romania, getting an abortion was scarier than being stuck in a bag with a monkey, a snake and a dog

Number Eight
The Darjeeling Limited - Wes Anderson
:because not all family get togethers have to end in hate and anger

Number Seven
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead - Kelly Masterson
:for having twists and turns every which way imaginable

Number Six
Juno - Diablo Cody
:because beneath all of the lingo lies a heartwarming story

Number Five
The Nines - John August
:for making Ryan Reynolds out to be a better actor than once thought

Number Four
This is England - Shane Meadows
:for making some Nazi’s out to be cool guys

Number Three
Southland Tales - Richard Kelly
:because the script is more than just an inverted T.S. Elliot quote

Number Two
The Orphanage - Sergio G. Sánchez
:because when you think it’s over, it only gets better

And the winner is
He Was a Quiet Man - Frank A. Cappello
:for being one of the most interesting films ever

Best Director

Number Ten
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Andrew Dominik

Number Nine
Grindhouse - Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez

Number Eight
I’m Not There. - Todd Haynes

Number Seven
Across the Universe - Julie Taymor

Number Six
No Country for Old Men - Ethan and Joel Coen

Number Five
Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck

Number Four
Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Tim Burton

Number Three
Southland Tales - Richard Kelly

Number Two
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Julian Schnabel

And the winner is
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Number Ten
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Number Nine
Laura Vasiliu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Number Eight
Marie-Josée Croze - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Number Seven
Romola Garai - Atonement

Number Six
Adrienne Shelley - Waitress

Number Five
Samantha Morton - Control

Number Four
Vera Farmiga - Joshua

Number Three
Selma Hayek - Lonely Hearts

Number Two
Emily Blunt - The Jane Austen Book Club

And the winner is
Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Number Ten
Ethan Hawke - Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Number Nine
Denzel Washington - The Great Debaters

Number Eight
Kurt Russell - Grindhouse

Number Seven
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson’s War

Number Six
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Number Five
Homayoun Ershadi - The Kite Runner

Number Four
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Number Three
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood

Number Two
Samuel L. Jackson - Resurrecting the Champ

And the winner is
Stephen Graham - This is England

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading

Number Ten
Laura Linney - The Savages

Number Nine
Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Number Eight
Keri Russell - Waitress

Number Seven
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart

Number Six
Julie Christie - Away from Her

Number Five
Amy Adams - Enchanted

Number Four
Belén Rueda - The Orphanage

Number Three
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose

Number Two
Tang Wei - Lust, Caution

And the winner is
Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading

Number Ten
Benicio del Toro - Things We Lost in the Fire

Number Nine
Guy Pearce - First Snow

Number Eight
Sam Rockwell - Joshua

Number Seven
Woody Harrelson - The Walker

Number Six
Don Cheadle - Talk to Me

Number Five
Gordon Pinsent - Away from Her

Number Four
Frank Langella - Starting Out in the Evening

Number Three
Will Smith - I Am Legend

Number Two
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

And the winner is
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Number Ten
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Number Nine
Gone Baby Gone

Number Eight
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Number Seven
Southland Tales

Number Six
The Bourne Ultimatum

Number Five
Into the Wild

Number Four
Sleuth

Number Three
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Number Two
No Country for Old Men

And the winner is
There Will Be Blood