The 2007 Newmie Nominations

Well, this year was a great year for films. Actually... it was more like a pretty good 9 months and an astounding final 3 months. So, since I was fortunate enough to see many films (and even more fortunate to see them for free more often than not), I have compiled the nominations for the 2007 NEWMIE AWARDS. It was a very difficult list to create, and I'm still frustrated that I could only use 5 slots in the categories. I still am lost when it comes to deciding the winners as well, so don't expect them any time soon. Well... without further ado...

BEST PICTURE
Atonement
Juno
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Sidney Lumet, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"
Joe Wright, "Atonement"

BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale, "Rescue Dawn"
Steve Carrell, "Dan in Real Life"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Emile Hirsch, "Into the Wild"

BEST ACTRESS
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd"
Julie Christie, "Away from Her"
Marion Cotillard, "La vie en rose"
Nicole Kidman, "Margot at the Wedding"
Ellen Page, "Juno"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Marcus Carl Franklin, "I'm Not There"
Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Romola Garai, "Atonement"
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "Margot at the Wedding"
Kelly MacDonald, "No Country for Old Men"
Imelda Staunton, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, "Juno"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman, "I'm Not There"
Kelly Masterson, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"
Adrienne Shelly, "Waitress"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"
John Logan, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
James Vanderbilt, "Zodiac"

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Atonement
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Atonement
La vie en rose
Lust, Caution
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood

BEST EDITING
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

BEST MAKE-UP DESIGN
Atonement
La vie en rose
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
Lust, Caution
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Come So Far, "Hairspray"
Falling Slowly, "Once"
Rise, "Into the Wild"
That's How You Know, "Enchanted"
To Be Surprised, "Dan in Real Life"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
The Orphanage
Persepolis

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Persepolis
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

So there you have it! Sweeney Todd and Atonement lead the pack with 11 nominations, followed by There Will Be Blood with 10 and No Country for Old Men with 8. I still haven't decided the winners, but expect them before the Oscars... just so I can say I picked 'em first.