and the winner is....

the oscars will be here in a few weeks (i know it's not 1975, but i like the poster). it's the most exciting time of the year for me besides christmas. let's call it my super bowl. i'm throwing my annual oscar party, and this year looks to be the best year of all. i'll keep you posted on all the party details. all i'm saying is that the menu is not only gonna be delicious, but should also win some award for best named items. more on that later and i will start posting my top ten films of 2007 this week.

being the massive nerd i am, podcasts are a very important part of my daily schedule. filmspotting is one of my favorite, and i am always active on their message boards. check it out: www.filmspotting.net/boards

us listeners decided to have our own awards. we all created special categories and nominated the films and people. i can only imagine the respect i am loosing as you are reading this post so i am going to post my choices for the 2008 filmspots:

Best Picture
No Country For Old Men

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There

Best Ensemble Cast
No Country for Old Men

Best Original Screenplay
Brad Bird, Ratatouille

Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

Best Editing
Sally Menke, Ethan Maniquis, & Robert Rodriguez, Grindhouse

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Best Non-English Language Film
The Lives of Others

Best Documentary
No End in Sight

Best Animated Film
Ratatouille

Best Score
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood
Best Soundtrack
Once

Best Costumes
Patricia Norris, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Best Art Direction
Gary Freeman, Stephen Morahan, & Denis Schnegg, Sunshine

Best Sound Editing
Craig Berkey, No Country for Old Men

Best Makeup
Nana Fischer & Peter Owen, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Visual Effects
Richard Conway, Sunshine

Kick-Ass Scene
Bathhouse Fight, Eastern Promises

Best Trailer
Cloverfield

Best Villain
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), No Country for Old Men

Surprising Performance
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Surprising Film
The Namesake

Best Line
"I drink your milkshake! I drink it up! … I’m finished." (There Will Be Blood)

Worst Film
Epic Movie

Debut or Breakthrough Feature
Josh Brolin (Performer), Grindhouse & No Country for Old Men

i will let you know who comes out on top!