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. ^[1]

Top 10 Films

No Country for Old Men ^[2]

• 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 ^[a] – 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

Notes

1. Credited as Ellen Page

References

1. "2007 Archives". National Board of Review. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
2. The NBR names a Best Film, and then lists the rest of the top ten films alphabetically