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1. Annie Hall - (1977, Woody Allen)
2. The Lion in Winter (1968, Anthony Harvey)
3. The Remains of the Day - (1993, James Ivory)
4. Hamlet - (1996, Kenneth Branagh
5. The Graduate - (1967, Mike Nichols)
6. Casablanca - (1942, Michael Curtiz)
7. Gone With the Wind - (1939, Victor Fleming)
8. Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amelie Poulain - (2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
9. The Sound of Music - (1965, Robert Wise)
10. The Silence of the Lambs - (1991, Jonathan Demme)
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11. La Passion de Jean D’Arc - (1928, Carl Theodor Dreyer)
12. Manhattan - (1979, Woody Allen)
13. Sunset Boulevard - (1950, Billy Wilder)
14. Day for Night - (1973, Francois Tuffaut)
15. Chinatown - (1974, Roman Polanski)
16. The Wizard of Oz - (1939, Victor Fleming)
17. JFK - (1991, Oliver Stone)
18. Lawrence of Arabia - (1962, David Lean)
19. The Godfather, Part II (1975, Francis Ford Coppola)
20. Henry V - (1944, Laurence Olivier)
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21. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, Blake Edwards)
22. 8 ½ - (1963, Frederico Fellini)
23. The Lion King - (1994, Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff)
24. Vertigo - (1958, Alfred Hitchcock)
25. Dangerous Liaisons- (1988, Stephen Frears)
26. Adaptation - (2002, Spike Jonze)
27. Reds - (1981, Warren Beatty)
28. In the Name of the Father - (1993) (Jim Sheridan)
29. Doctor Zhivago - (1965, David Lean)
30. Much Ado About Nothing - (1993, Kenneth Branagh)
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31. Schindler’s List - (1993, Steven Spielberg)
32. The Big Chill- (1983, Lawrence Kasdan)
33. Big Fish - (2003, Tim Burton)
34. Roman Holiday - (1953, William Wyler)
35. Wild Strawberries - (1957, Ingmar Bergman)
36. Twelfth Night: Or What You Will- (1996, Trevor Nunn)
37. Psycho - (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)
38. Kill Bill - (2003-4, Quentin Tarantino)
39. Amadeus- (1984, Milos Forman)
40. Fantasia - (1940, James Algar)
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41. Pride & Prejudice - (2005, Joe Wright)
42. Gandhi - (1982, Richard Attenborough)
43. Belle de Jour - (1967, Luis Buñuel)
44. The Rocky Horror Picture Show - (1975, Jim Sharman)
45. Interiors - (1978, Woody Allen)
46. Fahrenheit-451 - (1966, Francois Truffaut)
47. Before Sunset - (2004, Richard Linklater)
48. The Age of Innocence - (1993, Martin Scorsese)
49. Sideways - (2004, Alexander Payne)
50. Beauty and the Beast - (1991, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise)
Fred's 2007 Oscars:
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
1. Atonement
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. No Country for Old Men
4. Away From Her
5. There Will Be Blood
Best Director:
1. Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2. Joe Wright, Atonement
3. P.T. Anderson, There Will Be Blood
4. Sarah Polley, Away From Her
5. The Coen Brothers, No Country For Old Men
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
1. Gordon Pinsent, Away From Her
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
3. James McAvoy, Atonement
4. Alan Rickman, Snow Cake
5. Dustin Hoffman, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
1. Julie Christie, Away From Her
2. Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
3. Nicole Kidman, Margot at the Wedding
4. Keri Russell, Waitress
5. Keira Knightley, Atonement
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
1. Max Von Sydow, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2. Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
3. Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
4. Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
5. Hugh Dancy, Evening
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
1. Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
2. Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
3. Laura Linney, The Nanny Diaries
4. Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement
5. Sigourney Weaver, The TV Set
Best Original Screenplay:
1. The Savages
2. I'm Not There
3. Michael Clayton
4. Waitress
5. Margot at the Wedding
Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. Away from Her
2. Atonement
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. There Will Be Blood
5. No Country for Old Men
Best Cinematography:
1. Atonement
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. No Country for Old Men
4. I'm Not There
5. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Best Editing:
1. Atonement
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. The Bourne Ultimatum
4. No Country For Old Men
5. Away From Her
Best Original Score:
1. Atonement
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Ratatouille
4. Michael Clayton
5. Lust, Caution
Best Original Song:
1. "Falling Slowly" from Once
2. "That's How You Know" from Enchanted
3. "Guaranteed&qu ot; from Into the Wild
4. "If You Want Me" from Once
5. "Ever Ever After" from Enchanted
Best Costume Design:
1. Atonement
2. The Golden Age
3. Sweeney Todd
4. Hairspray
5. La Vie En Rose
Best Art Direction:
1. Atonement
2. There Will Be Blood
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. I'm Not There
5. No Country For Old Men
Best Visual Effects:
1. The Golden Compass
2. I Am Legend
3. Transformers
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
5. Pirates of the Carribbean: At World's End
Best Make-Up:
1. La Vie En Rose
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Elizabeth: The Golden Age
4. Atonement
5. Hairspray
Best Animated Film: (I didn't see enough this year to make a full lineup)
1. Persepolis
2. Ratatouille
3. Paprika
Best Foreign Language Film:
1. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
3. Persepolis
4. Paprika
5. Lust, Caution
Favorite Actors:
1. Peter O'Toole (Best Performance: Lawrence of Arabia)
2. Al Pacino (Best Performance: Dog Day Afternoon)
3. Anthony Hopkins (Best Performance: The Remains of the Day)
4. Paul Newman (Best Performance: The Hustler)
5. Dustin Hoffman (Best Performance: Rain Man)
6. Morgan Freeman (Best Performance: Driving Miss Daisy)
7. Max Von Sydow (Best Performance: En Passion)
8. Albert Finney (Best Performance: Murder on the Orient Express)
9. Jack Nicholson (Best Performance: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
10. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Performance: In the Name of the Father)
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11. Michael Caine (Best Performance: Sleuth)
12. Jeremy Irons (Best Performance: Reversal of Fortune)
13. Gérard Depardieu (Best Performance: Cyrano De Bergerac)
14. Ian McKellen (Best Performance: Gods and Monsters)
15. Donald Sutherland (Best Performance: Don't Look Now)
16. Kenneth Branagh (Best Performance: Hamlet)
17. Gary Oldman (Best Performance: Sid and Nancy)
18. Ben Kingsley (Best Performance: Gandhi)
19. Tommy Lee Jones (Best Performance: JFK)
20. Ralph Fiennes (Best Performance, Schindler's List)
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21. Tom Hanks (Best Performance: Forrest Gump)
22. Tom Wilkinson (Best Performance: In the Bedroom)
23. Robert DeNiro (Best Performance: The Deer Hunter)
24. Alan Rickman (Best Performance: Truly Madly Deeply)
25. Denzel Washington (Best Performance: Malcolm X)
26. Robert Downey, Jr. (Best Performance: Chaplin)
27. James McAvoy (Best Performance: Atonement)
28. Geoffrey Rush (Best Performance: Shine)
29. Liam Neeson (Best Performance: Schindler's List)
30. William Hurt (Best Performance: The Kiss of the Spider Woman)
Favorite Actresses:
1. Maggie Smith (Best Performance: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne)
Stern. Capable. Hilarious.
2. Julie Christie (Best Performance: Afterglow)
Magical. Fascinating. Restrained.
3. Emma Thompson (Best Performance: The Remains of the Day)
Intelligent. Focused. Witty.
4. Glenn Close (Best Performance: Dangerous Liaisons)
Powerful. Intent. Thunderous.
5. Vanessa Redgrave (Best Performance: Mary, Queen of Scots)
Poetic. Realistic. Natural.
6. Meryl Streep (Best Performance: Sophie's Choice)
Meticulous. Precise. Thorough.
7. Michelle Pfeiffer (Best Performance: The Fabulous Baker Boys)
Luminous. Icy. Radiant.
8. Holly Hunter (Best Performance: Broadcast News)
Committed. Fearless. Earnest.
9. Jessica Lange (Best Performance: Frances)
Classic. Brave. Efficient.
10. Julianne Moore (Best Performance: Far From Heaven)
Empathetic. Refined. Edgy.
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11: Diane Keaton (Best Performance: Annie Hall)
12. Helena Bonham Carter (Best Performance: The Wings of the Dove)
13. Joan Allen (Best Performance: Nixon)
14. Cate Blanchett (Best Performance: Heaven)
15. Jodie Foster (Best Performance: The Silence of the Lambs)
16. Helen Mirren (Best Performance: The Queen)
17. Miranda Richardson (Best Performance: Tom and Viv)
18. Nicole Kidman (Best Performance: To Die For)
19. Mia Farrow (Best Performance: Alice)
20. Gwyneth Paltrow (Best Performance: Proof)
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21. Toni Collette (Best Performance: Muriel's Wedding)
22. Blythe Danner (Best Performance: "Huff")
23. Tilda Swinton (Best Performance: Michael Clayton)
24. Jennifer Jason Lee (Best Performance: Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle)
25. Frances McDormand (Best Performance: Almost Famous)
26. Susan Sarandon (Best Performance: Dead Man Walking)
27. Claire Danes (Best Performance: Shopgirl)
28. Patricia Clarkson (Best Performance: Pieces of April)
29. Amy Adams (Best Performance: Junebug)
30. Judy Davis (Best Performance: Husbands and Wives)
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