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• It's nice to see veteran Ruby Dee earn her first Oscar nomination at the age of 83. The longtime legend is up for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Denzel Washington's mother in American Gangster. Somewhere in heaven, Ossie Davis -- fellow actor and husband of 56 years -- is beaming with pride.
• Among the five nominees for Best Foreign Language Film is Mongol, which hails from Kazakhstan. Is the nomination Hollywood's apology for the humiliation the country endured after the release of the previous year's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan?
How they compare
Oscar's 5 Best
These were the films nominated by the Academy for Best Picture.
1. No Country for Old Men (8 nominations)
2. There Will Be Blood (8)
3. Atonement (7)
4. Michael Clayton (7)
5. Juno (4)
Critics' 5 Best
Based on a national sampling of 250 reviewers, these were the films that appeared the most frequently on critics' 10 Best lists.
1. No Country for Old Men
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Zodiac
4. Juno
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(Source: www.moviecitynews.com)
Brunson's 5 Best
These were my picks for the year's best movies.
1. No Country for Old Men
2. Gone Baby Gone
3. Juno
4. 2 Days In Paris
5. No End In Sight
Moviegoers' 5 Best
These were the year's biggest moneymaking releases.
1. Spider-Man 3
2. Shrek the Third
3. Transformers
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(Source: www.boxofficemojo.com)
... AND THE WORST
OK, we now have a sense of which films reigned as the biggest and/or best of 2007. But what about the worst? Glad you asked. We compiled data from various sources (critics' lists, Rotten Tomatoes, Golden Raspberry Awards) and ascertained that the following titles were the year's biggest turkeys:
1. Because I Said So
2. Daddy Day Camp
3. Good Luck Chuck
4. I Know Who Killed Me
5. License to Wed