Go figure. Comedy, 17 minutes, Italian w/ English subtitles The arrival of an unusual newcomer galvanizes the students in a high school classroom. Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2008, Collection of 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2007) on DVD is the only chance to see the majority of Oscar nominated short live-action and animated films for the 80th Academy Awards Short Film category, including the animated winner, "Peter and the Wolf," and the live-action winner, "The Mozart of Pickpockets.". [54] In addition, the program scored a higher 18-49 demo rating with a 14.18 rating over a 33.71 share among viewers in that demographic. PIXAR SHORT FILMS COLLECTION: VOLUME 3 (HOME VIDEO RELEASE) [Blu-ray]. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Most have subtitles. THE TONTO WOMAN; United Kingdom, Oscar Nominees: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown Drama, 36 minutes, English A cattle rustler meets a woman who is living in isolation after being held prisoner for eleven years by the Mojave Indians. I understand that building suspense is desirable, but one film in particular left me confused, not satisfied, at the end. Drama, 40 minutes, Danish w/ English subtitles Three young women share their problems while spending the holidays in a hospital cancer ward. [33] Other eco-friendly features included the transportation for guests of the awards via hybrid electric vehicles, usage of recyclable paper for ballots and invitations, and serving meals at the Governor's Ball on reusable plates and biodegradable dishware. Elenco dei 29 film e personaggi premiati durante Premio Oscar del cinema 2007.Schede, trame e recensioni sono tratte dai più importanti dizionari del cinema (Farinotti, Morandini, Garzantine). Costume Design. [23][24][25], Because of the declining viewership of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, producer Gil Cates declined to helm the upcoming festivities. [16] With his latest unsuccessful nomination for Best Actor, Peter O'Toole became the most nominated performer without a competitive win. She is not a niche performer. She touches a lot of demographics. [36] Voice actor Don LaFontaine was hired with Gina Tuttle as announcers for the telecast. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Laura Ziskin and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 2007 was The Departed, The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 2007 was Martin Scorsese, for the film The Departed, The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 2007 was Forest Whitaker, for the movie The last king of Scotland, The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 2007 was Helen Mirren, for the movie The Queen, The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 was Alan Arkin, for the movie Little Miss Sunshine, The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 was Jennifer Hudson, for the movie Dreamgirls, The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2007 was Das Leben der Anderen, The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature 2007 was Happy Feet. [40] Another vignette directed by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris featuring several Oscar nominees discussing what it means to be an Oscar nominee was shown at the beginning of the show. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events. [2], For the 79th Academy Awards, which were held on February 25, 2007, the Academy invited 83 countries to submit films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, including Lithuania, which was invited to submit a film for the first time in the history of the Academy. I also got it too late for my intent---to use it while i was gone for a funeral. Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2009. Collection of 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2007) on DVD is the only chance to see the majority of Oscar nominated short live-action and animated films for the 80th Academy Awards Short Film category, including the animated winner, "Peter and the Wolf," and the live-action winner, "The Mozart of Pickpockets." AT NIGHT; Denmark, Oscar Nominees: Christian E. Christiansen & Louise Vesth. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. "The Tonto Woman", based on an Elmore Leonard story, is the story of a woman exiled by her husband after she was kidnapped by an Indian tribe and had her face tattooed, and a cattle rustler who forces those who cast her out to confront her face-to-face. I got insight into films that almost made it, but didn't. [35] J. Michael Riva designed a new set and stage design for the ceremony. The Academy sought ideas to revamp the show while renewing interest with the nominated films. The story may leave you puzzled, but the level of visual imagination on display in it is astounding-- it towers over everything else in this collection. I enjoyed them - they are curious. [57][58], The annual In Memoriam tribute, presented by actress Jodie Foster, honored the following people:[24], Before the montage was shown, Foster briefly eulogized casting director and Oscar winner Randy Stone who died nearly two weeks before the ceremony. There is not a weak piece in the lot. The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (formerly known as Best Foreign … Hollywood's biggest night (and television's second-biggest annual gathering, after the Super Bowl) is a celebration of film. [18] "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth became the first song from a documentary film to win Best Original Song. All. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The others are kind of depressing or something about them doesn't quite sit right. "[50] Television editor Dave Kronke of the Los Angeles Daily News gave high marks for DeGeneres commenting, "Her material was amusing but scarcely a laugh riot, yet it was amiable and delineated that the evening was a celebration of all the nominees, not just the winners. Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2010. [4] Members of the dance troupe and contortionist group Pilobolus performed interpretive shadow figures representing scenes and logos from the nominated films. [52][53] An estimated 76.72 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. [43], At the time of the nominations announcement on January 23, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $244 million with an average of $48.7 million per film. [10] The second change was the removal of a rule requiring that the films be in an official language of the submitting country. The ceremony was presented by Ellen DeGeneres. Community. The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. I wouldn't buy again. Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. See also Best Picture Nominees More Awards: Academy Awards (1929-present) Emmy Awards (1949-present) Golden Globes (1944-present) People's Choice Awards (1975-present) Cannes Film Festival (1939-present) Sundance Film Festival (1985-present) As with any collection, some appealed to me more than others. Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2012. Interesting collection of shorts. [9] An initial committee would select nine films to form a shortlist in January that would then be reviewed by a committee composed of ten members of the initial committee, ten Los Angeles-based members, and ten New York-based members that would select the final five nominees. [59], Films with multiple nominations and awards, Box office performance of nominated films, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, List of submissions to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, "Live-blogging ABC's Oscar pre-show telecast", "André Leon Talley Named Oscar Pre-show Host", "Allyson Waterman Named Co-host of "Road to the Oscars(R)" and Host of Oscar.com", "Laura Ziskin returns as Oscars show producer", "Sure, the film business is cutthroat, but it also has heart, says industry leader Sid Ganis, who seems to have a lot of heart himself", "Oscar hugs and shrugs The Academy Award nominations show unusual diversity this year and, in the case of "Dreamgirls," an oddity. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 2007 was Dreamgirls with 6 nominations and The film that won the most awards was The Departed, winning 4 of the 5 nominations. William Ross served as musical director for the ceremony. Sunday, February 25, 2007. I didn't use this as I wanted--for my classes. The following 19 films received multiple nominations: The following five films received multiple awards: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. © 2019 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, Milena Canonero, presented by Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, accepting for Germany, Best Directing winner for The Departed, with presenters Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Documentary Feature winner Davis Guggenheim with Al Gore, Lawrence Bender, Laurie David, Scott Burns and Lesley Chilcott, Makeup - Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano, Sound Mixing - Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara, Sound Editing - Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar, Actress in a Supporting Role - Adriana Barraza in "Babel", Actress in a Supporting Role - Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel", Film Editing - Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise, Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Guillermo Arriaga, Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea), Short Film (Live Action) - Javier Fesser and Luis Manso, Sound Mixing - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock, Actor in a Supporting Role - Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond", Actor in a Leading Role - Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond", Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, & Todd Phillips, Music (Original Song) - Our Town in "Cars" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman, Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, Documentary (Feature) - Amy Berg and Frank Donner, Actor in a Supporting Role - Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed", Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada", Art Direction - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh, Actor in a Supporting Role - Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls", Music (Original Song) - Listen in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven, Music (Original Song) - Love You I Do in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett, Music (Original Song) - Patience in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale, Sound Editing - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, Sound Mixing - John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin, Art Direction - Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins, Actor in a Leading Role - Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson", Documentary (Feature) - James Longley and John Sinno, Documentary (Feature) - Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Best Picture - Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers, Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis, Actor in a Supporting Role - Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children", Actress in a Leading Role - Kate Winslet in "Little Children", Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta, Short Film (Animated) - Roger Allers and Don Hahn, Actress in a Supporting Role - Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine", Best Picture - David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, Producers, Documentary (Feature) - Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer, Short Film (Animated) - Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier, Actress in a Supporting Role - Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal", Actress in a Leading Role - Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal", Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Patrick Marber, Music (Original Score) - Javier Navarrete, Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Guillermo del Toro, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Art Direction - Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik, Sound Editing - Christopher Boyes and George Watters II, Sound Mixing - Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff, Visual Effects - Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier, Art Direction - Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti, Actor in a Leading Role - Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness", Music (Original Score) - Alexandre Desplat, Best Picture - Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers, Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Peter Morgan, Documentary (Short Subject) - Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad, Documentary (Short Subject) - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, Short Film (Live Action) - Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn, Visual Effects - Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum, Documentary (Short Subject) - Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr, Film Editing - Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson, Actor in a Leading Role - Peter O'Toole in "Venus", Actress in a Leading Role - Penélope Cruz in "Volver", Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta, Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh, Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins, Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik, Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti, Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson, I Need To Wake Up in "An Inconvenient Truth" Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge, Listen in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven, Love You I Do in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett, Our Town in "Cars" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman, Patience in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale, Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, Producers, Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers, Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton, Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock, John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin, Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff, John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier, Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum, Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, & Todd Phillips, Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted for the first time. [28] During the ceremony, a montage produced by director Nancy Meyers saluted the work of screenwriters and their contributions to film. [13] Dreamgirls received the most nominations with eight, and Babel came in second with seven. [15], The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 25, 2007. "Tanghi Argentini" is mildly amusing, but really doesn't belong in this company. Best Actress: Helen Mirren - The Queen [13] The winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was Germany's The Lives of Others, which was directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. [30][31], During the telecast, former U.S. Vice President and environmental activist Al Gore, and Best Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio announced that AMPAS would incorporate several environmentally and ecologically conscious features into the ceremony. [1] In an article published in the Los Angeles Times, Ziskin explained the decision to hire DeGeneres saying "Certainly, I believe the presence of Ellen will help the ratings absolutely. MEME LES PIGEONS VONT AU PARADIS (EVEN PIGEONS GO TO HEAVEN); France, Oscar Nominees: Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse 9 minutes, French w/ English subtitles, CGI A priest tries to sell an old man a machine that he promises will transport him to heaven. "[48], Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Milena Canonero, presented by Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 2007 Academy Awards. The 79th Academy Award Winners. Highlights. Because of the declining viewership of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, producer Gil Cates declined to helm the upcoming festivities. The 79th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 2006. First published on Mon 26 Feb 2007 02.28 EST, -- Best actorForest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson Peter O'Toole, Venus Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness, -- Best actressHelen Mirren, The Queen Penelope Cruz, Volver Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet, Little Children, -- Best supporting actor Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls Mark Wahlberg, The Departed, -- Best supporting actressJennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Adriana Barraza, Babel Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine Rinko Kikuchi, Babel, -- Best directing Martin Scorsese, The Departed Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima Stephen Frears, The Queen Paul Greengrass, United 93, -- Best foreign language film The Lives of Others, Germany After the Wedding, Denmark Days of Glory (Indigenes), Algeria Pan's Labyrinth, Mexico Water, Canada, -- Best adapted screenplayWilliam Monahan, The Departed Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, Children of Men Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, Little Children Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal, -- Best original screenplay Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine Guillermo Arriaga, Babel Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, Letters From Iwo Jima Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth Peter Morgan, The Queen, -- Best animated feature film Happy Feet Cars Monster House, -- Best art directionPan's Labyrinth Dreamgirls The Good Shepherd Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Prestige, -- Best cinematography Pan's Labyrinth The Black Dahlia Children of Men The Illusionist The Prestige, -- Best sound mixing Dreamgirls Apocalypto Blood DiamondFlags of Our Fathers Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, -- Best sound editing Letters From Iwo Jima Apocalypto Blood Diamond Flags of Our Fathers Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, -- Best original scoreBabel, Gustavo Santaolalla The Good German, Thomas Newman Notes on a Scandal, Philip Glass Pan's Labyrinth, Javier Navarrete The Queen, Alexandre Desplat, -- Best original songI Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth, by Melissa Etheridge Listen from Dreamgirls, by Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven Love You I Do from Dreamgirls, by Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett Our Town from Cars, by Randy Newman Patience from Dreamgirls, by Henry Krieger and Willie Reale, -- Best costumeMarie Antoinette Curse of the Golden Flower The Devil Wears Prada Dreamgirls The Queen, -- Best documentary featureAn Inconvenient Truth Deliver Us From Evil Iraq in Fragments Jesus Camp My Country, My Country, -- Best documentary (short subject) The Blood of Yingzhou District Recycled Life Rehearsing a Dream Two Hands, -- Best film editingThe Departed Babel Blood Diamond Children of Men United 93, -- Best makeupPan's Labyrinth Apocalypto Click, -- Best animated short filmThe Danish Poet Lifted The Little Matchgirl Maestro No Time for Nuts, -- Best live action short filmWest Bank Story Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) Eramos Pocos (One Too Many) Helmer & Son The Saviour, -- Best visual effectsPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Poseidon Superman Returns, Available for everyone, funded by readers. 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