Story of movie 2007 In Film :
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was just ahead of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
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| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Disney | $963,420,425 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros. | $939,885,929 |
| 3 | Spider-Man 3 | Sony Pictures | $890,871,626 |
| 4 | Shrek the Third | Paramount | $798,958,162 |
| 5 | Transformers | $709,709,780 | |
| 6 | Ratatouille | Disney | $620,702,951 |
| 7 | I Am Legend | Warner Bros. | $585,349,010 |
| 8 | The Simpsons Movie | 20th Century Fox | $527,071,022 |
| 9 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Disney | $457,364,600 |
| 10 | 300 | Warner Bros. | $456,068,181 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have grossed more than $900 million, making them the 22nd- and 25th-highest-grossing films worldwide in history.
| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 9 | 33rd People's Choice Awards: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest wins Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Drama, and Favorite On Screen Matchup for Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. Depp also wins Favorite Male Action Star and Favorite Male Movie Star. |
| 13 | 64th Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include Dreamgirls and Babel. | |
| 20 | Little Miss Sunshine is chosen as best picture by the Producers Guild of America. | |
| 22 | The Golden Raspberry Awards announces picks for worst film achievement in 2007, with both Little Man and Basic Instinct 2 leading with seven nominations. Other nominees included Lady in the Water, RV, The Shaggy Dog, and Date Movie. | |
| 23 | 79th Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are:
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| 28 | Screen Actors Guild Awards: Helen Mirren, for Best Female Actor, Forest Whitaker, for Best Male Actor, Eddie Murphy, for Best Male Supporting Actor, Jennifer Hudson, for Best Female Supporting Actor. | |
| February | 15 | BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Helen Mirren, Best Actress and Forest Whitaker, Best Actor |
| 24 | Basic Instinct 2 dominates the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Actress (Sharon Stone). M. Night Shyamalan wins Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor for Lady in the Water. Other awards include Shawn and Marlon Wayans for Little Man and Carmen Electra for Scary Movie 4 and Date Movie. | |
| 25 | 79th Academy Awards: The Departed wins picture and director (Martin Scorsese) and two other awards. Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) win top acting awards for leading roles, while Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) win top acting awards for supporting roles. | |
| March | 27 | 12th Empire Awards: Casino Royale wins the most awards with three including Best Film and Best Actor for Daniel Craig. |
| April | 25 | The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival opens with notable films such as Spider-Man 3 and Surf's Up. |
| May | 6 | Spider-Man 3 finishes weekend with a total weekend gross of $151,116,516, breaking the previous record set by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. |
| 27 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian film by Cristian Mungiu wins the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival. Paranoid Park, a film by Gus Van Sant wins the 60th Anniversary Prize. | |
| June | 20 | The American Film Institute holds a revised edition of 100 Years...100 Movies. Citizen Kane retains its place as the greatest movie of the past century. |
| September | 12 | Producer Gil Cates elects Jon Stewart as MC for the 80th Academy Awards. |
| November | 5 | 12,000 writers of the Writers Guild of America go on strike affecting both motion picture and television production, including the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards in 2008. |
| December | 13 | Nomination for the 65th Golden Globe Awards are announced. Atonement earns the most entries with seven. Charlie Wilson's War follows with five. |
| Category/Organization | 13th Critics' Choice Awards 7 January 2008 |
65th Golden Globe Awards January 13, 2008 |
14th Screen Actors Guild Awards January 27, 2008 |
61st BAFTA Awards February 10, 2008 |
80th Academy Awards February 24, 2008 | |
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| Best Film | No Country for Old Men | Atonement | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | N/A | Atonement | No Country for Old Men |
| Best Director | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men |
Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
N/A | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men | ||
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood |
Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood | |||
| Best Actress | Julie Christie Away From Her |
Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose |
Julie Christie Away From Her |
Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Amy Ryan Gone Baby Gone |
Cate Blanchett I'm Not There |
Ruby Dee American Gangster |
Tilda Swinton Michael Clayton | ||
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Diablo Cody Juno |
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men |
N/A | Ronald Harwood The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men | |
| Best Screenplay, Original | N/A | Diablo Cody Juno | ||||
| Best Animated Film | Ratatouille | N/A | Ratatouille | |||
| Best Original Score | There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood |
Atonement Dario Marianelli |
N/A | La Vie en Rose Christopher Gunning |
Atonement Dario Marianelli | |
| Best Original Song | "Falling Slowly" Once |
"Guaranteed" Into the Wild |
N/A | N/A | "Falling Slowly" Once | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | N/A | The Lives of Others | The Counterfeiters | ||
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