Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Awards Watch: Golden Tomatoes '07

And a rat shall lead them: Rotten Tomatoes has revealed their 9th Annual Golden Tomato Awards, honoring the best-reviewed films of 2007, with the Disney/Pixar hit Ratatouille landing in the top spot. Netting an overall score of a whopping 96%, the Oscar nominated animated comedy won director Brad Bird his second Golden Tomato; he received his first four years ago for The Incredibles.

Rounding out the top ten for wide release movies are No Country for Old Men, The Bourne Ultimatum, Sicko, Hairspray, Juno, Knocked Up, Gone Baby Gone, Enchanted and Zodiac. See the comments section below for the top ten films in limited release and the number one movie per genre.

2 comments:

Kirby Holt said...

Top 10 - Limited Release:

Once
Away from Her
The Lives of Others
The Host
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
In the Shadow of the Moon
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The Savages
There Will Be Blood
No End in Sight

#1 Movie by Genre:

Action/Adventure: The Bourne Ultimatum

Animation: Ratatouille

Comedy: Juno

Drama: Away from Her

Horror: Grindhouse

Kids/Family: Enchanted

Romance: Atonement

Sci Fi/Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Documentary: Sicko

Foreign Language: The Lives of Others

Thriller: No Country for Old Men

Musical: Once

Moldy Tomato Award (worst reviewed film of the year): Because I Said So

Kirby Holt said...

And if you combined the wide and limited releases, this would be the actual top 10 best reviewed movies of 2007, regardless of release format:

Top 10 of the Year:
Ratatouille
Once
No Country for Old Men
The Bourne Ultimatum
Sicko
Hairspray
Juno
Knocked Up
Away From Her
The Lives of Others