2007 Poppies and Rosies Awards
THE 2007 POPPIES – WINNERS – Awarded by TC Kirkham
OFFICIAL AWARDS
Best Picture
Wristcutters: A Love Story – Goran Dukic, Director
Best Director
Michael Schroeder, Man In The Chair
Best Actor (tie)
Patrick Fugit, Wristcutters: A Love Story
And
Christopher Plummer, Man In The Chair
Best Actress
Helena Bonham-Carter, Sweeney Todd
Best Supporting Actor
M. Emmet Walsh, Man In The Chair
Best Supporting Actress
Queen Latifiah, Hairspray
Breakthrough Performance, Actor
Tom Guiry, Black Irish
Breakthrough Performance, Actress
Evan Rachel Wood, Across The Universe
Best Juvenile Performance (for a performer 16 years or under)
Anton Yelchin, Fierce People
Best Ensemble
Hairspray
Best On Screen Team
Michael Angarano and Christopher Plummer, Man In The Chair
Discoveries Of The Year
Nikki Blonski, Hairspray
Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Jamie Campbell Bower, Sweeney Todd
Ed Sanders, Sweeney Todd
Best Scene-Stealers
Kevin Dunn and Julie Wright, Transformers
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille, Brad Bird, Director
Best Voice Performance
Jon Heder, Surf’s Up
Best Off-Camera Performance
Sal Masakela, Surf’s Up
Best Documentary
The King Of Kong – A Fistful of Quarters, Seth Gordon, Director
Best Film You Haven’t Seen (tie)
Once Upon A Film (Decker, Director)
and
Still Green (Jon Artigo, Director)
Best Original Song (tie)
“Through The Roof And Underground”, Gogol Bordello
from Wristcutters: A Love Story
and
“Falling Slowly”, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, from Once
Best Musical Performance
“You’re Timeless To Me”, John Travolta and Christopher Walken, from Hairspray
Best Fight Scene
Cameron Kinkade (Michael Angarano) vs Brett Raven (Taber Schroeder), Man In The Chair
Best Battle Scene or Sequence
Optimus Prime vs Megatron, The Downtown Battle, Transformers
Best Popcorn Movie
Transformers
Best One-Liner
“He’s A Dirty Trash Can Full Of Poop” – Smudge (Jack P. Ranjo), talking about Tank, Surf’s Up
Most Pleasant Surprise
Fierce People
Biggest Disappointment
Spiderman 3
Most Fun At A Movie
Air Guitar Nation
Most Infectious Audience Laugh
“Spiderpig”, The Simpsons Movie
Most Annoying Movie Trend- Abrupt endings that look like there should be more A LA “The Sopranos” – The Simpsons Movie, Sweeney Todd
AudioVisionary Award – for innovative techniques furthering the blending of music and vision on the big screen
Julie Taymor, Across The Universe
UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL AWARDS
The most loveable group of old coots I’d love to have as grandparents: The wonderful seniors from “Man In The Chair” – Christopher Plummer, M. Emmet Walsh, George Murdock, Julie Vera, Ellen Geer, Margaret Blye, and several others
The “There’s No Crying In Superheroing” award – Spiderman 3, for way too much of the waterworks
The “Look Ma, I can terrify people even more when I don’t bathe” Award – Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma
The “Watch me Channel My Dad” Award
Peter Fonda, 3:10 to Yuma
The “Best real friendship dramaticzed for the screen” Award – Guy and Girl, Once
The “I am NOT gonna be the one to mess with her” Award – Naomie Harris, Pirates Of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
The “Is this movie EVER gonna end?” Award – Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End
The “I’m starting to grow a spine” award – Matthew Lewis as “Neville”, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
The Valley Dude of the year – John Robinson as Miles, Transformers
The “See, I CAN Play someone besides Harry Potter” Award – Daniel Radcliffe, December Boys
The “I waited 18 years for THIS?” – The Simpsons Movie
The “Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em, Underdog Of The Year” Award:
Steve Wiebe, The King Of Kong
The Bad Continuity Award, or “Why did I sound like I had a bad cold in all my scenes when there’s supposed to be two months inbetween them?” Award – Tom Arnold, The Final Season
The “Never has someone been quite so earnest” award – Tie
Sean Astin, The Final Season
Jim Sturgess, Across The Universe
The Cranial Inversion Statue, for always playing a major league A**Hole in whatever I’m in – Mitch Pileggi, Man In The Chair
The “Shania Twain Man I Feel Like A Woman” Award,
John Travolta, Hairspray
The “Who Knew I Could Be Funny” Award –
James Marsden, Hairspray and Enchanted
The “Could We Possibly Squeeze Any More Buddy Cop Movie References Into This Movie?” Award –
Hot Fuzz
The “Oh My GOD, NOT AGAIN!” Award for the Worst Ad Campaign – Rush Hour 3
The “What The Hell…um…oh yeah, it IS Hell” Award for craziest storyline….The Devils Son, Ghost Rider
The “What The Hell? Did I miss A Meeting? Award for most ridiculous and/orincomprehensible plot twists – War
The “X-Pac Heat –or- We Hope You Get What’s Coming To You” Award – to Billy Mitchell, Brian Koh, Steve Sanders, and Walter Hill for screwing Steve Wiebe out of his record-setting Donkey Kong game, The King Of Kong
TC’s Baker’s Dozen – The Best Movies of 2007
(in alphabetical order)
Across The Universe
Air Guitar Nation
Beowulf
Black Irish
Fierce People
Hairspray
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
The King Of Kong – A Fistful Of Quarters
Man In The Chair
Once
Ratatouille
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Wristcutters: A Love Story
2007 ROSIES – WINNERS – Awarded by Kim Brown
OFFICIAL AWARDS
Best Picture
Wristcutters: A Love Story, Goran Dukic, Director
Best Director
John Carney, Once
Best Actor
Anton Yelchin, Fierce People
Best Actress
Helena Bonham-Carter, Sweeney Todd
Best Supporting Actor
Donald Sutherland, Fierce People
Best Supporting Actress
Queen Latifiah, Hairspray
Breakthrough Performance, Actor
Ben Foster, 3:10 To Yuma
Breakthrough Performance, Actress
Brittany Snow, Hairspray
Best Juvenile Performance (for a performer under 16 Years or under)
Ed Sanders, Sweeney Todd
Best Ensemble
The Kids from "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix"
Best On-Screen Team
Zia (Patrick Fugit) and Eugene (Shea Whigham), Wristcutters: A Love Story
Discovery Of The Year, Male
Jamie Campbell Bower, Sweeney Todd
Discovery Of The Year, Female
Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Best Scene-Stealer, Live Action
Alan Tudyk, Death At A Funeral
Best Scene-Stealer, Animated
Chicken Joe (Jon Heder), Surf’s Up
Best Animated Film
Surf’s Up, Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, Directors
Best Voice Performance
Ray Winstone, Beowulf
Best Documentary
The King Of Kong – A Fistful Of Quarters, Seth Gordon, Director
Best Film You Haven’t Seen Yet (Film Festival Film)
Once Upon A Film, Decker, Director
Best Original Song
"The Hill", Marketa Irglova, from Once
Best Song
"Not While I’m Around", Ed Sanders and Helena Bonham-Carter, from Sweeney Todd
Best Musical Performance
"You Can’t Stop The Beat", Nikki Blonski, Zac Efron, and cast, from Hairspray
Best Soundtrack(tie)
Once
and
Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Best Fight Scene
Optimus Prime vs Megatron, Transformers
Best Battle Scene or Sequence
Jack Sparrow vs Davy Jones, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End
Best "Texas Tornado" Fight
Spiderman and New Goblin vs Sandman and Venom, Spiderman 3
Best Popcorn Movie
Ghost Rider
Most Pleasant Surprise
December Boys
Biggest Disappointment
The Simpsons Movie
Most Fun At A Movie
Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
Best Trailer
The Dark Knight
Most Annoying Trend Of The Year
Just because it’s bloodier doesn’t mean it’s better – the reimaginings (or planned reimaginings) of Halloween, Friday The 13th, Hellraiser, et al
Best Cameo
Peter Jackson, as a knife-wielding Father Christmas, Hot Fuzz
AudioVisionary Award – for innovating techniques bringing the movie and internet worlds together
Jennifer Shiman, AngryAlien.Com
UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL AWARDS
Total Fangirl Moment of 2007
Hearing Optimus Prime as voiced by original voice actor Peter Cullen, Transformers
Cutest Couple
Guy and Girl, Once
For An Action Movie, That was QUITE A chick-flick ending
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End
The 2007 Darth Maul Award
Chow Yun-Fat (Sao Feng), Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
Rob Zombie’s "reimagining" of Halloween
Most Un-Hollywood Ending of 2007
Once
The "I Did NOT See That Coming!" Award
The turning point of Fierce People
Sexiest Voice of 2007
Alan Rickman, Sweeney Todd and Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Group Schadefreude Moment AKA The Toby Keith "How Do You Like Me Now?" Award
Dolores Umbridge is dragged away by the centaurs, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Didn’t Need To See That – Live Action
The nude air guitar contestant, Air Guitar Nation
Didn’t Need To See That – Animated
The drunk, half-naked King Hrothgar, Beowulf
Most Beautiful Actress of 2007
Megan Fox, Transformers
The "You Go Girl!" Award
Nikki Blonski, Hairspray
Best Actor…um…Actress…um..Oh FORGET IT, He Just Rocked!
John Travolta, Hairspray
The "Ewww! Gross! Gross! Gross!" Moment Of The Year (scene that made me scream like a girl)
Eddie Brock is taken over by Venom, Spiderman 3
The "Good Taste (Hello Kitty Wear Notwithstanding)" Award
C-Diddy’s choice of "Play With Me" by Extreme as his performance song, Air Guitar Nation
The "Excelsior!" Award
Stan Lee’s cameos in "Spiderman 3" and "Fantastic Four:Rise Of The Silver Surfer"
The "What The Heck Was That?! Moment Of The Year" Award
The end of "War"
Sexiest Superhero
Chris Evans, Fantastic Four:Rise Of The Silver Surfer
The "Hannibal Smith I Love It When A Plan Comes Together" Award for the most "A-Team"-like movie ending
Hot Fuzz
The "Triple H Award" for being the most Hateful Hissable Harridan of 2007
Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
The "Lower Than A Run-over Rattlesnake" Award
Alan Rickman as "Judge Turpin", Sweeney Todd
Kim’s Top Ten Movies of 2007
3:10 To Yuma
Air Guitar Nation
Fierce People
Hairspray
Hot Fuzz
I Am Legend
The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters
Once
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Wristcutters: A Love Story
