The 79th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2007, were given on 15 January 2008.

Top 10 Films

• No Country for Old Men (Best Film)^[1]
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Atonement
• The Bourne Ultimatum
• The Bucket List
• Into the Wild
• Juno
• The Kite Runner
• Lars and the Real Girl
• Michael Clayton
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Top Foreign Films

• 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)
• The Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
• The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher)
• La Vie En Rose (La môme)
• Lust, Caution (Se, jie)

Top Five Documentaries

• Darfur Now
• In the Shadow of the Moon
• Nanking
• Taxi to the Dark Side
• Toots

Top Independent Films

• Away from Her
• Great World of Sound
• Honeydripper
• In the Valley of Elah
• A Mighty Heart
• The Namesake
• Once
• The Savages
• Starting Out in the Evening
• Waitress

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • George Clooney - Michael Clayton
• Best Actress:
  • Julie Christie - Away from Her
• Best Animated Film:
  • Ratatouille
• Best Cast:
  • No Country for Old Men
• Best Director:
  • Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Best Directorial Debut:
  • Ben Affleck - Gone Baby Gone
• Best Documentary Film:
  • Body of War
• Best Film:
  • No Country for Old Men (Academy Award for Best Picture)
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) • France
• Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • No Country for Old Men - Joel and Ethan Coen
• Best Screenplay - Original (tie):
  • Juno - Diablo Cody
  • Lars and the Real Girl - Nancy Oliver
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
• Breakthrough Male Performances:
  • Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
• Breakthrough Female Performances:
  • Elliot Page^{[lower-alpha 1]} - Juno
• Freedom of Expression Award (tie):
  • The Great Debaters
  • Persepolis
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Michael Douglas
• William K. Everson Award for Film History:
  • Robert Osborne
• Career Award for Cinematography
  • Roger Deakins

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