My Favorite Films of the Decade*

My Favorite Films: These are films that moved me, touched my heart, filled my spirit, made me laugh or made me cry, uplifted me or completely devestated me. Some of them made me feel. Some made me think. Some of them surprised me. Some made me laugh out loud. Some stunned me visually and audibly. Some gave the Best acting of the decade. None of them made me feel as if i wasted my time watching and liking or loving them.

All of them AMAZED me one way or another.

These are my favorite films of the 'oughts' as opposed to the best. They are the films I have revisited and will revisit often.



So, in alphabetical order, my favorite films of the past decade are:

Angels and Demons
A Single Man
Avatar
Away from Her
Babel
Batman Begins
Before Sunset
Chocolat
Crash
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fahrenheit 911
Finding Neverland
(500) Days of Summer
The Hours
In the Bedroom
Iris
I've Loved You So Long
The Jacket
La Vien Rose
Little Children
Love Actually
Luther
Mamma Mia
March of the Penguins
Marie Antoinette
Match Point
Milk
Mona Lisa Smile
Moulin Rouge
Munich
The New World
Nine
The Blind Side
The Bourne Trilogy: Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum
The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Devil Wears Prada
The Others
The Phantom of the Opera
The Pianist
The Reader
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Pride and Prejudice
Spider Man Trilogy
Unfaithful
Up in the Air
United 93
Volver



and the Best of them: FILM OF THE DECADE: (TIE)

'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'The Pianist'



Best Actor:

Adrien Brody - 'The Pianist'





Runners up: Joseph Gordon-Levitt - '(500)Days of Summer', Colin Firth - 'A Single Man' and Sean Penn - 'Milk'






Best Actress:
Kate Winslet - 'The Reader', 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'Finding Neverland' and 'Little Children'





Runners up: Julie Christie 'Away from Her' and Marion Cotillard 'La Vie en Rose' and 'Nine'




Best Actresses Supporting:
Rachel Weisz - 'The Constant Gardner'
Sandra Bullock - 'Crash'
Thandie Newton - 'Crash'



and

Best Actors Supporting:
Michael Shannon - 'Revolutionary Road'
Matt Dillon - 'Crash'




Best Director:
Roman Polanski - 'The Pianist'



Beat Original Screenplays:
'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'
'(500) Days of Summer'



Best Screenplays Adapted:
'Milk'
'The Pianist'
'The Reader'



Best Musical Score:
'Finding Neverland'



The Films:

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*updated

Oscarbation: Actors Pick Their Favorite Performances of the Decade

(Courtesy: New York Times Magazine)