Behind the Screens

2007 Fandango Fan Favorite Awards

December 27, 2007

Fandango Staff

By: Fandango Staff
Fandango Film Commentator

Johnny Depp wins the award for Top Screen Psycho in Sweeney Todd.

Johnny Depp wins the award for Top Screen Psycho in Sweeney Todd.

Yes, folks, awards season is upon us, which means a flood of year-end lists from esteemed critics associations to major industry organizations to the blogger in the next cube. At Fandango, we wanted to give you the ability to tell us what you thought were the most notable movie-related achievements of 2007. So we asked you to pick your “fan favorites” in a Fandango.com poll during two weeks in December.

Here now are your answers.

TOP SCREEN PSYCHO (BEST REASON TO BOLT THE DOORS)
Winner: Johnny Depp in SWEENEY TODD
Runners-Up:
* Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
* Javier Bardem in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

FAVORITE SCENIC MOVIE LOCATION DESTINATION
Winner:
The Scottish Highlands (in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and STARDUST)
Runners-Up:
* Guadalupe Dunes (in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END)
* Alaska (in SIMPSONS MOVIE, INTO THE WILD, and 30 DAYS OF NIGHT)

MOST UNLIKELY ROMANTIC PAIRING
Winner:
Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron in HAIRSPRAY
Runners-Up:
* Seth Rogen & Katherine Heigl in KNOCKED UP
* Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox in TRANSFORMERS

FAVORITE COMEDIC PAIRING
Winner:
Jonah Hill and Michael Cera in SUPERBAD
Runners-Up:
* Adam Sandler and Kevin James in I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY
* Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in RUSH HOUR 3

FAVORITE PERFORMANCE BY MAN'S BEST FRIEND (BEST DOG)
Winner:
Abbey the German Shepherd (as “Sam”) in I AM LEGEND
Runners-Up:
* Shoeshine in UNDERDOG
* Rexx in FIREHOUSE DOG

FAVORITE MOVIE RODENT (BEST REASON NOT TO CALL THE EXTERMINATOR)
Winner:
Remy in RATATOUILLE
Runners-Up:
* Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
* Pip in ENCHANTED

FAVORITE DRAG PERFORMANCE
Winner:
John Travolta in HAIRSPRAY Runners-Up:
* Cate Blanchett in I’M NOT THERE
* Eddie Murphy in NORBIT

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER
Winner:
Matt Damon in THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Runners-Up:
* Gerard Butler in 300
* Bruce Willis in LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD

MOVIE DAD I'D MOST LIKE TO DATE
Winner:
Patrick Dempsey in ENCHANTED
Runners-Up:
* Will Smith, I AM LEGEND
* Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in THE GAME PLAN

MOVIE MOM I’D MOST LIKE TO DATE
Winner:
Katherine Heigl in KNOCKED UP
Runners-Up:
* Angelina Jolie in BEOWULF
* Halle Berry in THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE

SPOOKIEST SCREEN LODGING
Winner:
1408
Runners-Up:
* HOSTEL: PART II
* VACANCY

FAVORITE SURPRISE CAMEO
Winner:
Keith Richards in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
Runners-Up:
* Tom Hanks in THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
* Ryan Seacrest in KNOCKED UP

FAVORITE REASON TO SING ALONG (BEST SONG SCORE)
Winner:
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
Runners-Up:
* HAIRSPRAY
* ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

FAVORITE GROSS-OUT COMEDY SCENE
Winner:
The baby’s head crowning in KNOCKED UP
Runners-Up:
* Norbit's wife in a bathing suit in NORBIT
* Jonah Hill’s dance partner in SUPERBAD

FAVORITE ENSEMBLE OF TOUGH GUYS
Winner:
AMERICAN GANGSTER
Runners-Up:
* 3:10 TO YUMA
* WE OWN THE NIGHT

TOP CHEF
Winner:
Remy, RATATOUILLE
Runners-Up:
* Keri Russell, WAITRESS
* Catherine Zeta-Jones, NO RESERVATIONS

FAVORITE PERFORMANCE BY A SIX-PACK
Winner:
Gerard Butler's in 300
Runners-Up:
* Nic Cage's in GHOST RIDER
* Chris Evans' in FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

MOST ALARMING WEIGHT LOSS BY AN ACTOR
Winner:
Christian Bale in RESCUE DAWN
Runners-Up:
* Emile Hirsch in INTO THE WILD
* James McAvoy in ATONEMENT

TOP PERFORMANCE BY A VIRUS
Winner:
I AM LEGEND
Runners-Up:
* 28 WEEKS LATER
* RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION

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