Counting down the noughties: Best of 2007

I've not seen these biggies: Across the Universe, American Gangster, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, I'm Not There, Into the Wild, Sicko, Superbad, There Will Be Blood

Best Picture: No Country For Old Men

Highest grossing film of the year: Spider-Man 3

Critics' favourite: Afghan Star

1. Once

Director: John Carney

Starring: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

Oscars: Won Best Original Song

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%

Box office: $21million worldwide

Why I love it: A truly captivating, simple and under-stated musical

2. Lars and the Real Girl

Director: Craig Gillespie

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Patricia Clarkson, Kelli Garner

Oscars: Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81%

Box office: $11million worldwide

Why I love it: It says a lot about Gosling that he makes us believe in his 'relationship' and when his heart breaks ours does too

3. Gone Baby Gone

Director: Ben Affleck

Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan

Oscars: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Amy Ryan)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

Box office: $35million worldwide

Why I love it: Comeback kid Ben Affleck achieved the almost impossible and proved the critics wrong. This guy can do what few others can - act, write and direct

4. Juno

Director: Jason Reitman

Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman

Oscars: Won Best Original Screenplay and nominated for Best Picture, Director and Actress (Ellen Page)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%

Box office: $231million worldwide

Why I love it: An honest and heartbreaking look at teen pregnancy that manages to be both funny, dramatic and touching

5. The Orphanage

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona

Starring: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep

Oscars: none

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%

Box office: $79million worldwide

Why I love it: A refreshing change from the typical Hollywood kiddie ghost stories. Truly terrifying

6. The Savages

Director: Tamara Jenkins

Starring: Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin

Oscars: Nominated for Best Actress (Laura Linney) and Original Screenplay

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%

Box office: $11million worldwide

Why I love it: Sweet without being overly sentimental, this is an entertaining and moving portrayal of family life

7. The Science of Sleep

Director: Michel Gondry

Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Oscars: none

Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%

Box office: $15million worldwide

Why I love it: Gondry is a visionary genius

8. 2 Days in Paris

Director: Julie Delpy

Starring: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Bruhl

Oscars: none

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

Box office: $20million worldwide

Why I love it: A hilarious look at a couple stuck in a rut in the city of romance

9. Waitress

Director: Adrienne Shelly

Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Lew Temple, Eddie Jemison

Oscars: none

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%

Box office: $22million worldwide

Why I love it: Nathan Fillion and Keri Russell need more leading roles!

10. Hot Fuzz

Director: Edgar Wright

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey

Oscars: none

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%

Box office: $81million worldwide

Why I love it: I nearly pissed myself laughing when I saw this in the cinema. I even missed parts because I was laughing so much and went back to see it again

Honourable mention: La Vie En Rose, August Rush, Zodiac, Atonement, Enchanted, Interview