1997 vs. 2007: Which Year Was The Best For Entertainment?

All of these bests were culled using Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Wikipedia, etc.

Best Picture
1997
Titanic

2007
No Country for Old Men

Best Actress
1997
Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets

2007
Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose

Best Actor
1997
Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets

2007
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood

Highest Grossing Film of the Year
1997
Titanic - $1,843,201,268

2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - $963,420,425

Best New Artist
1997
LeAnn Rimes

2007
Carrie Underwood

Best-Selling Album of the Year
1997
Spice Girls - “Spice” - 5,302,000

2007
Josh Groban - “Noël” - 3,699,000

Song of the Year
1997
Eric Clapton - “Change the World”

2007
Dixie Chicks - “Not Ready To Make Nice”

#1 Television Show
1997
Seinfeld on NBC

2007
American Idol Tuesday - FOX

Sexiest Man Alive
1997
George Clooney

2007
Matt Damon

Super Bowl Champions
1997
Green Bay Packers

2007
Indianapolis Colts

NBA Finals Champions
1997
Chicago Bulls

2007
San Antonio Spurs

World Series Champions
1997
Florida Marlins

2007
Boston Red Sox

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Jodi Smith is a Senior Reporter, Film & Television at Pajiba. You can email her or follow her on Twitter.

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