Morton took on roles in four feature films in 2007. She starred as a struggling police officer in the romantic drama "Expired", and portrayed a Marilyn Monroe impersonator in the dramedy "Mister Lonely". Morton worked again with director Anton Corbijn in the biographical film "Control", where she appeared as Deborah Curtis, wife of musician Ian Curtis from the band Joy Division, whose biography "Touching from a Distance" formed the basis of the film. The film was acclaimed by critics. Roger Ebert remarked that Morton was "absolutely convincing as a plucky teenage bride", and "Variety" magazine found her performance to be "astonishing" and "sympathetic". For "Control", she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her last film of 2007 was another biopic, "", in which she played Mary, Queen of Scots.