Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees: 127 Hours (2010): Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, John Smithson Black Swan (2010): Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin The Fighter (2010): David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas The Kids Are All Right (2010): Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray The King's Speech (2010): Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin The Social Network (2010): Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin Toy Story 3 (2010): Darla K. Anderson True Grit (2010): Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin Winter's Bone (2010): Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominees: Javier Bardem for Biutiful (2010) Jeff Bridges for True Grit (2010) Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010) Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010) James Franco for 127 Hours (2010) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominees: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010) Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010) Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010) Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010) Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees: Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010) John Hawkes for Winter's Bone (2010) Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010) Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right (2010) Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees: Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010) Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010) Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010) Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit (2010) Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010) Best Achievement in Directing Nominees: Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010) Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for True Grit (2010) David Fincher for The Social Network (2010) Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010) David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010) Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Nominees: Another Year (2010): Mike Leigh The Fighter (2010): Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan The Kids Are All Right (2010): Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Nominees: 127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin Toy Story 3 (2010): Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich True Grit (2010): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Winter's Bone (2010): Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Nominees: How to Train Your Dragon (2010): Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders The Illusionist (2010): Sylvain Chomet Toy Story 3 (2010): Lee Unkrich Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Nominees: Biutiful (2010): Alejandro González Iñárritu(Mexico) Dogtooth (2009): Giorgos Lanthimos(Greece) In a Better World (2010): Susanne Bier(Denmark) Incendies (2010): Denis Villeneuve(Canada) Outside the Law (2010): Rachid Bouchareb(Algeria) Best Achievement in Cinematography Nominees: Black Swan (2010): Matthew Libatique Inception (2010): Wally Pfister The King's Speech (2010): Danny Cohen The Social Network (2010): Jeff Cronenweth True Grit (2010): Roger Deakins Best Achievement in Editing Nominees: 127 Hours (2010): Jon Harris Black Swan (2010): Andrew Weisblum The Fighter (2010): Pamela Martin The King's Speech (2010): Tariq Anwar The Social Network (2010): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall Best Achievement in Art Direction Nominees: Alice in Wonderland (2010): Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan Inception (2010): Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Douglas A. Mowat The King's Speech (2010): Eve Stewart, Judy Farr True Grit (2010): Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh Best Achievement in Costume Design Nominees: Alice in Wonderland (2010): Colleen Atwood I Am Love (2009): Antonella Cannarozzi The King's Speech (2010): Jenny Beavan The Tempest (2010/II): Sandy Powell True Grit (2010): Mary Zophres Best Achievement in Makeup Nominees: Barney's Version (2010): Adrien Morot The Way Back (2010): Edouard F. Henriques, Greg Funk, Yolanda Toussieng The Wolfman (2010): Rick Baker, Dave Elsey Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Nominees: 127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman How to Train Your Dragon (2010): John Powell Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Nominees: 127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman, Rollo Armstrong, Dido("If I Rise") Country Strong (2010): Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home") Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light") Toy Story 3 (2010): Randy Newman("We Belong Together") Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Nominees: Inception (2010): Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick The King's Speech (2010): Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, John Midgley Salt (2010): Jeffrey J. Haboush, William Sarokin, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell The Social Network (2010): Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Mark Weingarten True Grit (2010): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland Best Achievement in Sound Editing Nominees: Inception (2010): Richard King Toy Story 3 (2010): Tom Myers, Michael Silvers TRON: Legacy (2010): Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague True Grit (2010): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey Unstoppable (2010): Mark P. Stoeckinger Best Achievement in Visual Effects Nominees: Alice in Wonderland (2010): Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, Sean Phillips Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, Nicolas Aithadi Hereafter (2010): Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky, Joe Farrell Inception (2010): Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb Iron Man 2 (2010): Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudick Best Documentary, Features Nominees: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010): Banksy, Jaimie D'Cruz GasLand (2010): Josh Fox Inside Job (2010): Charles Ferguson Restrepo (2010): Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger Waste Land (2010): Lucy Walker Best Documentary, Short Subjects Nominees: Killing in the Name (2010): Nominees TBD Poster Girl (2010): Nominees TBD Strangers No More (2010): Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon Sun Come Up (2010): Jennifer Redfearn, Tim Metzger The Warriors of Qiugang (2010): Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon Best Short Film, Animated Nominees: Day & Night (2010): Teddy Newton The Gruffalo (2009) (TV): Jakob Schuh, Max Lang Let's Pollute (2009): Geefwee Boedoe The Lost Thing (2010): Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann Madagascar, a Journey Diary (2010): Bastien Dubois Best Short Film, Live Action Nominees: The Confession (2010/IV): Tanel Toom The Crush (2009): Michael Creagh God of Love (2010): Luke Matheny Na Wewe (2010): Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 (2009): Ian Barnes, Samantha Waite
Man Christopher Nolan got shafted....again. He has been nominated for Best Director by the Directors Guild of America three different times(Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception) and yet zero times for the Academy. David O. Russell's nomination is a joke. The Fighter is predictable and uninspired, and many other directors turned down the screenplay including Darren Aronofsky. While not everyone is a huge fan of Inception, it's an original piece of work that not only tries to please visually but intellectually as well. I also thought Leo should have been nominated but whatever.
I feel like Leo should have at least been nominated for Shutter Island, because he was fantastic in that movie. Christopher Nolan not getting a nom, I agree, is an absolute joke. Personally, I'm hoping Inception or Black Swan gets the Best Picture nod, but I'm sure it's going to go to The Social Network (which I still need to see). We shall see though.
Apparently The King's Speech is the Social Network's only competitor. The Social Network swept every precursor award except for one which went to The King's Speech. If I had to break down the percentages on who was going to win I'd break it down like this. The Social Network - 78 percent The King's Speech - 20 percent Black Swan - 2 percent
Have any of you seen The King's Speech? Is it really that good? I read the plot line and have absolutely no interest in watching it at all.
Supposedly Firth is good in it but there is something to be said about an actor having a crutch such as a stutter, mental handicap, etc. The movie looked like award bait from the get-go.
Exactly. Ever since Forrest Gump films like this have always caught the attention of the academy. Not saying Forrest Gump is a terrible film but it did win over Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption when basically it's idiot's guide to America 1950-1980 version. I have not seen King's Speech, but I fully intend to, and from what I'm hearing over on RT they say it's predictable yet a heartwarming period piece.
