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The 83rd Oscar Nominations
Written by Eric, Patrick, Scott
First Posted: February 20th, 2011
The 83rd Academy Awards on Feb. 27th, 2011
The King's Speech lead the field this year with 12 nominations. Followed by True Grit with 10 nods, while The Social Network and The Fighter tied for third with 8 nominations each.
The Oscars will be presented on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre with James Franco and Anne Hathaway as co-hosts.
Best motion picture of the year
- Black Swan
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The Kids Are All Right
- The King's Speech
- 127 Hours
- The Social Network
- Toy Story 3
- True Grit
- Winter's Bone
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Javier Bardem Biutiful
- Colin Firth in The King's Speech
- Jeff Bridges in True Grit
- Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
- James Franco in 127 Hours
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Christian Bale in The Fighter
- John Hawkes in Winter's Bone
- Jeremy Renner in The Town
- Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right
- Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right
- Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole
- Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone
- Natalie Portman in Black Swan
- Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Amy Adams in The Fighter
- Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech
- Melissa Leo in The Fighter
- Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit
- Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom
Best animated feature film of the year
Art Direction
- Alice in Wonderland
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
- Inception
- The King's Speech
- True Grit
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in costume design
- Alice in Wonderland
- I Am Love
- The King's Speech
- The Tempest
- True Grit
Achievement in directing
- Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
- David O. Russell for The Fighter
- Tom Hooper for The King's Speech
- David Fincher for The Social Network
- Joel and Ethan Coen for True Grit
Best Documentary Feature
- Exit through the Gift Shop
- Gasland
- Inside Job
- Restrepo
- Waste Land
Best documentary short subject
- Killing in the Name
- Poster Girl
- Strangers No More
- Sun Come Up
- The Warriors of Qiugang
Achievement in film editing
Best foreign language film of the year
- Biutiful - Mexico
- Dogtooth - Greece
- In a Better World - Denmark
- Incendies - Canada
- Outside the Law - Algeria
Achievement in makeup
- Barney's Version
- The Way Back
- The Wolfman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- "Coming Home" from Country Strong
- "I See the Light" from Tangled
- "If I Rise" from 127 Hours
- "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3
Best animated short film
- Day & Night
- The Gruffalo
- Let's Pollute
- The Lost Thing
- Madagascar, carnet de voyage
Best live action short film
- The Confession
- The Crush
- God of Love
- Na Wewe
- Wish 143
Achievement in sound editing
Achievement in sound mixing
Achievement in visual effects
Adapted screenplay
- 127 Hours - Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
- The Social Network - Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
- Toy Story 3 - Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- True Grit - Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Winter's Bone - Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Original screenplay
- Another Year - Written by Mike Leigh
- The Fighter - Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
- Inception - Written by Christopher Nolan
- The Kids Are All Right - Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
- The King's Speech - Screenplay by David Seidler