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[BowieZ]

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Best motion picture of the year

“Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
“Inception” (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer
“True Grit” (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Achievement in directing

“Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” (Paramount), David O. Russell
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
“True Grit” (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” (Lionsgate)
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)
Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”(Paramount)
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year

“How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet
“Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich

Achievement in art direction

“Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″ (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr
“True Grit” (Paramount), Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Achievement in cinematography

“Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Matthew Libatique
“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeff Cronenweth
“True Grit” (Paramount), Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design

“Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love” (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest” (Miramax), Sandy Powell
“True Grit” (Paramount), Mary Zophres

Best documentary feature

“Exit through the Gift Shop” (Producers Distribution Agency), A Paranoid Pictures Production, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
“Gasland”, A Gasland Production, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
“Inside Job” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Restrepo” (National Geographic Entertainment), An Outpost Films Production, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
“Waste Land” (Arthouse Films), An Almega Projects Production, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Best documentary short subject

“Killing in the Name”, A Moxie Firecracker Films Production, Nominees to be determined
“Poster Girl”, A Portrayal Films Production, Nominees to be determined
“Strangers No More”, A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
“Sun Come Up”, A Sun Come Up Production, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
“The Warriors of Qiugang”, A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Achievement in film editing

“Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Andrew Weisblum
“The Fighter” (Paramount), Pamela Martin
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar
“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Jon Harris
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year

“Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions), A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production, Mexico
“Dogtooth” (Kino International), A Boo Production, Greece
“In a Better World” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Zentropa Production, Denmark
“Incendies” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Micro-Scope Production, Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Cohen Media Group), A Tassili Films Production, Algeria

Achievement in makeup

“Barney’s Version” (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot
“The Way Back” (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
“The Wolfman” (Universal), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), John Powell
“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat
“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best animated short film

“Day & Night” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Teddy Newton
“The Gruffalo”, A Magic Light Pictures Production, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
“Let’s Pollute”, A Geefwee Boedoe Production, Geefwee Boedoe
“The Lost Thing”, (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment), A Passion Pictures Australia Production, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”, A Sacrebleu Production, Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film

“The Confession” (National Film and Television School), A National Film and Television School Production, Tanel Toom
“The Crush” (Network Ireland Television), A Purdy Pictures Production, Michael Creagh
“God of Love”, A Luke Matheny Production, Luke Matheny
“Na Wewe” (Premium Films), A CUT! Production, Ivan Goldschmidt
“Wish 143″, A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing

“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Richard King
“Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
“Tron: Legacy” (Walt Disney), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
“True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
“Unstoppable” (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing

“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
“Salt” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
“True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects

“Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1″ (Warner Bros.), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
“Hereafter” (Warner Bros.), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
“Iron Man 2″ (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay

“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3″ (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit” (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay

“Another Year” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
“The Fighter” (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

 

[WyndhamPrice]

Here's my prediction for the 10:

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
Toy Story 3
The Town
127 Hours

Alt. - Winter's Bone

 

[BertramCooper]

It will be interesting to see if True Grit gets more love than it did at the Globes.

Hailee Steinfeld better get a Best Supporting Actress nomination (though she was clearly the lead of the film).

 

[BowieZ]

Hailee Steinfeld better get a Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Nah, she better get a lead actress nomination!

 

[The Interrobanger]

Obviously not my personal top 10, but if I had to guess:

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
Winter's Bone
127 Hours
Rabbit Hole
Blue Valentine
Shutter Island

 

[Blader]

My Best Pic nominee predictions:

Inception
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
The Kids Are All Right
Winter's Bone
The Town
127 Hours

 

[Buckethead]

10 nominees what a joke I hate this

 

[WyndhamPrice]

It will be interesting to see if True Grit gets more love than it did at the Globes.

Hailee Steinfeld better get a Best Supporting Actress nomination (though she was clearly the lead of the film).

True Grit got no love because it came out the last week of the year, way after any nominations were submitted. They didn't really do a lot of preview screenings either. It'll do fine tomorrow morning.

And by all rights Hailee Steinfeld should be Lead Actress and not Supporting but Academy politics will not allow this to happen. It was nice to see the BAFTAs do right by her, though.

 

[BertramCooper]

And by all rights Hailee Steinfeld should be Lead Actress and not Supporting but Academy politics will not allow this to happen. It was nice to see the BAFTAs do right by her, though.

She has a better chance to upset Melissa Leo than Natalie Portman, so I think that's part of it.

 

[BowieZ]

And by all rights Hailee Steinfeld should be Lead Actress and not Supporting but Academy politics will not allow this to happen. It was nice to see the BAFTAs do right by her, though.

Never forget: Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider, 2004) was campaigned heavily for a Supporting Actress nomination and shockingly wound up in Lead Actress -- where she rightfully belonged.

Academy voters are sometimes awesome...

 

[ChocolateCupcakes]

I'm gonna guess these out of the 11 movies that I saw from the list:

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Black Swan
True Grit
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
Toy Story 3

I want Inception to get a nom but I kind of doubt it.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

She has a better chance to upset Melissa Leo than Natalie Portman, so I think that's part of it.

Yeah, there's also a chance for Amy Adams and Melissa Leo to split votes for fans of The Fighter. I would love Steinfeld to win, despite The Fighter being my personal Best Picture.

 

[Solo]

This 10 nominees stuff is garbage.

 

[TheKaeptain]

This 10 nominees stuff is garbage.

Agreed, why did they change it.

 

[rollingstart]

This 10 nominees stuff is garbage.

yes it is

and watch Toy Story 3 get stuck in best animated lol (probably not. I can't remember what happened to Up)

 

[Speevy]

Let's see, movies are getting worse by the year, double the nominations.

Mark my words, there will be Tyler Perry films nominated for best picture before the end of the decade.

 

[Buckethead]

Agreed, why did they change it.

$$$

 

[crazy monkey]

take out the toy story 3 out of top 10 and i am happy. There were other animated movie which were much better.

 

[Hellion]

I need to watch Winter's Bone.

 

[Blader]

yes it is

and watch Toy Story 3 get stuck in best animated lol (probably not. I can't remember what happened to Up)

Up was nominated for Best Pic and Best Animated. TS3 will do the same.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Can John Hawkes PLEASE get a nod for his role in Winter's Bone? Come on![/Gob]

 

[suaveric]

Agreed, why did they change it.

It's The Dark Knight rule

 

[otake]

Man, I hate to say it but Social Network is going to win best picture, with David O Russel winning best director and Christian Bale winning best supporting actor.

Everything else is a toss up.

 

[Blader]

Man, I hate to say it but Social Network is going to win best picture, with David O Russel winning best director and Christian Bale winning best supporting actor.

Everything else is a toss up.

It's far more likely that David Fincher will win best director.

 

[jett]

This is a really obvious year for award wins.

Best Film - Social Network
Best Director - David Fincher
Best Actor - Collin Firth
Best Actress - Natalie Portman
Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale
Best Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin

These categories are set in stone.

 

[otake]

It's far more likely that David Fincher will win best director.

Nah, I don't think so. Fincher does cool things with the camera and all, but The fighter is on another level.

 

[Blader]

Nah, I don't think so. Fincher does cool things with the camera and all, but The fighter is on another level.

I didn't say I think Fincher deserves to win, I said he's going to.

It's rare that the director of Best Picture does not also win Best Director.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

Man, I hate to say it but Social Network is going to win best picture, with David O Russel winning best director and Christian Bale winning best supporting actor.

Everything else is a toss up.

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are sure things (as much as I'd like to see Franco or Eisenberg take it). The only [major] category I can think of that is truly a clusterfuck right now is Supporting Actress, although the awards circuit would have you believe Melissa Leo will take it.

David Fincher will beat David O. Russell. Even if The King's Speech wins Best Picture, Fincher still gets it.

I would say The Social Network has Best Picture on lock but the PGA going to The King's Speech over the weekend has cast a little bit of uncertainty that way. We'll have to see how the DGA and SAG plays out. I'm guessing Fincher for DGA and The Fighter for SAG (which would make me very excited as the actors make up the greatest amount of academy voters and may predict an upset on Oscar night for The Fighter).

 

[C4Lukins]

So how does the voting work after a film gets nominated for best picture? Is it just one vote per a voter for a single film? If so then I prefer the 10 nominee format because there are better odds that the voter is actually voting for the movie they thought was the best picture of the year, and maybe a better chance of an upset.

 

[WyndhamPrice]

So how does the voting work after a film gets nominated for best picture? Is it just one vote per a voter for a single film? If so then I prefer the 10 nominee format because there are better odds that the voter is actually voting for the movie they thought was the best picture of the year, and maybe a better chance of an upset.

Here's an explanation from last year, it's not as simple as a straight majority:

To start with, there are 10 lines on the ballot on which voters are asked to make their picks in descending order. No voter has to fill in all 10 slots -- and many are saying they didn't -- as long as their choices are listed in order of preference for best film.The ballots are then put into piles according to their top pick. If any one of those ballot stacks for a particular film tallies up 50.1% of the vote from the get-go, voting is over, and we have a winner. But with as tight a race as this year's seems to be, that's not very likely to happen.

The next step is to take the ballots in the smallest stack, i.e., the film in last place, and redistribute them according to their second choice film -- thereby eliminating that last-place film from the race. Once those ballots have landed in their new piles, the votes are counted again to see if there's a 50.1% winner. If not, the smallest stack is again redestributed to the next film down, and so on until there's a film with the majority of votes.

The film that earns the 2010 best picture Oscar will almost assuredly take home the trophy without having earned a majority of No. 1 votes.

 

[C4Lukins]

Here's an explanation from last year, it's not as simple as a straight majority:

What a strange process. In a way, the people with the least popular opinion are the first to impact each new round of counting. Maybe mathematically it works in some intelligent way but it seems so overly convoluted.

 

[derder]

So me and my roommates try to watch every nominee before the award ceremony. Then we watch the ceremony at the local indy theater. Last year we watched all the ones we could find both online and on blu except ~10 or so.

This year, shit gets real.

 

[BowieZ]

I suppose I should log in my predix soon... a little over 5 hours to go.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Since it's 10 nominations for the best picture. Wonder what will be the mega what the fuck one.

 

[Speevy]

Since it's 10 nominations for the best picture. Wonder what will be the mega what the fuck one.

The last 5?

 

[lordfroakie]

My picks:

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Ghost Writer
Rabbit Hole

 

[Speevy]

There's no way in hell Inception will get nominated for best picture.

 

[lordfroakie]

There's no way in hell Inception will get nominated for best picture.

No way in hell Toy Story 3 will get nominated

 

[_Isaac]

So do they actually broadcast the nominee announcement?

 

[smokeymicpot]

There's no way in hell Inception will get nominated for best picture.

It shouldn't be but it will. It is a good movie in all but it isn't amazing. Very good summer blockbuster.

 

[BowieZ]

So do they actually broadcast the nominee announcement?

Yep, here:

http://www.livestream.com/academyawards

 

[brianjones]

i can see social network sweeping the big movie awards in terms of picture/director/screenplay .. id be cool with that, it's a very handsomely made movie.

toy story 3 and the town shouldnt be nominated for best picture

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

I need to watch Winter's Bone.

Believe me, you don't.

 

[Veidt]

nm

 

[DMczaf]

Time to see if Nolan can pull off the hat trick.

3 Director's Guild nominations, 0 Best Director noms

 

[lordfroakie]

nm

0_o

 

[UltimaPooh]

Believe me, you don't.

Why shouldn't he?

I haven't watched it yet but I plan on doing so over XBOX Live tomorrow.

Seems like it would be a great film, and I heard a piece on NPR earlier today backing up such a claim.

 

[Speevy]

Winter's Bone isn't amazing, but it's more compelling in the long run than The Social Network.

 

[brianjones]

Winter's Bone isn't amazing, but it's more compelling in the long run than The Social Network.

more compelling how exactly?

 

[Wes]

May as well join in the festivities:

127 Hours
Another Year
Black Swan
Inception
Of Gods and Men
The Fighter
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Winter's Bone