2011 Academy Award Nominations

And the nominees are....

PICTURE:
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

I nailed this category in my predictions. No surprises here.

DIRECTOR:
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
Joel & Ethan Coen - True Grit
David O. Russell - The Fighter

Christopher Nolan got snubbed here. The Coens did nothing more than remake an older movie almost scene for scene. The Academy loves the Coens though, so don't count them out. 

ACTOR:
Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours


In my original picks for best actor, I had 4 actors that I was sure of. For the fifth I simply listed "a foreign actor in a movie no one has seen", before changing it to Sam Rockwell. Apparently I was right the first time.

ACTRESS:
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine


I didn't see Rabbit Hole, or Blue Valentine, so I went with Anne Hathaway for Love And Other Drugs, and Hilary Swank for Conviction. 

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christian Bale - The Fighter
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech


I also had John Hawkes on my list, but changed it to Andrew Garfield at the last minute. He was excellent in The Winter's Bone, so I'm really glad to see that I was wrong in my choices.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom


I haven't seen Animal Kingdom, but I hope Jacki Weaver's performance was worthy of snubbing Mila Kunis.
ANIMATED FEATURE:
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3


I chose Tangled over The Illusionist, but since I haven't watched either, it makes no difference to me.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land


I'm kinda surprised here. I've only watched Exit Through The Gift Shop, and Restrepo from this list. I would have liked to see Catfish make it in there. I know absolutely nothing about Gasland, Inside Job, or Waste Land. I guess the buzz surrounding Waiting For Superman didn't warrant a nomination.




And here's the rest of the categories, and nomination...




ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Mike Leigh - Another Year
Scott Silver & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson - The Fighter
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg - The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler - The King's Speech

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy - 127 Hours
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - True Grit
Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini - Winter's Bone

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Algeria)

ART DIRECTION:
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Black Swan
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang

ANIMATED SHORT:
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage

LIVE-ACTION SHORT:
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143

VISUAL EFFECTS:
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2

COSTUME DESIGN:
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit

MAKEUP:
Barney's Version
The Way Back
The Wolfman

FILM EDITING:
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network

SOUND MIXING:
Inception
The King's Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit

SOUND EDITING:
Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable

ORIGINAL SCORE:
John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer - Inception
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - The Social Network

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