2011 Academy Awards Nominations

[frankie_fan]

The Oscars has come and gone for another year, and here are this year's winners:

BEST PICTURE:
* The King's Speech

DIRECTING:
* The King's Speech (Tom Hooper)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
* Colin Firth (The King's Speech)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
* Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
* Christian Bale (The Fighter)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
* Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
* The Social Network (Aaron Sorkin)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
* The King's Speech (David Seidler)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
* In a Better World (Denmark)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
* Toy Story 3

ART DIRECTION:
* Alice in Wonderland

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
* Inception (Wally Pfister)

COSTUME DESIGN:
* Alice in Wonderland

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
* Inside Job

FILM EDITING:
* The Social Network

MAKEUP:
* The Wolfman

ORIGINAL SCORE:
* The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) (Up yours Trent and Atticus! )

ORIGINAL SONG:
* We Belong Together (Toy Story 3)

SOUND MIXING:
* Inception

SOUND EDITING:
* Inception

VISUAL EFFECTS:
* Inception

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:
* Strangers No More

ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
* The Lost Thing

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
* God of Love

While I am saddened that Toy Story 3 didn't win Best Picture, I'm at least happy that The Social Network did not win. The King's Speech seems to be this year's Frost/Nixon for me. Cass, I hope it's enough for you to not lose faith in the Academy, even if you already have.