Oscar Nominations

 

     The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards aka the Oscars were announced today at 7:30am. The list didn't offer too much as far as surprises go. The omission of Christopher Nolan as Best Director was yet another stub to the mainstream favorite. Taking his place is Joel and Ethan Coen with their latest film, "True Grit."Andrew Garfield also didn't receive the Best Supporting Actor nomination but I feel it was righteously given to John Hawkes for his great work in "Winter's Bone." It's also nice to see Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) get nominated even though that was definitely expected. Gasland received a Best Documentary nod and I'm extremely happy for that film. So, hopefully this year's Oscars will bring some surprises. It'd be nice to see Colin Firth not win and maybe someone other than Natalie Portman will win. Highly doubtful, but a man can hope can't he? The Oscars air live on ABC, Sunday, February 27th. Red carpet begin at 5:30pm central time and the actual award ceremony begins at 7:00pm central time. Anne Hathaway and James Franco are handling hosting duties.

 NOMINEES:

 

Best 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'

 

Best Director

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

 

Best Actor

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

 

Best 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'

 

Best 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'

 

Best 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'

 

Best Animated Feature Film

'How to Train Your Dragon'
'Illusionist'
'Toy Story 3'

 

Best Foreign Film

Mexico - 'Biutiful'
Greece - 'Dogtooth'
Denmark - 'In a Better World'
Canada - 'Incendies'
Algeria - 'Outside the law'

 

Best Original Screenplay

'Another Year'
'The Fighter'
'Inception'
'The Kids Are All Right'
'The King's Speech'

Best Adapted Screenplay

'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'
'Toy Story 3'
'True Grit'
'Winter's Bone'

 

Best Documentary

'Exit Through the Gift Shop'
'Gasland'
'Inside Job'
'Restrepo'
'Waste Land'

 

Best Film Editing

'Black Swan'
'The Fighter'
'The Kings Speech'
'127 Hours'
'The Social Network'