Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast in February, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking.
Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Animated Feature Film
Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
Cinematography
“Inception” Wally Pfister
Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
Directing
“The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
Documentary (Feature)
“Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Documentary (Short Subject)
“Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Film Editing
“The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Foreign Language Film
“In a Better World” Denmark
Makeup
“The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (Original Score)
“The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song)
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
“The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
“The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
Short Film (Live Action)
“God of Love” Luke Matheny
Sound Editing
“Inception” Richard King
Sound Mixing
“Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
Visual Effects
“Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler