2011 Oscar Nominations

[ManaByte]

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 Art Direction
'Alice in Wonderland'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I'
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'
'True Grit'

Best Costume Design
'Alice in Wonderland'
'I Am Love'
'The King's Speech'
'The Tempest'
'True Grit'

Best Original Song
'Coming Home' - 'Country Strong'
'I See the Light' - 'Tangled'
'If I Rise' - '127 Hours'
'We Belong Together' - 'Toy Story 3'

Best Original Score
'How to Train Your Dragon' John Powell
'Inception' Hans Zimmer
'The King's Speech' Alexandre Desplat
'127 Hours' A.R. Rahman
'The Social Network' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

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'

Best Makeup
'Barney's Version'
'The Way Back'
'The Wolfman'

Best Sound Editing
'Inception'
'Toy Story 3'
'TRON: Legacy'
'True Grit'
'Unstoppable'

Best Sound Mixing
'Inception'
'The King's Speech'
'Salt'
'The Social Network'
'True Grit'

Best Visual Effects
'Alice in Wonderland'
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1'
'Hereafter'
'Inception'
'Iron Man 2'

Best Documentary (Short Subject)
'Killing in the Name'
'Poster Girl'
'Strangers No More'
'Sun Comes Up'
'The Warriors of Qiugang'

Best Visual Short Film (Animated)
'Day & Night'
'The Gruffalo'
'Let's Pollute'
'The Lost Thing'
'Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)'

Best Short Film (Live Action)
'The Confession'
'The Crush'
'God of Love'
'Na Wewe'
'Wish 143'


12 nominations for The King's Speech! It won the Producer's Guild Award for Best Picture and whatever wins that usually goes on to win Best Picture, and it's well deserved. Best movie of last year BY FAR.

[demi]

Havent seen any of that. Movies - what a waste of time

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Has there always been that many nominations for Best Picture?  Seems like a lot to me.

[Himu]

Scott Pilgrim vs The World got snubbed. Deserves best film editing nomination and win.

[ManaByte]

Has there always been that many nominations for Best Picture?  Seems like a lot to me.

No, they started doing 10 last year.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World got snubbed. Deserves best film editing nomination and win.

Only thing Scott Pilgrim deserves is a Razzie.

[Himu]

The visual gags and everything in the movie is owed to the fantastic editing. It really deserves that nomination considering how far out it is. The only other movie I can think of that is nearly on par with Scott Pilgrim last year, as far as editing goes, is Inception. Telling a story within three, even four layers, few seconds between each other is nothing to scoff at. The entire section where gravity goes nuts and dude is on the walls in particular.

[ManaByte]

The only place Inception has a chance is technical categories.

[Himu]

I agree.

Did Despicable Me come out last year? Despicable Me > Toy Story 3

[ManaByte]

I agree.

Did Despicable Me come out last year? Despicable Me > Toy Story 3

Leper this filth.

[Himu]

Toy Story 3 was an overrated experience. The only Toy Story that is GREAT is the original, which is a masterpiece.

Despicable Me, on the other hand, was a truly inventive and fun movie. Toy Story 3 felt like "random toys go on adventures part 2" which lacked the original's heart and simplicity. The only thing I got out of it was the beautiful ending.

Still, it was better than Toy Story 2, which is probably the most mind numbingly mediocre Pixar movie I've seen aside from A Bug's Life and Cars.

[WrikaWrek]

Black Swan was really THE movie for me this year. Not even close.

[Robo]

  127 Hours

I think this is the first year I can remember that I've seen a large majority of the best picture nominations beforehand.  The only ones I haven't seen are The King's Speech, which is on the queue for sometime this week, and The Fighter and The Kids Are Alright, which I have little interest in seeing at all.

[ManaByte]

So Nolan is not nominated for best director? damn it

No because they only nominate directors who deserve it. Not directors that internet forums spooge over.

[BlueTsunami]

Going to try and catch Black Swan today

[Great Rumbler]

No nominations for The Tourist? 

[Himu]

Who cares about internet spooge? Inception's direction is fantastic and much better than say, The Social Network's. Also, Shutter fucking Island was my favorite movie last year.

SCORSESE

[Diunx]

Why is the kid from true grit getting a supporting nom? She was the lead of that movie.

[Great Rumbler]

Why is the kid from true grit getting a supporting nom? She was the lead of that movie.

Why did Anthony Hopkins win Best Actor in a Leading Role for Silence of the Lambs? He only appeared for about 15 minutes.

[Herr Mafflard]

Best director nom for the fighter but not for Inception, which is arguably the most directed film of the year? Ok Oscars

Anyway I will do a triple backflip in celebration if Geoffrey Rush wins best supporting actor, tho. That's my big hope. Such a perfect, understated performance.

[Himu]

Seriously, Inception without director nom is hilarious.

[Shaka Khan]

So Nolan is not nominated for best director? damn it

Sounds about right to me. Good jon Oscars.

[ManaByte]

King's Speech tied Ben Hur's record at 12 nominations.

[ManaByte]

Seriously, Inception without director nom is hilarious.

Why does it matter? Inception has zero chance at winning Best Picture. And if it was still five movies nominated, it wouldn't even be there.

[Brehvolution]

Havent seen any of that. Movies - what a waste of time

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[Great Rumbler]

Best Director is basically the top five. If not for there being ten movies now in Best Picture, Inception wouldn't be there. That's just the reality of the matter.

[Phoenix Dark]

Scott Pilgrim vs The World got snubbed. Deserves best film editing nomination and win.

[tiesto]

Oh please please please don't let The Kids Are Alright win anything. Seriously, one of the worst movies I've seen in a long while, it's this year's "Juno". It was basically a handjob to super liberal hollywood hipster types but in movie form.

And no Tron Legacy in the music nominations? Blah. "Derezzed" should be Best Original Song.

Hope to see 127 Hours, Inception and The King's Speech take a lot of those awards.

[ManaByte]

King's Speech Blu-Ray out April 19th. Pre-ordered.

The only thing King's Speech has locked is Picture and Leading Actor. But it can win a lot.

[Robo]

I suddenly want King's Speech to lose everything and I haven't even seen it.

[Diunx]

Good to see Tron not getting any nominations

[Mr. Gundam]

I suddenly want King's Speech to lose everything and I haven't even seen it.

It was a good movie, but don't listen to Manabyte.

[Phoenix Dark]

Oh please please please don't let The Kids Are Alright win anything. Seriously, one of the worst movies I've seen in a long while, it's this year's "Juno". It was basically a handjob to super liberal hollywood hipster types but in movie form.

In short, it's going to win everything.

My mom wants to see The King's Speech. Everyone I know who has seen it liked it, which is surprising because it doesn't seem like the type of movie big audiences would flock to.

[Great Rumbler]

Good to see Tron not getting any nominations

Best Sound Editing
'Inception'
'Toy Story 3'
'TRON: Legacy'
'True Grit'
'Unstoppable'

[Smooth Groove]

The King's Speech looks hella more interesting than canned Oscar bait like Social Network or Fighter. 

[Diunx]

don't worry maybe the next one is gonna get a real one guys.

[Great Rumbler]

don't worry maybe the next one is gonna get a real one guys.

I'm surprised it didn't get one for special effects or maybe best soundtrack, but...uh...no one expected anything else. Well, delusional tweens maybe, but I can't imagine anyone else did.

[Smooth Groove]

I do believe that Nolan was robbed of a nom even though Inception wasn't quite foty material.  Directing a film like that certainly takes much more skill than directing most of those lifetime movies with high production values that the Academy loves. 

[Phoenix Dark]

I do believe that Nolan was robbed of a nom even though Inception wasn't quite foty material.  Directing a film like that certainly takes much more skill than directing most of those lifetime movies with high production values that the Academy loves. 

real talk

[Robo]

Making great films is the mark of a great director; not technical flourish or visual wankery.

[Smooth Groove]

The Academy loves visual wankery though.  They just prefer gay visual wankery that's based on costumes and makeup instead of manly CG effects. 

[Phoenix Dark]

How does that explain Avatar

[Diunx]

How does that explain Avatar

you can make great films with a lot of visual wankery.

[Mr. Gundam]

The only categories I care about are Foreign Language Film and Documentary.

[Robo]

How does that explain Avatar

I'm not defending the Academy.

[Smooth Groove]

I tend to agree with the Academy's choices in the Foreign category.  So many people tell me that Korean films are great but the majority of them are garbage.  It's easy to see why K-flicks get so little respect at the Oscars.  

[Mr. Gundam]

I tend to agree with the Academy's choices in the Foreign category.  So many people tell me that Korean films are great but the majority of them are garbage.  It's easy to see why K-flicks get so little respect at the Oscars.  

Yep, that is pretty amusing. I wonder what film Korea even submitted this year?

2010: A Barefoot Dream
2009: Mother
2008: Crossing
2007: Secret Sunshine
2006: The King and the Clown
2005: Welcome to Dongmakgol
2004: Tae Guk Gi
2003: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring is actually a fantastic film, but it didn't even get nominated that year.

Also, I'm still smiling after seeing all the fanboys scream bloody murder about The Lives of Others winning out over Pan's Labyrinth.

[Smooth Groove]

I understood the criticisms directed against The Lives of Others for its completely fabricated hero and plot but I don't think that takes away from its message, which is pretty universal to the human experience.  Pan's is pretty good but I don't even think it's as good as the very similar Orphanage.  

[Great Rumbler]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Korean_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film

[Mr. Gundam]

Lives of Others

Although Pan's Labyrinth was really good.

Pan's was good, but fanboys and their love of anything remotely nerdy, causing them to ignore well-made films drives me insane.

[Phoenix Dark]

Pan's was great

[Great Rumbler]

Lives of Others

Although Pan's Labyrinth was really good.

Pan's was good, but fanboys and their love of anything remotely nerdy, causing them to ignore well-made films drives me insane.

Pan's was a well-made film.

[Mr. Gundam]

Lives of Others

Although Pan's Labyrinth was really good.

Pan's was good, but fanboys and their love of anything remotely nerdy, causing them to ignore well-made films drives me insane.

Pan's was a well-made film.

Yes it was, but Lives of Others was incredible and largely ignored by them.

It's not Pan's itself, but fanboy tunnel vision that drives me nuts.

[Diunx]

The only categories I care about are Foreign Language Film and Documentary.

[CajoleJuice]

Lives of Others deserved Best Picture that year. It undoubtedly deserved the Foreign Language win over Pan's.

[Herr Mafflard]

Lives of Others deserved Best Picture that year. It undoubtedly deserved the Foreign Language win over Pan's.

Unfortunately, the word 'deserved' isn't in the Academy's vocabulary. Case in point:

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[TakingBackSunday]

Rooting for The Social Network, I suppose.

[fistfulofmetal]

Toy Story 3 is the best movie i've seen on that list.

[cool breeze]

Diablo Cody has an Oscar

[BlueTsunami]

Diablo Cody has an Oscar

That would make a good

"Diablo Cody has an Oscar

Your argument is invalid"

image to troll Oscar viewers online

[ManaByte]

Black Swan is a Twilight Zone episode that's filmed brilliantly. Once you realize that, you realize it isn't Best Picture.

True Grit, King's Speech, and even the Facebook movie are better movies.