Fairly Predictable

Mallory here with your post-Academy Award lowdown! If you've followed the 2011 awards season at all you probably already had a good idea of how the Oscars would go down. We all kind of knew that The King's Speech would win billions of awards, that The Fighter's supporting actors would be recognized (that Melissa Leo would give an obnoxious acceptance speech), and that Natalie Portman would take home a gold man for her good-girl-gone-crazy role in Black Swan. Not that we're complaining- those are all legit movies- but come on, a little upset here and there makes for some good celebrities-on-a-reality-show-like entertainment.

We were very pleased with Anne Hathaway's and James Franco's "Ensemble Performance In A Hosting Role." Her big, outgoing personality balanced his (possibly pot-induced?)  laid-back vibes nicely. They hit all the comedic notes from dry wit to slapstick very well. We loved seeing Anne musically poke fun at Hugh Jackman for "ditching {her} at the last minute" for a duet and we laughed out loud at James coming on stage dressed as Marilyn Monroe. But the hosts weren't the only ones instigating chuckles. Kirk Douglas had us on the edge of our seats with his intentionally prolonged announcement of Best Supporting Actress and we kind of hope Colin Firth wins from now on just so we can hear his dry, British (but humble) acceptance speeches.

I think Justin was personally offended that Christopher Nolan didn't win the directing Oscar for his fav of last year, Inception. However we still haven't seen The King's Speech so we can't speak to Tom Hooper's directing abilities. Justin did feel that Inception was somewhat redeemed when Wally Pfister won for cinematography because, "he is doing wonderful things" (man-crush alert?).

All in all, the 2011 Oscars were a success. Despite their predictability, we haven't lost faith in the acedemy. Yet. ;)

 

 

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER

The King's Speech (2010): Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, John Smithson

Black Swan (2010): Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin

The Fighter (2010): David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray

The Social Network (2010): Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin

Toy Story 3 (2010): Darla K. Anderson

True Grit (2010): Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

Winter's Bone (2010): Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

Other Nominees:

Javier Bardem for Biutiful (2010)

Jeff Bridges for True Grit (2010)

Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Other Nominees:

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Other Nominees:

John Hawkes for Winter's Bone (2010)

Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)

Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)

Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010)

Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit (2010)

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

 

Best Achievement in Directing

WINNER

Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010)

Other Nominees:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for True Grit (2010)

David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

 

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

WINNER

The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler

Other Nominees:

Another Year (2010): Mike Leigh

The Fighter (2010): Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg

 

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Toy Story 3 (2010): Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich

True Grit (2010): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Winter's Bone (2010): Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini

 

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

WINNER

Toy Story 3 (2010): Lee Unkrich

Other Nominees:

How to Train Your Dragon (2010): Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

The Illusionist (2010): Sylvain Chomet

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Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

WINNER

In a Better World (2010): Susanne Bier(Denmark)

Other Nominees:

Biutiful (2010): Alejandro González Iñárritu(Mexico)

Dogtooth (2009): Giorgos Lanthimos(Greece)

Incendies (2010): Denis Villeneuve(Canada)

Outside the Law (2010): Rachid Bouchareb(Algeria)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

WINNER

Inception (2010): Wally Pfister

Other Nominees:

Black Swan (2010): Matthew Libatique

The King's Speech (2010): Danny Cohen

The Social Network (2010): Jeff Cronenweth

True Grit (2010): Roger Deakins

Best Achievement in Editing

WINNER

The Social Network (2010): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Jon Harris

Black Swan (2010): Andrew Weisblum

The Fighter (2010): Pamela Martin

The King's Speech (2010): Tariq Anwar

Best Achievement in Art Direction

WINNER

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara

Other Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

Inception (2010): Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Douglas A. Mowat

The King's Speech (2010): Eve Stewart, Judy Farr

True Grit (2010): Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

Best Achievement in Costume Design

WINNER

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Colleen Atwood

Other Nominees:

I Am Love (2009): Antonella Cannarozzi

The King's Speech (2010): Jenny Beavan

The Tempest (2010/II): Sandy Powell

True Grit (2010): Mary Zophres

Best Achievement in Makeup

WINNER

The Wolfman (2010): Rick Baker, Dave Elsey

Other Nominees:

Barney's Version (2010): Adrien Morot

The Way Back (2010): Edouard F. Henriques, Greg Funk, Yolanda Toussieng

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

WINNER

The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman

How to Train Your Dragon (2010): John Powell

Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer

The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

WINNER

Toy Story 3 (2010): Randy Newman("We Belong Together")

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman, , Dido("If I Rise")

Country Strong (2010): Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")

Tangled (2010/I): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

WINNER

Inception (2010): Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick

Other Nominees:

The King's Speech (2010): Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, John Midgley

Salt (2010): Jeffrey J. Haboush, William Sarokin, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell

The Social Network (2010): Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Mark Weingarten

True Grit (2010): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F. Kurland

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

WINNER

Inception (2010): Richard King

Other Nominees:

Toy Story 3 (2010): Tom Myers, Michael Silvers

TRON: Legacy (2010): Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Addison Teague

True Grit (2010): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey

Unstoppable (2010): Mark P. Stoeckinger

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

WINNER

Inception (2010): Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin

Other Nominees:

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, Sean Phillips

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, Nicolas Aithadi

Hereafter (2010): Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky, Joe Farrell

Iron Man 2 (2010): Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudick

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

Inside Job (2010): Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs

Other Nominees:

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010): Banksy, Jaimie D'Cruz

GasLand (2010): Josh Fox, Trish Adlesic

Restrepo (2010): Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger

Waste Land (2010): Lucy Walker, Angus Aynsley

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Strangers No More (2010): Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon

Other Nominees:

Killing in the Name (2010): Jed Rothstein

Poster Girl (2010): Sara Nesson, Mitchell Block

Sun Come Up (2010): Jennifer Redfearn, Tim Metzger

The Warriors of Qiugang (2010): Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

The Lost Thing (2010): Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann

Other Nominees:

Day & Night (2010): Teddy Newton

The Gruffalo (2009) (TV): Jakob Schuh, Max Lang

Let's Pollute (2011): Geefwee Boedoe

Madagascar, a Journey Diary (2010): Bastien Dubois

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

God of Love (2010): Luke Matheny

Other Nominees:

The Confession (2010/IV): Tanel Toom

The Crush (2010): Michael Creagh

Na Wewe (2010): Ivan Goldschmidt

Wish 143 (2009): Ian Barnes, Samantha Waite









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