Nominations for the 2011 Oscars were announced today at 5.30a.m. PT. Below are the big categories:
Actor in a Leading Role:
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role:
Annette Benning in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (a well-deserved nomination)
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Directing:
“Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell
“The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Foreign Language Film:
“Biutiful” Mexico
“Dogtooth” Greece
“In a Better World” Denmark
“Incendies” Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria
Best Picture:
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King’s Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3” (predicted by Roger Ebert)
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”
I’m going to try to see as many of the films nominated for Best Picture as possible before the big day (February 27th) – no big surprises in this category, although “Toy Story 3” also received a nomination in the Best Animated Feature category (along with “The Illusionist” and “How to train your dragon”). I’ll try to watch the Foreign Language Film nominations as well. So, watch this space!
(To see the rest of the nominations, click here.)
Coming up: I saw “Black Swan” last night, so expect a review soon.
Also, as the event approaches, I’ll collate critics’ predictions and add my own two cents. Let me know your predictions!
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