Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Here is a list of the nominees in the major categories. My picks are in bold italics. Who do you want to see take home the Oscar?

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"

Actress in a Leading Role
•Annette Bening 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"

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 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"

Animated Feature Film
•"How to Train Your Dragon"
•"The Illusionist"
•"Toy Story 3"

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
•"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

Bob Out

3 comments:

Sonya said...

I still haven't seen all the movies yet, but of the ones that I have seen, I agree with most of your choices.

Collin Firth was FANTASTIC in The King's Speech.
Natalie Portmas for best actress.
Yes, for Christian Bale.
Hailee Steinfeld (but I need to see Animal Kingdom)
Toy Story 3 for Animated Film.

This is where we differ. I thought Toy Story 3 was really great, and I'm happy to see it nominated for best picture. I've only seen 8 of the ten for this category. My two favorites so far are Black Swan and The King's Speech.

After I've seen The Social Network, I'll let you know how I feel about best director.

Good calls...LOVE the Oscars!

robertga99 said...

Sonya, We need to go ahead and plan an Oscar viewing party!

Amers425 said...

The Kings Speech is my favorite!! For everything! It's one of the two best movies I've seen all year! The other being Harry Potter. LOL! I want The Kings Speech to WIN IT ALL!!!