The nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards announced today. The Academies votes have been counted and The King’s Speech leads the race with 12 nominations. True Grit received 10, with The Social Network and Inception level with 8 nominations each. The biggest notable surprise is the lack of Christopher Nolan in the directors category.
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
Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
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
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
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
Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David Fincher, The Social Network
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, True Grit
Animated feature
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Adapted screenplay
127 Hours
Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Original screenplay
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
Best foreign-language film
Mexico, Biutiful
Greece, Dog Tooth
Denmark, A Better world
Canada, Incendies
Algeria, Outside the Law
The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 27, 2011 and hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
