The 83rd Academy Awards were announced on January 25, 2011 for films released in 2010. The awards were given away on February 27, 2011.
Best Picture:
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
WINNER: The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky—Black Swan
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen—True Grit
David Fincher—The Social Network
Tom Hooper—The King’s Speech
David O. Russell—The Fighter
Best Actor:
Javier Bardem—Biutiful
Jeff Bridges—True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg—The Social Network
WINNER: Colin Firth—The King’s Speech
James Franco—127 Hours
Best Actress:
Annette Benning—The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman—Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence—Winter’s Bone
WINNER: Natalie Portman—Black Swan
Michelle Williams—Blue Valentine
Best Supporting Actor:
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Melissa Leo—The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld—True Grit
Jacki Weaver—Animal Kingdom
Best Writing—Original Screenplay:
Another Year
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
WINNER: The King’s Speech
Best Writing—Adapted Screenplay:
127 Hours
WINNER: The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Best Animated Feature:
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
WINNER: Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film:
Biutiful
Dogtooth
WINNER: In a Better World
Incendies
Outside the Law
Best Documentary—Feature:
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
WINNER: Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land
Best Documentary—Short:
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
WINNER: Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warriors of Qiugang
Best Live Action Short Film:
The Confession
The Crush
WINNER: God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143
Best Animated Short Film:
Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Let’s Pollute
WINNER: The Lost Thing
Madagascar, a Journey Diary
Best Original Score:
127 Hours
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King’s Speech
WINNER: The Social Network
Best Original Song:
“Coming Home”—Country Strong
“I See the Light”—Tangled
“If I Rise”—127 Hours
WINNER: “We Belong Together”—Toy Story 3
Best Sound Editing:
WINNER: Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron: Legacy
True Grit
Unstoppable
Best Sound Mixing:
WINNER: Inception
The King’s Speech
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit
Best Art Direction:
WINNER: Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1
Inception
The King’s Speech
True Grit
Best Cinematography:
Black Swan
WINNER: Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Best Makeup:
Barney’s Version
The Way Back
WINNER: The Wolfman
Best Costume Design:
WINNER: Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King’s Speech
The Tempest
True Grit
Best Film Editing:
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
The King’s Speech
WINNER: The Social Network
Best Visual Effects:
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1
Hereafter
WINNER: Inception
Iron Man 2
Preceded By:
The 82nd Academy Award Nominations
Followed By: