The 83rd Academy Award Nominations

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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:

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127 Hours

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Black Swan

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The Fighter

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Inception

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The Kids Are All Right

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WINNER:  The King’s Speech

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The Social Network

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Toy Story 3

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True Grit

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Winter’s Bone

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Best Director:

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Darren Aronofsky—Black Swan

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Ethan Coen and Joel Coen—True Grit

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David Fincher—The Social Network

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Tom Hooper—The King’s Speech

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David O. Russell—The Fighter

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Best Actor:

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Javier Bardem—Biutiful

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Jeff Bridges—True Grit

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Jesse Eisenberg—The Social Network

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WINNER:  Colin Firth—The King’s Speech

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James Franco—127 Hours

Best Actress:

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Annette Benning—The Kids Are All Right

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Nicole Kidman—Rabbit Hole

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Jennifer Lawrence—Winter’s Bone

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WINNER:  Natalie Portman—Black Swan

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Michelle Williams—Blue Valentine

Best Supporting Actor:

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WINNER:  Christian Bale—The Fighter

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John Hawkes—Winter’s Bone

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Jeremy Renner—The Town

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Mark Ruffalo—The Kids Are All Right

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Geoffrey Rush—The King’s Speech

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Best Supporting Actress:

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Amy Adams—The Fighter

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Helena Bonham Carter—The King’s Speech

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WINNER:  Melissa Leo—The Fighter

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Hailee Steinfeld—True Grit

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Jacki Weaver—Animal Kingdom

Best Writing—Original Screenplay:

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Another Year

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The Fighter

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Inception

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The Kids Are All Right

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WINNER:  The King’s Speech

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Best Writing—Adapted Screenplay:

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127 Hours

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WINNER:  The Social Network

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Toy Story 3

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True Grit

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Winter’s Bone

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Best Animated Feature:

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How to Train Your Dragon

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The Illusionist

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WINNER:  Toy Story 3

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Best Foreign Language Film:

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Biutiful

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Dogtooth

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WINNER:  In a Better World

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Incendies

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Outside the Law

Best Documentary—Feature:

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Exit Through the Gift Shop

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Gasland

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WINNER:  Inside Job

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Restrepo

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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:

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127 Hours

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How to Train Your Dragon

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Inception

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The King’s Speech

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WINNER:  The Social Network

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Best Original Song:

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“Coming Home”—Country Strong

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“I See the Light”—Tangled

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“If I Rise”—127 Hours

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WINNER:  “We Belong Together”—Toy Story 3

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Best Sound Editing:

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WINNER:  Inception

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Toy Story 3

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Tron:  Legacy

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True Grit

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Unstoppable

Best Sound Mixing:

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WINNER:  Inception

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The King’s Speech

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Salt

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The Social Network

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True Grit

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Best Art Direction:

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WINNER:  Alice in Wonderland

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1

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Inception

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The King’s Speech

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True Grit

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Best Cinematography:

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Black Swan

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WINNER:  Inception

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The King’s Speech

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The Social Network

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True Grit

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Best Makeup:

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Barney’s Version

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The Way Back

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WINNER:  The Wolfman

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Best Costume Design:

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WINNER:  Alice in Wonderland

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I Am Love

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The King’s Speech

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The Tempest

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True Grit

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Best Film Editing:

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127 Hours

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Black Swan

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The Fighter

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The King’s Speech

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WINNER:  The Social Network

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Best Visual Effects:

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Alice in Wonderland

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1

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Hereafter

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WINNER:  Inception

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Iron Man 2

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The 82nd Academy Award Nominations

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The 84th Academy Award Nominations

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