2010 was truly a phenomenal year for films! Let's hope that 2011 will be at least as memorable.
Psyched to see "Inception" finally received the major recognitions it deserves (have you ever seen any other sci-fi being as high on the Oscar ladder?) While David Fincher, "The Social Network" was a critics-favorite to win for Best Director, in many ways, it's no surprise the Academy Awards went with Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech." It's been the tradition (the majority of times) to grant Best Director to the director who directed Best Picture. Well-deserved, either way.
Updated post (2/22/11) on Oscar noms and pick for winners:
Academy Award winners:
Best Motion Picture
"The King's Speech"
Best Performance by an Actor
Colin Firth - "The King's Speech"
Best Performance by an Actress
Natalie Portman - "Black Swan"
Best Director
Tom Hooper - "The King's Speech"
Best Cinematography
Wally Pfister - "Inception"
Best Original Screenplay
David Seidler - "The King's Speech"Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin - "The Social Network"
Best Original Score
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - "The Social Network"Best Sound Mixing
Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick - "Inception"
Best Sound Editing
Richard King - "Inception"
Best Visual Effects
Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin - "Inception"
Best Documentary - Feature
Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs - "Inside Job"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale - "The Fighter"
Christian Bale - "The Fighter"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo - "The Fighter"