Pages

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Academy Awards 2011

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"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 
     Melissa Leo - "The Fighter" 

More on http://oscar.go.com/