Are you a movie buff? Then today is HUGE. The 83rd Academy Awards Oscar nominations were announced this morning in Hollywood… the first step in the Hollywood Holy Grail: Oscar night, which is coming up on February 27.
Here are the major film category nominees- and we hope you’ll check out some of the links to the film reviews we’ve done this year. Did we call it or miss the mark? Read our reviews to find out.
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter“
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech“
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter“
- Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale in “The Fighter“
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids are All Right“
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Best Actor
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”
Best Actress
Annette Bening in “The Kids are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Best Animated Film
“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Best Director
“Black Swan ” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell
“The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best Picture
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
“Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“The Kids are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
“The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
“127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
“The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
“True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“Winter’s Bone” Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
A few interesting notes: “The King’s Speech” tops the nomination count, followed in second by “True Grit” and a tie for third between “Inception” and “The Social Network.” This is only the third time in Oscar history that an animated film has been nominated for Best Picture (the others were “Beauty and the Beast” and “Up”.) This year is the first time in Oscar history that a Best Actor nominee was nominated for a film in which the spoken language was entirely Spanish. The full list of nominees is here.
So tell us in the comments section- who do you want to win? Any movies or actors you think Oscar missed? What was your favorite movie of 2010? And be sure to share this article with friends (using links above) so they can join in the discussion.
See you on Oscar night! (Watching from home in pj’s with popcorn, of course.)
