14 DAY TRIAL // Minutes ago, Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique and AMPAS boss Tom Sherak announced the nominations for the Academy Awards 2011, celebrating excellence in film for the year that ended.
There were some surprises, most of them pleasant, but a few unpleasant ones as well. “True Grit,” which was just recently released got several nods, while other “certain” contenders like Mark Wahlberg were overlooked.
The leaders in terms of number of nominations include “The King’s Speech,” “The Social Network,” “Inception” and “The Fighter.”
As expected, the critically acclaimed “Black Swan,” “Winter’s Bone” and the record-breaking “Toy Story 3” were also included in several major categories.
Quite surprisingly, Mark Wahlberg was not nominated for Best Actor, since what was supposed to be his “place” was taken by Javier Bardem for his role in “Biutiful,” which is also up for Best Foreign Film.
Similarly, Christopher Nolan was not included among the nominees for Best Director, even though “Inception” got several nominations and the consensus was that this would be the year when he’d have the biggest chance to win the statuette.
Another surprise was the inclusion of Michelle Williams in the Best Actress category for “Blue Valentine,” since industry watchers were almost convinced she would be overlooked this year.
Either way, it looks like the Oscars 2011 will be dominated by “The King’s Speech,” with the film scoring no less than 12 nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director.
Below is the list of the nominations for all the major categories. The Academy Awards 2011 will take place on February 2007 and will be broadcast live.
The hosts for this year’s show are Anne Hathaway and James Franco, himself a nominee for Best Actor. Presenters will also include Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Marisa Tomei and Oprah Winfrey.
Best Picture
“Black Swan” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The Kids Are All Right” “The King's Speech” “127 Hours” “The Social Network” “Toy Story 3” “True Grit” “Winter's Bone”
Best Actor
Javier Bardem, “Biutiful” Jeff Bridges, “True Grit” Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” Colin Firth, “The King's Speech” James Franco, “127 Hours”
Best Actress
Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter's Bone” Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”
Best Supporting Actor
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” Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit” Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” Joel and Ethan Coen, “True Grit” David Fincher, “The Social Network” Tom Hooper, “The King's Speech” David O. Russell, “The Fighter”
Best Original Screenplay
“Another Year” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The King's Speech” “The Kids Are All Right”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“127 Hours” “The Social Network” “Toy Story 3” “True Grit” “Winter's Bone”
Best Foreign Film
“Biutiful” (Mexico) “Dogtooth” (Greece) “Hors la Loi” (Outside the Law) (Algeria) “Incendies” (Canada) “In a Better World” (Denmark)
Best Animated Film
“How to Train Your Dragon” “The Illusionist” “Toy Story 3”