The list of Oscar nominees for the 2011 Academy Awards is out!

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations announcement was made this morning at 5:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 a.m. ET. 

Academy President Tom Sherak and last year’s Supporting Actress winner, Mo’Nique, revealed the nominees.

Best Motion Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Kids are All Right
The Social Network
127 Hours
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 & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter

 

Who Will Win?

The Golden Globes aren’t always a predictor of Oscar gold but the Globes are still the best predictor of what’s to come for the most prestigious awards in Hollywood.

Colin Firth is nominated for best actor.  He won the Golden Globe for his role in The King’s Speech.  Will he take the Oscar home too? 

Mama-to-be Natalie Portman was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Black Swan; she won the Golden Globe for best actress, drama.  But Annette Bening won for The Kids Are All Right for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.   The Oscars doesn’t have two categories.  So who will take it home?

I also think it’ll be a tight race for best director between Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan and David Fincher for The Social Network.  But Fincher won the Golden Globe… will he also take home Oscar?

Ten Nominations for Best Picture?

The 2011 Academy Awards has 10 nominations for best picture.  TEN.  It seems like too many, doesn’t it?

Perhaps the Academy should look to the Golden Globes and create a separate category for best musical or comedy and one for best drama.

How can Toy Story 3 compete with The Social Network for example? They are two totally different films.

The Social Network won the Golden Globe for Best Drama.  Toy Story 3 won for best animated film at the Golden Globes.  Will it win best Oscar?  Very unlikely.  Did they nominate the animated blockbuster just to show respect?

It’s either going to be The Social Network or Black Swan to win. 

But is it time that the Oscars adopted a separate category for best picture too?

Who Was Snubbed?

Who was snubbed?  Some say The Town should have been nominated, as well as star Ben Affleck. 

Mark Wahlberg was also denied a nod for his role in The Fighter as was Leonardo DiCaprio for his role in Inception, as well as director Christopher Nolan.  Ryan Gosling was snubbed for his role in Blue Valentine – a big disappointment!

Paul Giamatti was not nominated for his role in Barney’s Version, although he won a Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy.

Who else should have made the list?

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