No reason to sugarcoat this one, I’m going to hit you all with a list of the genre flicks and what they’re nominated for followed by a full list of the nominations. Check it:
BLACK SWAN – 5 Nominations – Best Picture, Best Actress (Natalie Portman), Best Director (Darren Aronofsky), Best Cinemotograhpy, Best Editing
INCEPTION – 8 Nominations – Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay (Christopher Nolan), Best Art Direction, Best Cinemotograhpy, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects
ALICE IN WONDERLAND – 3 Nominations – Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects
THE WOLFMAN – Best Makeup
HEREAFTER – Best Visual Effects
So there you have it folks! Obviously BLACK SWAN and INCEPTION will be at this year’s Academy Awards representin’ with a couple others thrown in. What do you think? Any snubs? A couple of the more notable ones would be Christopher Nolan as Best Director for INCEPTION and Mila Kunis (below) as Best Supporting Actress for BLACK SWAN.
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards kicks off on Sunday February 27 at 5 PM PST/ 8 PM EST. While we wait for that shite to hit be sure to nominate your favorites for this year’s Golden Schmoes! And at that I’ll leave you all with a full list of this year’s nominees.
BEST PICTURE
127 HOURS
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER’S BONE
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth – THE KING’S SPEECH
Jesse Eisenberg – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
James Franco – 127 HOURS
Jeff Bridges – TRUE GRIT
Javier Bardem – BIUTIFUL
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, BLACK SWAN
Annette Bening, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Michelle Williams – BLUE VALENTINE
Nicole Kidman – THE RABBIT HOLE
Jennifer Lawrence – WINTER’S BONE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale – THE FIGHTER
Geoffrey Rush, THE KING’S SPEECH
Jeremy Renner, THE TOWN
John Hawkes – WINTER’S BONE
Mark Ruffalo, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Leo – THE FIGHTER
Hailee Steinfeld – TRUE GRIT
Helena Bonham Carter – THE KING’S SPEECH
Amy Adams – THE FIGHTER
Jacki Weaver – ANIMAL KINGDOM
BEST ANIMATED FILM
TOY STORY 3
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
THE ILLUSIONIST
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky – BLACK SWAN
David Fincher – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
David O. Russell – THE FIGHTER
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – TRUE GRIT
Tom Hooper – THE KING’S SPEECH
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy – 127 HOURS
Aaron Sorkin – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Michael Arndt – TOY STORY 3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – TRUE GRIT
Debra Granik and Anne Rosselini – WINTER’S BONE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mike Leigh – ANOTHER YEAR
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson – THE FIGHTER
Christopher Nolan, INCEPTION
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
David Seidler, THE KING’S SPEECH
BEST ART DIRECTION
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
TRUE GRIT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BLACK SWAN
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TRUE GRIT
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
I AM LOVE
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE TEMPEST
TRUE GRIT
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
GASLAND
INSIDE JOB
RESTREPO
WASTE LAND
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Killing in the Name”
“Poster Girl”
“Strangers No More”
“Sun Come Up”
“The Warriors of Quigang”
BEST EDITING
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
THE KING’S SPEECH
127 HOURS
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BIUTIFUL
DOGTOOTH
IN A BETTER WORLD
INCENDIES
OUTSIDE THE LAW
BEST MAKEUP
THE WAY BACK
THE WOLFMAN
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
127 HOURS
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Coming Home” – COUNTRY STRONG
“I See The Light” – TANGLED
“If I Rise” – 127 HOURS
“We Belong Together” – TOY STORY 3
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
“Day & Night”
“The Gruffalo”
“Let’s Pollute”
“The Lost Thing”
“Madagascar, A Journey Diary”
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
“The Confession”
“The Crush”
“God of Love”
“Na Wewe”
“Wish 143”
BEST SOUND EDITING
INCEPTION
TOY STORY 3
TRON: LEGACY
TRUE GRIT
UNSTOPPABLE
BEST SOUND MIXING
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
SALT
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
TRUE GRIT
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1
HEREAFTER
INCEPTION
IRON MAN 2